Iran Human Rights

Iran: Human Rights Situation in September 2020

As with every month, Iran Human Rights Monitor has created a detailed report on Iran’s human rights abuses and we will summarise it. The...

Iran: Covid-19 Patients Are Deprived of Treatment in Prison

By Pooya Stone There are 45 Sunni prisoners infected with coronavirus in Rajaei Shahr Prison, Karaj, but they are being denied appropriate medical care, including...

Kurdish Political Prisoner Moved Repeatedly, Catches Coronavirus

By Jubin Katiraie A Kurdish political prisoner was moved from the Central Prison of Kerman, southern Iran, to the notorious Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah, western...

Harsh Treatment of Iranian Political Prisoners

By Pooya Stone An Iranian prisoner of conscience began a hunger strike yesterday in protest to being moved to a psychiatric hospital and injected with...

Iran Protester Father Dies from Suicide Over Son’s Imminent Execution

By Jubin Katiraie The father of a jailed Iranian political prisoner on death row has died from suicide, according to state-run News Agency ROKNA. Mohammad Moradi,...

Twenty Iranian Inmates Attempt Suicide in Only Two Weeks

By Jubin Katiraie Some 20 inmates at Urmia Central Prison, northwestern Iran, have attempted suicide in just two weeks due to the horrific conditions they...

The Imperative of Holding Iran Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

By Pooya Stone On September 12, Iran executed the 27-year-old wrestling champion Navid Afkari despite a massive solidarity campaign to spare his life. This gross...

Iranian Protester Dies in Custody

By Jubin Katiraie An Iranian protester, who was beaten into a coma by security forces, has died in custody. Nader Mokhtari, 35, died on Saturday in Kahrizak...

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120th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’: Political Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in 56 Iranian Prisons Amid Escalating Crackdown

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a renewed hunger strike, marking the...

Strait of Hormuz: Show of Power or Beginning of New Tensions

At the same time as tensions in the Middle East are increasing, the British government has announced its readiness...

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

Eighty years after World War II and the fall of Hitler’s fascism in Germany, the use of Nazi symbols...

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

Eighty years after World War II and the fall...

Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political...

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