Iran Human Rights

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Iran Destroys Mass Graves of Political Prisoners to Hide Evidence

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian government has recently destroyed a mass grave in Ahvaz, where many victims of the 1988 massacre were buried, and plan...
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Iran Acts with Impunity in Executing Navid Afkari

By Pooya Stone At dawn on Saturday, September 12, 2020, Iranian authorities executed Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestling champion, an innocent individual, and a protester....
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Iran Issues More Execution Sentences

By Jubin Katiraie On September 10, following the inhuman death sentences against peaceful protesters detained in August 2018 and November 2019, Branch 38 of the...
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Tehran is Defiant in the Face of Pressure over Wrestler’s Death Sentence

By Pooya Stone On Thursday, Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, expressed “extreme concern” over the case of Navid Afkari. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld...
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The Unforgivable 1988 Massacre in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in July 1988 ordering the execution of imprisoned opponents, including those who had...
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Iran: Human Rights Situation for August 2020

By Jubin Katiraie The human rights situation in Iran continues to concern international human rights organizations. During the month of August, there has been additional...
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New Report by Javaid Rehman: Iran’s IRGC, Basij, and Police Opened Deadly Fire on Protesters

By Pooya Stone A new report by Javaid Rahman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, reveals other dimensions...
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Amnesty International: Iran Uses Torture as Punishment

By Pooya Stone On September 2, Amnesty International (AI) revealed the new scope of harrowing torture and other ill-treatment against detainees of the November 2019...
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