Iran Human Rights Situation: 2021 Saw the Rights of Iranian Prisoners Overlooked and the Persecution of Ethnic Minorities
As countries around the world marked International Human Rights Day last week, their attentions turned to the severe human rights situation in Iran and the Iranian regime’s lack of transparency and censorship of information. Violations of even the most basic rights are committed on a daily basis, and this year has seen a rise in […]
Appeals to Hold the Iranian Regime Accountable for Human Rights Abuses Continues on International Human Rights Day
As the world marked International Human Rights Day on Friday, December 10, many countries have committed to taking steps to improve their human rights situations. On the other hand, appeals to the international community continue to pour in to hold the Iranian regime accountable for their mounting human rights violations. Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for […]
10 December- International Human Rights Day, Join the Campaign to Stand for Human Rights in Iran and the Call to End Impunity!
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the very day when, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The principles of equality and […]
Despite Global Awareness, Iran’s Regime Continues Crackdown on 2019 Uprising Protesters
Earlier this week, the United States Treasury Department announced that new sanctions had been placed against a dozen Iranian officials in regard to human rights abuses that took place during protests in Iran in 2009, and the nationwide uprising in November 2019. The 2019 uprising came less than two years after a similar bout of […]
Iran: Afkari Brothers Deprived of Basic Rights in Shiraz Prison
Political prisoners Vahid and Habib Afkari have been held in closed-door cells in Adel Abad prison, Shiraz, for 15 months. The two brothers are deprived of phone calls with their families and basic medical care. Vahid, Habib, and Navid Afkari were arrested in 2018 for taking part in anti-regime protests in Fars province. Navid, a […]
Juvenile Executions in Iran Will Not Cease Until Regime Officials Are Held Accountable for Their Crimes
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 […]
Iran: Amnesty International Warns of “Danger of Execution” for Two Elite Iranian Students Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi on “Fake” Charges
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. […]
Khavaran, the Symbol of Seeking Justice in Iran
According to Khomeini’s fatwa in the summer of 1988, more than 30,000 political prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons from late July to mid-autumn 1988 in Tehran and other cities and secretly buried in mass graves in often unknown locations. More than 90 percent of those executed were members and sympathizers of the People’s Mojahedin […]
Heart-Breaking Lives of Vulnerable Iranian Children Under the Rule of Iran’s Regime
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. Iranian children suffer greatly due to extreme poverty across the country, with many families struggling […]
Iran: Families of Ukrainian Airliner Victims Hold Protest Rally, Chant “Down With Khamenei!”
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. The heavy presence of security forces did not intimidate […]
