Iran Human Rights

Man hanged in southern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 31 – An Iranian prisoner was hanged in the southern province of Hormozgan, state media reported on Tuesday. ...

Britain raps Iran rights abuses

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 15 – Britain’s Foreign Office censured human rights violations by Iran’s theocratic government in its 2006 annual human rights report....

Critical cleric arrested in Iran – reports

Reuters: A senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric who has challenged Iran's system of clerical rule was arrested on Sunday after his supporters clashed with police...

Man executed in Iran’s restive oil city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 – A man was hanged in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, state-media reported. Iran FocusTehran,...

Iran’s intelligence agents arrest daughter of murdered priest

Iran Focus: London, Sep. 30 – Agents of Iran’s dreaded Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) have arrested the daughter of a Christian priest...

Two brothers hanged in public in western Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 29 – Two Iranian brothers were hanged in public on Friday in the western city of Khorramabad, the provincial...

“An eye for an eye” – Iran hands out gruesome punishment

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 27 – An Iranian court in the north-eastern city of Mashad sentenced a man to have one of his...

Iran steps up executions in volatile region

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 26 – Iranian authorities have hanged three prisoners in the south-eastern city of Zahedan, the semi-official Jomhouri Islami reported...

Latest news

Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

Must read

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued...

Lebanese President Expresses Clear Opposition to Iran’s Regime

Recent remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

Wikileaks Afghanistan: Iran accused of supporting Taliban attacks

Daily Telegraph: Iran is waging a secret campaign to...

Afghan general says Iranian engineers aid Taliban – report

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 20 - An Afghan army...

IAEA urges Iran not to resume nuclear activities until next week

AFP: The UN atomic agency Wednesday urged Iran not...