Iran Human Rights

Tehran Webloggers arrested in midnight raids

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 6 - Security forces have raided and arrested three webloggers in Tehran, according to reports from the Iranian capital.The three,...

Canada wants UN to assess rights situation as worse in Iran

AFP: Canada on Friday introduced a draft resolution at the UN General Assembly on what it maintains is the worsening human rights situation in...

Sixth online journalist thrown in prison as authorities reportedly prepare “adultery” charges

Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders today deplored the arrest of Iranian journalist Fershteh Ghazi, of the daily Etemad ("Confidence"), for working with reformist...

13 year old schoolgirl facing death by stoning flogged 55 times

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 - Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be...

European parliament condemns human rights abuses in Iran

AFP: The European Parliament expressed alarm Thursday at the deterioration in the area of human rights in Iran, in particular those relating to press...

20 boys and girls arrested in party in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 26 – Agents of Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) raided a house-party in the town of Imam Hossein in the...

Student union leader sentenced to flogging, prison time

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 20 - The secretary of the student union of Azad University in Iran’s Central province was sentenced to 40 lashes,...

Five more people executed in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 20 – Four men were hanged in the town of Sari in the northern province of Mazandaran on charges of...

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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran have now affected one of the most basic daily necessities...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered by regime officials, reports by trade and professional organizations show...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters 124th Week

On Tuesday, June 9, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 124th week and once again emphasized its...

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Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

Yahgoub Derakhshan, a political prisoner and supporter of the...

Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

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