Iran Human Rights

Prison Authorities Beat Prisoners in Northwest Iran

By Jubin Katiraie On Tuesday, August 6, three prisoners in the prison of Urmia, northwest of Iran, were severely beaten following a verbal dispute...

Iran Human Rights Situation Continues to Deteriorate – Rights Group

By Pooya Stone In its latest report on the human rights situation in Iran, the Iran Human Rights Monitor organisation has noted a number...

Iran Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 30 Years in Prison and 111 Lashes

By Pooya Stone A Tehran Revolutionary Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence, as well as 111 lashes, against human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi,...

Amnesty International Criticises Iran for Flogging Case

By Jubin Katiraie Amnesty International has released a statement condemning the flogging of Kurdish singer and prisoner of conscience Peyman Mirzazadeh, who is currently...

Amnesty International Urges Action Over Iran’s 1988 Massacre

By Pooya Stone Amnesty International has released a statement condemning the recent comments by a senior Iranian official defending the 1988 prison massacres and...

Iran: Political Prisoner Starts Hunger Strike

By Jubin Katiraie Political prisoner Peiman Mirzazadeh has begun a hunger strike in protest against the very poor treatment he has been subjected to....

Former Iranian Justice Minister Defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners

By Jubin Katiraie Iran’s former justice minister has defended the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in the media recently. Mostafa Pourmohammadi, who served...

UK Aid Worker Returned to Prison in Iran From Mental Ward

By Pooya Stone A British charity worker falsely imprisoned in Iran has been returned to prison on Saturday after spending nearly a week on...

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City Council Member in Zanjan Runs Over Protesting Worker With Car

The state-run Rouydad24 news website wrote on May 19 regarding the protests by Zanjan municipality workers: "Disregard for workers'...

PMOI Confirms Deaths of Resistance Unit Members During 2025–2026 Iran Uprising

As further details emerge from the nationwide uprising that swept across Iran from late 2025 into early 2026, the...

Urban Poverty in Iran: The Collapse of the Economy of Life in Major Cities

Urban poverty in Iran has now reached a stage where it can no longer be explained merely through income...

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