Human Rights

On the eve of the anniversary of Sattar Beheshti's martyrdom, security, and intelligence forces arrested his family for intimidating and preventing holding a ceremony for him.

Iran: Sattar Beheshti’s Mother and Sister Were Arrested So That Khamenei Could Sleep Peacefully!

November 5, 2021

Violations of human rights in Iran are sadly all too common under the rule of the Iranian regime. Iranian citizens across the country are subjected to severe repression and abuses of the most basic human rights, day after day.

Violations of the Human Rights of Iranian Citizens Continued Throughout October 2021

November 2, 2021

A report highlighting the level of human rights abuses and the Iranian regime’s impunity when it comes to those matters was presented to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, October 25, by Javaid Rehman, the UN’s special rapporteur for the situation of human rights in Iran.

UN Rapporteur’s Latest Report Highlights the Iranian Regime’s Level of Impunity

October 29, 2021

On October 27, 2021, the Secretariat of the National Show of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement in regard to the pressures from the regime's Intelligence Ministry(MOIS) on political prisoner Ms. Mahin Akbari.

Iranian Political Prisoner Mahin Akbari on Hunger Strike to Protest the Regime’s Intelligence Ministry Pressure To Beg Khamenei for Forgiveness

October 28, 2021

The 33rd session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury in the Stockholm district court was dedicated to the hearing of Mr. Reza Fallahi, a witness to the massacre and one of the plaintiffs in the case.

The Trial of Hamid Noury, a 1988 Massacre Executioner In Stockholm Court, and the Testimony of Reza Fallahi, a Witness to the Massacre — October 26, 2021

October 27, 2021

In a report to the UN General Assembly Third Committee, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman expressed alarm about continued human rights abuses in Iran.

UN Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Conditions in Iran

October 27, 2021

October 25 marks the 7th anniversary of the death of Reyhaneh Jabbari who was executed by hanging following seven years of being imprisoned in Iran. Since her death, she has become a symbol for innocent women unlawfully sentenced to death, and brave women who wish to fight for their rights against the brutal Iranian regime.

Reyhaneh Jabbari Remembered for Her Bravery on the 7th Anniversary of Her Execution in Iran

October 25, 2021

You can see another part of the testimonies of eyewitnesses of the 1988 massacre in Iran in the following clip. This part is dedicated to the testimony of Mr. Massoud Abouie-Rad.

Iran: Human Rights Record of Ebrahim Raisi, Eyewitness Accounts, Massoud Abouie-Rad

October 25, 2021

You can see another part of the testimonies of eyewitnesses of the 1988 massacre in Iran in the following clip. This part is dedicated to the testimony of Ms. Nahid Taheri.

Iran: Human Rights Record of Ebrahim Raisi: Eyewitness Accounts, Nahid Taheri

October 23, 2021

With at least 16 executions carried out in Iran just in the second week of October alone, and with barely two months left until 2021 draws to a close, the Iranian regime has already overtaken the number of executions that took place the previous year.

Iran’s Rising Execution Rate Brings Calls for International Jurisdiction for Regime Officials

October 22, 2021