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 […]
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 […]