Iran Human Rights

Iran rejects UN resolution on its rights record

AFP: The Canadian-drafted UN resolution on Tuesday criticised abuses, the widespread use of the death penalty, particularly for minors, and amputations and...

Iran forcibly deporting Afghans, rights group says

AP: Iran is forcefully deporting Afghans by the thousands in violation of its international obligation to protect refugees, a rights group said...

Rouhani’s first 100 days see no progress on freedom of information

Reporters Without Borders: At least 10 more journalists and bloggers have been arrested since his election victory, 10 others have been sentenced to...

U.N. committee slaps Syria, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar for rights abuses

Reuters: A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria for widespread human rights abuses and expressed concern about such violations in...

Family seeks Iran prisoner release as talk hopes rise

AFP: The family of a US citizen jailed in Iran made a fresh appeal Friday for his release as hopes rose for a...

London hunger strike women in ‘really poor condition’ but are willing to die

Evening Standard: Seven London women have been on hunger strike for nearly 10 weeks near the US embassy in protest at violence in Iraq....

Iranian official: Lift social media bans

AP: Iran's culture minister is urging authorities to unblock social media networks that are widely used by government figures but remain officially...

Iran: TV stars ‘warned not to play clerics’

BBC: Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri, who heads the Qom Seminary, criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) for airing shows that...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

New Wave of Protests Across Various Iranian Cities

On June 21 and 22, a new wave of protest gatherings emerged across various cities in Iran. Students, university...

126th Week of ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 57 Prisons

In the 126th week of the protest campaign "No to Executions Tuesdays," political prisoners in 57 prisons across Iran...

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Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and...

Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

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