Iran Human Rights

Mothers arrested before opposition rally in Iran

New York Times: Ahead of a planned opposition rally on Monday, Iran tightened security and arrested more than 20 mothers who were mourning children...

Iran’s death penalty is seen as a political tactic

New York Times: A flurry of executions and death sentences in Iran has raised concern that the government is using judicially sanctioned killing to...

In draft resolution, United Nations rebukes Iran for rights violations since election

New York Times: The United Nations criticized Iran on Friday for numerous human rights abuses in the wake of the disputed presidential election in...

UN committee slams Iran for post-election crackdown

Reuters: The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that...

UN blasts Iran’s human rights violations

AFP: A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June...

UN committee targets Iran’s rights violations

AP: A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections. ...

Iran sentences vote detainee to jail, lashes – website

Reuters: A court has sentenced a man detained after Iran's disputed election in June to seven years in jail and 74 lashes, the reformist...

Four journalists were arrested at Iran rallies

AFP: A Japanese and two Canadian journalists have been arrested along with an Iranian working for "satellite channels," because they were reporting without permission...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump has ordered preparations for a long-term...

War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

Unemployment and inflation in a war for which the Iranian regime is the primary cause are no longer merely...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner sentenced...

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Iran’s ‘No To Execution Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 118th Week

On Tuesday, April 28, the “No to Execution Tuesdays”...

Iran’s Regime Nearing Oil Export Deadlock

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