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Families of Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death Gather in Front of Evin Prison

A group of families of political prisoners sentenced to death held a protest in front of Evin Prison during the sixty-fifth week of the...

Iran: Brutal Surge in Executions Amid Worsening Political Crisis

Executions in Iran between March 21 and April 20 were four times higher than the same period last year, and executions between February 19...

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...

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...

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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Water Shortages in Iran Have Become a Chronic Crisis, and Alarm Bells Are Ringing

Statements by Iranian regime officials at the beginning of the summer indicate that water stress has spread across most...

Continued Human Rights Violations In Iran: Security Forces Open Fire On People Celebrating Khamenei’s Death

As the Iranian regime staged the funeral of Ali Khamenei four months after his death, human rights media reported...

Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when the Iranian regime's official security forces and paramilitary groups loyal...

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U.S. detains 6 Iran-linked members in southern Iraq raid

Xinhua: U.S. forces arrested six suspected Iranian-backed Special Groups...

U.N. nuclear inquiry on Iran seen making slow headway – diplomats

Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog appears to have made...