Iran Human Rights

Jailed Iranian rights lawyer in ‘good health’

AFP: Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, ...

Iranian MP decries cyber police “violations” over blogger’s death

Reuters: A senior Iranian MP criticized the nation's cyber security force for "violations" in the wake of the death in police custody of...

Iran says blogger may have died as a result of “shock”: report

Reuters: Iran said on Thursday a blogger who died while in police custody may have lost his life as a result of a...

US sides with Iran and N. Korea in record UN vote over the death penalty

Daily Telegraph: A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee calling for...

U.N. experts ask Iran to explain blogger’s death in jail

Reuters: U.N. human rights experts called on Iran on Thursday to say how Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti died in police custody. Beheshti who...

Arrests made over death of detained blogger: Iran

AFP: Iran has arrested several people over the death in detention of blogger Sattar Beheshti, prosecutors said Tuesday after complaints about his...

Iran prosecutor: Blogger died in police custody

AP Iran's state prosecutor confirmed Monday that a jailed blogger died in police custody last week and that wounds were found on his...

Iran to probe alleged death of a jailed blogger

AP: Iran's parliament announced Sunday it would probe reports that a jailed blogger died suspiciously in custody earlier this week, the official...

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Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents through brutal executions. But in the case of Ali Akbar...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 13, the judiciary of the Iranian regime executed Mohammad Abbasi, a 55-year-old...

Iran’s Employment Crisis: The Increase in Unemployment Insurance Registrations

The increase in unemployment insurance applicants reflects the chaotic condition of workers following the warmongering policies of the clerical...

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Iranian Citizens Face Drug Shortages and Health Crisis

Turmoil in the pharmaceutical and medical supply market and...

The Return of the Shah’s Infamous Royal Secret Police to the Streets of Europe

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U.N. nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran

AP: Two inspectors from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived...

Iranian Authorities’ Confused Reactions to Nuclear Expert’s Death

On November 27, the Iranian government confirmed reports about...