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Iran: Secret Execution of Kurdish Kolbar 

Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, the deputy prosecutor of West Azerbaijan province informed the family of Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydaranlou, a Kurdish political...

“No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Marks 65th Week Amid Escalating State Violence

The "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign has entered its 65th week. In a statement, prisoners protesting death sentences in Iran condemned the criminal execution...

Phone Access Cut Off for 5 Iranian Political Prisoners on Death Row 

Iranian regime authorities have cut off phone access for five political prisoners sentenced to death; pressure is increasing to forcibly transfer them to Ghezel...

Iran’s Regime Expands Police Presence in Schools to Enforce Hijab and Suppress Student Dissent

The commander of Iran's regime police force and the regime's minister of education have signed an agreement that officially allows police forces to enter...

UN Special Rapporteur Warns About Transfer of Death Row Prisoners in Iran

Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, expressed deep concern over reports of the forced transfer of five political prisoners...

Hamid Hoseinnezhad Faces Imminent Execution in Iran

The political prisoner Hamid Hoseinnezhad Heydaranlu, who has been sentenced to death, has been transferred from the political ward of Urmia Central Prison to...

Forced Transfer of Five Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran

Following orders to transfer five political prisoners sentenced to death from Evin Prison to Ghezel Hesar Prison, tension and unrest broke out in Ward...

Iranian Regime’s Contradictory Justifications for Executing Political Opponents 

In yet another attempt by Iran’s regime to mask its crimes against political activists under a legal pretense, a recent report submitted by the...

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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

Existing indicators suggest that a large portion of Iranian...

Political prisoner Soheil Arabi from Ghezel Hesar Prison: This Place Smells of Death and Execution

Soheil Arabi, a former political prisoner who was recently...

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