Human Rights

Political prisoners Vahid and Habib Afkari have been held in closed-door cells in Adel Abad prison, Shiraz, for 15 months.

Iran: Afkari Brothers Deprived of Basic Rights in Shiraz Prison

December 5, 2021

Over 100 Iranian athletes, from national and world champions to Olympians, have sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to draw his attention to the brutal massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988.

Iranian Athletes Send a Letter to the United Nations Secretary-General in Regard to the 1988 Massacre

December 1, 2021

On November 24, despite an international campaign to halt the execution of a juvenile offender in Iran, this was ignored by the Iranian regime and Arman Abdolali’s execution was carried out. Iran is one of the only nations in the world that still hands death sentences to minors, which is in clear violation of international law on human rights.

Juvenile Executions in Iran Will Not Cease Until Regime Officials Are Held Accountable for Their Crimes

November 26, 2021

My name is Heydar Yousefli, a member of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). I was arrested twice and was sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison.

The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran: Eyewitness Accounts, Heydar Yousefli

November 24, 2021

Two elite Iranian students are at the risk of being put on an unfair trial and possibly being sentenced to death, Amnesty International warned on Monday, November 22, 2021. Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi have been subjected to torture and harsh treatment in Tehran’s Evin prison since their arbitrary arrest on April 10, 2020.

Iran: Amnesty International Warns of “Danger of Execution” for Two Elite Iranian Students Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi on “Fake” Charges

November 24, 2021

Khavaran Cemetery is one of the hundreds of places where the bodies of those executed in the massacre have been buried en masse and is known as a symbol of the massacre litigation and seeking justice.

Khavaran, the Symbol of Seeking Justice in Iran

November 23, 2021

As countries across the globe celebrate World Children’s Day, the plight of the children in Iran is heart-breaking. Under the rule of the Iranian regime, children are extremely vulnerable due to the regime’s failure to protect or promote their rights.

Heart-Breaking Lives of Vulnerable Iranian Children Under the Rule of Iran’s Regime

November 22, 2021

Iran, Tehran, November 21, 2021: As the Iranian regime holds a formality court for a civilian airplane(Ukrainian Airliner-PS752) shot down by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in January 2020, the families of the victims of the plane crash held a protest rally in front of the court.

Iran: Families of Ukrainian Airliner Victims Hold Protest Rally, Chant “Down With Khamenei!”

November 22, 2021

In recent reports, it came to light that an appeal had been filed in a Belgian court by three individuals convicted earlier this year of plotting to bomb an Iranian expatriate rally in Paris in 2018.

Appeasement Towards the Iranian Regime Has Only Emboldened Their Human Rights Abuses

November 19, 2021

Thursday, November 18, 2021 — The seventh session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, held in the city of Durrës, Albania, with the presence of the plaintiffs and witnesses, members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), residents of Ashraf 3.

Seventh Day of the Trial of Hamid Noury, the Executioner of the 1988 Massacre, at the Durrës Court in Albania — November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021