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Seventy-four people were executed in Iran in one month

The Iranian Human Rights Organization reported on Wednesday, March 5, that at least 74 people, including several Afghan, Kurdish, and Baluch citizens, were executed...

Iran: Lives of Political Prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi at Risk

Seventeen human rights organizations have expressed concern over the imminent execution of Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi, two civil activists in Iran, in an...

Member of European Parliament Sponsors Two Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran

Per Clausen, a member of the European Parliament from Denmark's Red-Green Alliance party, announced that he has taken political sponsorship of two political prisoners...

Political Prisoners in Iran: The World Must Act to Stop the Killing Machine

Political prisoners participating in the 58th week of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign called for "more serious and urgent action from the world's...

Prisoners Across Iran Launch Hunger Strike in Protest Against Widespread Executions

In a coordinated protest against Iran’s escalating execution rate, prisoners in 37 detention facilities across the country have launched a hunger strike, coinciding with...

Women Leading the Fight: Global Conference Calls for a Free and Democratic Iran

On February 22, 2025, in Paris, the international conference “Women, Force for Change – Free Iran 2025” brought together global leaders, activists, and human...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mehdi Hassani Faces Imminent Execution After Supreme Court Rejects Retrial Request

Daughter of Iranian political prisoner Mehdi Hassani: My father could be executed at any moment Maryam Hassani, the daughter of Mohammad Hassani, a political prisoner...

Iranian Authorities Reissue Death Sentence for Political Prisoner Sharifeh Mohammadi

The lawyers of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist imprisoned in Lakan Prison in Rasht, have reported the reissuance of the death sentence against her...

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Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

Iran’s Regime Rejects Retrial Request by Protester Sentenced to Death

On Wednesday, September 2, human rights media outlets reported the continued detention and interrogation of opponents of Iran's regime,...

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Heavy Collapse in Iranian Workers’ Purchasing Power Over the Past 10 Years

In recent years, and particularly in the months following...

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches...

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