Iran Human Rights

Women facing imminent stoning, death by hanging in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 30 - The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld a stoning sentence for a woman accused of adultery. Hajieh Esmailvand...

Wave of executions in recent days

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 29 - A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death yesterday, after being convicted of murder. The young man whose identity...

14-year-old boy ‘flogged to death’ by para-military police in western Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 25 - New information has come to light over the sudden death of a 14-year-old schoolboy in western Iran, who...

EU protests to Iran over media, dissident arrests

AFP: The European Union lodged a formal protest with Iranian authorities Wednesday over the arrest and harassment of journalists, staff of non-governmental organisations and...

Impunity triumphs in Iranian justice

Reporters Without Borders: Six years after a wave of murders of intellectuals and journalists in Iran, the Kazemi, Forouhar, Charif, Mokhtari, Pouyandeh and Davani...

2 minors among half dozen sentenced to execution in past week

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 22 - A total of six people have been sentenced to execution in Iran over the past week including two...

UN committee raps Iran on rights abuses

AFP: A UN committee on Wednesday sharply criticised human rights in Iran, citing the use of torture and a widespread crackdown on the country's...

UN Panel Calls For Human Rights Reform In Iran

RFE/RL: A UN General Assembly committee has voted to condemn human rights abuses in Iran, citing a crackdown on media, use of torture, and...

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Political Prisoner Denied Treatment in Greater Tehran Prison

The physical condition of Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani, a political prisoner held in Tehran Great Prison, has reportedly become concerned...

Iran’s Regime Cuts Food Voucher Benefits Under ‘Overseas Resident’ Label

In its latest move against low-income segments of society, the Iranian regime has suspended food voucher benefits for a...

Canada Sanctions Five Political and Military Officials of the Iranian Regime

The Canadian government announced on Friday, August 14, that it had imposed sanctions on five military and political officials...

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How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Impacts the Livelihoods of the Iranian People

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