Tag:Iran Human Rights Violations

Execution of 1,050 People and Crackdown on 30,000 Women for Not Wearing the Hijab

According to human rights sources, the Iranian regime executed at least 1,050 people in the Persian Calendar year 1403 (March 21, 2024 to March...

New Global Democracy Report: Iran Ranked 147th Among 179 Countries

The V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has released its latest global democracy report. According to this report, Iran ranks 147th...

Mai Sato Issues First Report on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

The new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, in her first report, highlighted the increasing number of executions in Iran, the lack...

The Resistance of Prisoners with the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign, 1,148 Executions in Less Than a Year

At least 116 prisoners have been executed in Iranian prisons in the month of Esfand this year (starting on February 19, 2025). On Tuesday, March...

Iran: Commemoration of Political Prisoners Executed in the 1980s

On Friday, March 14—the last Friday of the Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21—families of political prisoners executed in the 1980s held...

UN Fact-Finding Committee: The Iranian Government Continues to Repress Opponents

The Independent UN Fact-Finding Committee on Iran announced on Friday, March 14, that the Iranian regime continues its "systematic repression" of dissidents following the...

Iran: The 59th Week of “No to Executions Tuesdays” with the Participation of Women’s Ward in Sepidar Prison

On Tuesday, March 11, members of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign went on a hunger strike for the 59th consecutive week. The imprisoned members...

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...

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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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Iran vows “severe” response if U.S. attacks

Reuters: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised on Monday "severe"...

Rice to seek pressure on Iran, Syria: Bush

AFP: US President George W. Bush said Saturday that...