Iran Human Rights

British lawmakers urge EU to act against rights abuses in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 10 – Some 150 British Parliamentarians have signed a statement calling on the government of Gordon Brown to bring Iran...

Iran says will continue crackdown against dissent

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 – Iranian officials have announced they intend to continue with a nationwide crackdown on “corruption” in society –...

Iran hangs three men in public during holy Muslim month

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 27 – Iranian authorities hanged three men in public in the northern city of Babol on Thursday halfway through...

U.N. official: Iran should stop executing children

AP: Iran should immediately halt the execution of children, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday. The Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — Iran...

Iran hangs three in south-west

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 14 – Iranian authorities hanged three individuals in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, state media reported earlier...

West puts Iran in dock at U.N. rights forum

Reuters: Western countries on Thursday voiced concern at the rising number of executions in Iran as well as the "treatment of women as second...

Crackdown near Iran capital – photos 2

Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 14 – Iranian authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the capital...

Crackdown near Iran capital – photos 1

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 13 – Iranian authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the...

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Amnesty International Calls Halting the Death Sentence of Toomaj Salehi

On Thursday, May 17, Amnesty International sent a letter to the head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, calling for...

Around 6 Workers Die of Safety Incidents Every Day in Iran

Ali Ziaei, the head of the Crime Scene Investigation Group at the Iranian Forensics Organization, reported the deaths of...

Air Pollution Kills 26,000 People in Iran Every Year: Head of Environment Organization

Ali Salajegheh, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization admitted in a conference in Kerman on Monday, May 13...

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Australia Sanctions Iranian Regime Navy and IRGC Commanders

On Tuesday, May 15, the Australian Government imposed targeted...

Parliamentary Election Rejected by 92% of Eligible Voters in Tehran

The second round of the twelfth parliamentary elections of...

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