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 […]
Former Political Prisoner Recalls His Experience During the 1988 Massacre in Iran
From the beginning of 1982, Asghar Mehdizadeh was imprisoned as a political prisoner in Iran, where he bore witness to the brutal tortures and executions at the hands of the Iranian regime. He recalled in great detail of the events of the summer of 1988, where 30,000 political prisoners were sentenced to be executed in […]
Raisi to Speak to UN as Iran Mourns Executed Wrestling Champion Navid Afkari
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported on September 12 that as Iranian citizens acknowledged the first anniversary of the execution of Iranian wrestling champion, Navid Afkari, it was announced that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was involved in the execution, is set to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. […]