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Iran Moves Political Prisoner to “Worse” Prison for Criticizing Shooting Down of Ukrainian Plane

By Pooya Stone The Iranian authorities have transferred a political prisoner to a “worse prison” for condemning the Revolutionary Guards’ (IRGC) shooting down of...

We Don’t Value People’s Lives, Iranian Authorities Admit

By Jubin Katiraie During recent weeks, there have been various discussions over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger airliner in various media outlets. ...

Another Protester Tortured to Death in Iran 

By Jubin Katiraie Another one of the men arrested during Iran’s nationwide anti-establishment protests in November was tortured to death, according to a Kurdish human rights...

Young Man Lashed 74 Times in Public in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie A young man was flogged publicly in the central Iranian city of Shahreza on Wednesday, a local website has said. ...

Teenage Protesters Still Detained in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie An Iranian teenager who was arrested during the nationwide November protests remains in prison because of the high cost of his...

Report on Iran’s Human Rights Abuses in 2019

By Pooya Stone At the start of every new year, Iran Human Rights Monitor provides a report on the human rights abuses by the...

Tortured Body of Iran Protester Found in River

By Jubin Katiraie The tortured body of an Iranian protester was found abandoned in a river, according to a report yesterday by a Kurdish...

Iran’s Prisons in the Week That Passed

By Pooya Stone Last week, worrying news leaked out of the prisons of Iran. From extortion of the families of those arrested in November,...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and...

Cyberattack on Iranian Regime Banks Causes Widespread Disruptions in Banking Services

A cyberattack seriously affected the financial resources of the...

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