Human Rights

Iranian political prisoner Adel Kianpour died Saturday, January,1, 2022, after a week of hunger strike without receiving medical care. Kianpour was arrested by security forces in Kurdistan province in August 2020 after returning to Iran.

Iranian Political Prisoner, Adel Kianpour on Hunger Strike, Dies in Ahvaz Prison

January 4, 2022

The Iranian regime’s judiciary in Khuzestan has filed new charges against political prisoner Mehran Gharahbaghi.

Life of Iranian Political Prisoner, Mehran Gharahbaghi in Danger

January 3, 2022

Political Prisoner and student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has been held in inhumane conditions since her arrest on December 7, 2021.

Iran: Political Prisoner Leila Hosseinzadeh Suffering Inhumane Conditions in Prison

December 25, 2021

The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement on December 23, 2021,regarding the executions in Iran under the rule of a religious dictatorship within just one month.

39, Including 7 Women, 3 Juvenile Offenders, Executed in one Month in Iran

December 23, 2021

Political prisoner Haidar Ghorbani was executed by the Iranian government in Sanandaj prison

The Secret Execution of Kurdish Political Prisoner Haidar Ghorbani

December 19, 2021

The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement in regard to the UN Resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran.

68th UN Resolution Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran

December 18, 2021

The 50th session of the trial of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury took place on Friday, December 10, at a court in Sweden.

Former Iranian Political Prisoner Gives Detailed Testimony at 50th Session of Hamid Noury’s Trial

December 17, 2021

At least 15 women have been executed this year in Iran, human rights activists have told AFP. Most women executed in Iran recently have been hanged for murder, mainly cases over the killings of a husband or partner.

Alarming Number of Women Executed in Iran

December 17, 2021

47 political prisoners in Urmia Central Prison of northwest Iran went on hunger strike after being transferred to a high-security ward.

Iran: Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Urmia Central Prison

December 16, 2021

human rights situation in Iran and the Iranian regime’s lack of transparency and censorship of information.

Iran Human Rights Situation: 2021 Saw the Rights of Iranian Prisoners Overlooked and the Persecution of Ethnic Minorities

December 15, 2021