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 […]
The Iranian Regime’s Impunity Needs to End Once and for All, Aban Tribunal’s Message
The Iran Atrocities Tribunal was held by a group of human rights advocates in London recently. Known as the ‘Aban Tribunal’, the five days of sessions were held to investigate the crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian regime during its brutal crackdown of the November 2019 uprising and were attended by the families of […]
The 1988 Massacre’s Impact on Iranian Society
Thirty-three years after the brutal massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, the impacts of this event are still palpable in Iran today as many of the massacre’s perpetrators are currently holding top positions in the regime, including the President Ebrahim Raisi. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said, “Many analysts have […]
Iranian Intelligence Agents Desecrate Grave of Executed Prisoner Abbas-Qoli Salehi
A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday, November 4, 2021, for Abbas-Qoli Salehi on the fortieth day after his brutal execution, in the presence of a large and enthusiastic group of youth and others. The next day, in a cowardly act, the agents and mercenaries of the clerical regime’s Intelligence Ministry desecrated his tombstone and […]
Iran: Sattar Beheshti’s Mother and Sister Were Arrested So That Khamenei Could Sleep Peacefully!
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. According to reports, on Wednesday night, November 3, 2021, security agents stormed the house of Sahar Beheshti, Sattar’s sister, and arrested her family members. Regime repressive forces also searched […]
Violations of the Human Rights of Iranian Citizens Continued Throughout October 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. The Iran Human Rights Monitor has compiled their monthly report, which has highlighted a small part […]
UN Rapporteur’s Latest Report Highlights the Iranian Regime’s Level of Impunity
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. He explained that many of the perpetrators of […]