Human Rights

A Kurdish language teacher and civil rights activist was transferred to Urmia Central Prison on Tuesday to serve a three-month sentence. Susan Hassanzadeh was initially...

Iranian authorities have allowed Narges Mohammadi, the country’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to leave prison for 21 days...

Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Laureate Is Critical

The “Chastity and Hijab” law, set to be implemented soon, is regarded as one of the most significant measures aimed at reinforcing compulsory hijab...

Narges Mohammadi's lawyer said the Nobel Peace laureate was released for three weeks on medical grounds on Wednesday.

On 22 November 2024, the Damghan Revolutionary Court sentenced woman human rights defender Atefeh Rangriz to seven years imprisonment on the charge of “forming...

ran sentenced at least 14 political prisoners to death in November and carried out at least 135 executions, the second-highest monthly total in 2024...

The Iranian regime has sentenced two bereaved mothers, Mahboubeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Yousefzadeh, each to 1.5 years in prison. These women, known as “Mothers...