Iran Human Rights

A look at human rights in Iran

Iran Focus London, 10 Feb - Human rights in Iran has always been a point of contention and friction between Iranian official and international bodies....

Research scientist sentenced to death in Iran

Iran Focus London, 4 Feb - An Iranian-born researcher has been sentenced to death in Iran for supposed security-related offences. Mr. Ahmadreza Djalali is a...

Woman in Iran sentenced to be blinded by acid

Iran Focus London, 3 Feb - The Supreme Court of Iran has once again ruled for an inappropriate punishment that is more suited to medieval...

Prisoners of conscience let down by authorities in Iran

Iran Focus London, 29 Jan - Arash Sadeghi is an Iranian prisoner who is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in the notorious Evin prison...

British-Iranian charity worker has conviction upheld in Iranian appeals court

Iran Focus London, 23 Jan - A British-Iranian woman has had her five-year sentence upheld in the Iranian appeals court. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project...

Iran: 10 Models Detained

Iran Focus London, 22 Jan - Following the detainment of dozens of models, the Public Prosecutor of Qazvin Province visited the Cyber Police. ...

United Nations Urges Iran, Not to Execute Man Convicted as a Juvenile

Iran Focus London, 18 Jan - The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is pleading with Iran, not to execute a...

Iranian Political Prisoner Ali Moezzi in Grave Danger

Iran Focus London, 16 Jan - There are deep concerns for the fate of ‘missing’ political prisoner, Ali Moezzi. There has been call on all...

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More Than 300 Global Figures Urge UN Action Over Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of more than 300 international legal experts, former United Nations officials, Nobel Prize laureates, judges, and human...

Iranian Citizens Struggle to Cover Expenses as Housing Crisis Deepens

In recent months, the housing crisis has become one of the country’s most important economic and social concerns. Continuous...

Iran: Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Manouchehr Fallah Reconfirmed

As pressure against political prisoners in Iran intensifies, reports indicate that a court in Rasht has once again confirmed...

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Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread...

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