Iran Human Rights

Iran’s Prisons Are ‘Hell on Earth’

By Pooya Stone According to global statistics, Iran occupied the sixth place in the world in terms of the most number of prisoners. Yet...

Iran Ranked First in Executions per Capita in World

By Jubin Katiraie Several international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and World Coalition Against The Death Penalty, proclaimed 10 October as the "World...

Authorities Order Brutal Crackdown and Unofficial Martial Law in Iranian City Following Protests

By Jubin Katiraie On Sunday 6th October, reports from Iran indicate that the town of Lordegan in the southern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiary...

Conference in Geneva Calls for Human Rights Council Investigation into Iran’s 1988 Massacre

By Jubin Katiraie  At the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, a conference by Italy’s Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational...

Iran: Human Rights Situation Continues to Deteriorate

By Jubin Katiraie The month of September has been terrible in terms of human rights in Iran. There have been a number of incidences...

Conference at the UN on Iran’s Murder of MEK Political Prisoners

By Jubin Katiraie Human rights groups have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to investigate Iran’s 1988 massacre of /some...

Activists Continue to Be Targeted by Iranian Authorities

By Pooya Stone The Iranian government has been cracking down on dissent more and moreover the past few years. Activists across the country are...

Iranian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

By Jubin Katiraie Two Iranian political prisoners, currently held in Evin prison, have gone on hunger strike to protest continued detention and mistreatment of...

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Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

Every year on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification serves as an opportunity to focus on one...

Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

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The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

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