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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...

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...

Prisoners Across Iran Launch Hunger Strike in Protest Against Widespread Executions

In a coordinated protest against Iran’s escalating execution rate, prisoners in 37 detention facilities across the country have launched a hunger strike, coinciding with...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mehdi Hassani Faces Imminent Execution After Supreme Court Rejects Retrial Request

Daughter of Iranian political prisoner Mehdi Hassani: My father could be executed at any moment Maryam Hassani, the daughter of Mohammad Hassani, a political prisoner...

Since February 10 of Last Year, 1,021 Executions by Hanging in Iran

The "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign, in its 55th statement on Tuesday, February 11, warned that since February 10, 2024, more than 1,021 people...

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Escalating Executions in Iran Put EU Policy Under Scrutiny

A conference held at the European Parliament in Brussels on April 22, 2026, brought renewed attention to the escalating...

U.S. Sanctions Tehran’s Drone and Missile Networks

As part of its ongoing maximum pressure policy, the United States imposed new sanctions targeting supply networks linked to...

How Do the Children of Iranian Regime Officials Manage Smuggled Wealth?

Sky News published a report on April 19 about the children of Iran's ruling elites, who are known as...

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Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot

AP: An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran...

Eye-for-an-eye incivility

New York Times:  The death penalty is an abhorrent attempt...