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Survivors of Iran’s protest crackdown demand justice from UN

urvivors of the Iranian government’s repression of the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement have voiced a plea for truth, justice, and accountability to members...

Global Intellectuals Demand Freedom for Maryam Akbari Monfared

In a compelling statement published by Le Monde, a collective of 32 prominent intellectuals, human rights activists, women’s rights advocates, and political figures have called for the...

Iranian Authorities Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Journalist

Iranian Authorities Should Release Imprisoned Vida Rabbani Immediately

U.N. Resolution Highlights Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

A United Nations General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution expressing “serious concern” over the “ongoing severe limitations and increasing restrictions on the right...

Woman Human Rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi sentenced to five years in prison

On 26 November 2024, woman human rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of “forming a group...

Rights groups call for annulment of death sentences for Verisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and 17 other human rights organisations have issued a joint statement condemning the death sentences handed down to...

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

In a statement released today, the International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI), established by the UN Human Rights Council in November 2022 to investigate...

Human rights lawyer sentenced to 13 years in prison

The human rights lawyer, Abdulfattah Soltani, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran. Soltani was arrested last...