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 […]
UN Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Conditions in Iran
In a report to the UN General Assembly Third Committee, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman expressed alarm about continued human rights abuses in Iran. Rehman, who monitors human rights in Iran, described the situation as “grim” and warned of “persistent impunity for serious violations of human rights law.” Rehman also raised concern about the “alarming […]
Reyhaneh Jabbari Remembered for Her Bravery on the 7th Anniversary of Her Execution in Iran
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. […]
Iran’s Rising Execution Rate Brings Calls for International Jurisdiction for Regime Officials
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. In figures reported by the Iran Human Rights Monitor, the […]
The Failure of Iran’s Domestic Vaccine Is the Reason Behind the Rising COVID-19 Death Toll
With health experts predicting that a sixth wave of Covid-19 infections is imminent, the rising death toll due to the pandemic begs the question to just how effective the Iranian regime’s domestic vaccine is. On October 17, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has revealed that over 458,700 people have died as a result […]
Iranian Girls Are the Main Victims of the Regime’s Misogynistic Discrimination
October 11 marks the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child, the day of observation is used to raise awareness of gender inequality and provide more opportunities for young girls around the world. At the same time, young girls in Iran are the ones most at victim from the Iranian regime’s misogynistic ideologies. The […]
Demonstrations by the Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Different Countries of the World, on the Eve of the World Day Against The Death Penalty — October 8, 2021
Friday, October 8, 2021: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the Iranian resistance (PMOI and NCRI), demonstrated in various countries around the world against the death penalty in Iran under the mullahs’ regime. These demonstrations held on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty (October 10). They chanted slogans against the death penalty in […]
Iran: Former Political Prisoner Gives Eyewitness Account of Raisi’s Crimes Against Humanity
Following Ebrahim Raisi’s appointment as the President of the Iranian regime earlier this year, his human rights abuses continue to be called into question, especially regarding his role as one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre in Iran. Former political prisoner, Mojtaba Akhgar spoke to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and […]
Torture, Arrests, and Executions Continue to Ravage Iran—Monthly Report of Iran Human Rights Monitor
During the month of September, the Iranian regime has continued to inflict its severe repression of Iranian citizens with reports of tortures, arrests and executions continuing to take place across the country. Executions In September, at least 38 death sentences were carried out in Iranian prisons. At least 12 executions were carried out for drug-related […]