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Iran: Violent Transfer of Political Prisoners to the Notorious Ghezel Hesar Prison

On Monday, April 13, seven political prisoners held in Ward 7 of Evin Prison in Tehran were abruptly, violently, and humiliatingly transferred to solitary...

Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 117th Week

On Tuesday, April 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 117th week. On this occasion, prisoners participating in the campaign issued a...

Execution of PMOI Members Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi in Tehran

In the early hours of Monday, April 20, Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum Shahi, two members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran...

Head of the Iranian Regime’s Judiciary Emphasizes Accelerating Executions

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, has once again, in a commanding tone, called on courts to review cases at...

Iranian Protester Dies Under Torture by Regime Agents

Abbas Yavari, a 31-year-old and one of the protesters in the January protests, was killed under systematic and organized torture by the henchmen of...

Iran Regime’s Judiciary in Wartime Posture, 68% Rise in Executions in 2025

The head of the judiciary of Iran’s regime, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, threatened Iran’s citizens by stating that this institution, in handling political cases related...

Four More Protesters from Iran’s January Uprising Sentenced to Death

Mohammadreza Majidi Asl, Bita Hemmati, Behrouz Zamani-Nejad, and Kourosh Zamani-Nejad, who had been arrested on January 9 on protest-related charges, were sentenced to death...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters 116th Week

The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, which is held through weekly hunger strikes by prisoners in dozens of prisons across Iran, has entered its...

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Iran’s Regime Fabricates Cases Against Teachers and Their Resistance to Authoritarian Rule

The Iranian regime's campaign to suppress teachers has continued following the January 2026 protests. Through arrests, imprisonment, and harsh...

Iran’s Housing Crisis Pushes People Toward Informal Settlements and Homelessness

The state-run Rokna news website published remarks by Iraj Rahbar, head of the Tehran Association of Mass Home Builders,...

Gas Shortage Casts Shadow Over Iran as Billions Wasted Through Gas Flaring

Before the summer has even ended and while the consequences of repeated power outages continue to weigh heavily on...

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The Pressure of Growing Cost of Living on Iranian Families

The livelihood challenges facing the Iranian people have forced...

Iran’s Regime Uses War to Legitimize the Gallows

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