Iran Human Rights

Calls for inquest into reported Iran blogger death

AP: A prominent press freedom group has joined the U.S. State Department to demand Iran conduct a full investigation into the reported ...

Blogger may have been tortured to death in Iran jail: Amnesty

Reuters: An Iranian man who received death threats due to his anti-government blog died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, ...

Hague tribunal judges killings in wake of Islamic revolution

AFP: A tribunal set up by victims of political crimes committed in the wake of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution began hearings Thursday in...

German lawmakers hope to push Iran on human rights

AP: Three German lawmakers are planning to travel to Iran later this week to discuss with officials the "striking human rights abuses" in...

EU’s Ashton ‘appalled’ by Iran executions

AFP: European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday she was "appalled" by the execution of 10 Iranians convicted of ...

Baha’is most persecuted religion in Iran: U.N. investigator

Reuters: Members of the Baha'i community in Iran are the most persecuted religious minority in the Islamic Republic, where suppression of alternative...

Iran hangs 10 drug traffickers despite Amnesty appeal

AFP: Iran executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran on Monday, despite repeated calls from Amnesty International to halt such ...

Rights activists beaten, raped in Iran: U.N.

Reuters: Human rights activists in Iran are subjected to beatings with batons, mock hangings, rape, sleep deprivation, and threats that family members...

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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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The Shadow of Iranian Regime Assassination Squads in Germany

As political and security tensions rise across Europe, German...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

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