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72nd Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign: Ahar Prison Joins as Protests Continue in 47 Prisons

The 72nd week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign continues in 47 different prisons. On Tuesday, June 10, with the participation of Ahar...

Escalating Human Rights Violations in Iran: Focus on Women’s Rights and Arbitrary Executions

In a June 2025 article published on Opinio Juris, Melanie O’Brien, Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Western Australia, and Javaid...

Iranian Prisoners Sound Alarm as Regime Escalates Executions

Tehran, Iran – June 3, 2025 – In a stark warning issued on their 71st week of protest, participants in the "No to Executions...

Increase in Execution Days at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Iran

The addition of Mondays to the execution schedule at Ghezel Hesar prison is yet another sign of the regime's instrumental use of executions to...

Saeed Masouri: 170 Executions In The Past Month In Iranian Prisons, Minute-Long Trials, And Death Sentences

Saeed Masouri, An Iranian political prisoner who has been incarcerated for over twenty-five years, has written a letter from Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj...

Iran: Execution of Pedram Madani in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 28, Pedram Madani, a 41-year-old prisoner, was executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. This act has...

14 Men and Women Hanged in a Single Day in Iran

As Iran’s regime is trapped in a web of social, economic, and political crises, it has turned to executions to maintain its grip on...

Seventieth Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in Iran’s Prisons

In the seventieth week of the "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign, Fardis Prison in Karaj joined the movement. Currently, 45 prisons across the country...

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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...

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From Inflation to Food Insecurity, Iran Is Moving Toward a Hidden Famine

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Expansion of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in Iran’s Car Industry

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