Human Rights

12 May was World Nurse Day, where people stop to appreciate the work of these often-undervalued but vital medical practitioners, something that is especially relevant this year given the pandemic.

Iran Nurses Not Respected

May 14, 2021

In April, the Iranian regime once again tried to destroy a mass grave of the political prisoners killed during the 1988 massacre to hide evidence of its crime against humanity, according to Iran Human Rights Monitor in its latest report into human rights abuses in the country.

How Was Iran’s Human Rights Situation in April?

May 12, 2021

Justice For Victims Of 1988 Massacre In Iran (JVMI) issued a press release regarding the open letter of more than 150 former UN officials to the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.

JVMI: 150 Ex-UN Officials, Experts Urge OHCHR to Launch Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre

May 5, 2021

On Monday, April 26, 2021, supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK/PMOI) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI) held rallies in several European cities to protest the inhumane crimes committed by the Iranian regime to destroy the graves of the 1988 massacre's martyrs.

Iranians, MEK Supporters in Europe Condemn Destruction of 1988 Massacre Victims’ Grave

April 27, 2021

In an inhuman crime, the religious fascism ruling Iran, intends to destroy the mass graves of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners, in Khavaran cemetery in a bid to cover up evidence of this huge crime against humanity.

International Call to Prevent Destruction Of Graves Of Martyrs Of Iran’s 1988 Massacre In Khavaran

April 25, 2021

Amnesty International published its annual report on the inhumane death penalty in the world in 2020. This report is a reference to the executions announced by the governments. The actual number is much higher than the announced statistics.

Iran’s Regime Uses the Death Penalty as a Weapon of Political Repression Against Dissidents and Protesters

April 22, 2021

Amnesty International has published its annual report on human rights violations in Iran. The report was published on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Amnesty International’s report strongly criticized the human rights situation in Iran, stating that in 2020 the Iranian regime increasingly used the death penalty to suppress political protests, dissidents, and ethnic and religious minorities.

Amnesty International: Iran’s Regime Ended 2020 With More Human Rights Abuses

April 10, 2021

Iran Human Rights Monitor has published its report on human rights abuses in March 2021. The report, published on the eve of the Iranian New Year1400, addresses human rights violations in Iran under the rule of the mullahs. Including the dire situation of prisoners, arrests and executions and arbitrary murders in Iran.

Monthly Report of Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) – March 2021

April 6, 2021

Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is facing intensifying inhuman pressures following her transfer from the notorious Evin prison of Tehran to Semnan prison.

Iran: Inhuman Pressure of the Mullahs’ Regime on the Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared

March 30, 2021

Fourteen political prisoners in the women's ward of Evin Prison wrote an open letter protesting the forcible exile of their former cellmate, Maryam Akbari, to Semnan Prison.

Iran: 14 Female Political Prisoners Protest Forcible Exile of Maryam Akbari Monfared

March 15, 2021