Iran Human Rights

Iran’s Human Rights Abuses in February 2021

As usual at the start of a new month, we are going to look back at the human rights situation in Iran, as documented...

Amnesty on Saravan Protests

Amnesty International said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards illegally used lethal force to subdue unarmed fuel porters in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, last month,...

Iran Judge Threatens Political Prisoner With Death

An Iranian judge has threatened a 29-year-old political prisoner with being sentenced to death. Majid Khademi was arrested in Behbahan, Khuzestan province, just over a...

Iran: Officials Murder Baluch Fuel Porters and Protesters in Saravan

On February 22, IRGC forces opened fire on a group of fuel porters at the border crossing city of Saravan, leaving several dead and...

Iran Political Prison Dies After Being Denied Medical Treatment

An Iranian political prisoner died on Sunday, following abuse by the prison authorities that deprived him from getting the appropriate medical care that he...

Iran Executes Seven on Wednesday

The Iranian regime executed seven prisoners at dawn on Wednesday in Rajai Shahr Prison, a.k.a. Gohardasht Prison, bringing the total number of executions in February to 13.  This included...

Fundamental Violations of Human Rights in Iran

The arrest of Ahmad Saedi and breaking his grandmother's hand by the IRGC: Intelligence agents of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) broke the hand of his...

Iran HRM: January Report on Iran Human Rights Violations

As the coronavirus death toll in Iran surpasses 210,000, the regime has still not bought any of the approved vaccines, following a ban on...

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Italian Parliament Hosts Conference on Iran, Highlighting Democratic Alternative

Italian lawmakers, former senior international officials, and representatives of the Iranian opposition gathered at the Italian Chamber of Deputies...

CENTCOM Announces End of Sixth Round of Strikes on Military Targets in Iran

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its large-scale overnight operation against military targets in Iran, which began at 9:30...

The Quest for a Democratic Republic Through the Lens of Iran’s Organized Resistance

Iran's current crisis goes beyond temporary governance failures and is rooted in a closed political structure that has deprived...

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The Quest for a Democratic Republic Through the Lens of Iran’s Organized Resistance

Iran's current crisis goes beyond temporary governance failures and...

Iran’s Regime Issues Death and Prison Sentences in Cases Related to War Period and January Protests

Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi announced that all cases related...

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