{"id":22146,"date":"2021-05-12T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=22146"},"modified":"2021-05-12T16:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:13:42","slug":"how-was-irans-human-rights-situation-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2021\/05\/how-was-irans-human-rights-situation-in-april\/22146\/","title":{"rendered":"How Was Iran\u2019s Human Rights Situation in April?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>In April, the Iranian regime once again tried to destroy a mass grave of the political prisoners killed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> to hide evidence of its crime against humanity, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/iran-human-rights-monitor-monthly-report-april-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Iran Human Rights Monitor<\/a> in its latest report into human rights abuses in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report explains that the regime wants to destroy the mass grave at Khavaran in the same way that they have done in Ahvaz, Tabriz, and Mashhad, but with the added cruel twist of wanting to force members of the Baha\u2019i religion to bury their dead atop the mass grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report \u2013 April 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O2IEf09Ygr\">https:\/\/t.co\/O2IEf09Ygr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1389188481281363970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2021\/04\/iran-stop-destruction-of-mass-grave-site-and-allow-dignified-burials-of-persecuted-bahais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a>\u2019s Diana Eltahawy said: \u201cAs well as causing further pain and anguish to the already persecuted Baha\u2019i minority by depriving them of their rights to give their loved ones a dignified burial in line with their religious beliefs, Iran\u2019s authorities are willfully destroying a crime scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this is far from the only human rights abuse that took place in April in Iran and we will look at the rest of the report here, covering executions, torture, and abuse of religious minorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The international community must press Iran\u2019s authorities to recognize &amp; treat Khavaran &amp; other mass grave sites as crime scenes. Professional forensic expertise is required for exhumations &amp; to ensure evidence is preserved &amp; bodies correctly identified. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZAehGwi95\">https:\/\/t.co\/RZAehGwi95<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VSOG3DLcsi\">pic.twitter.com\/VSOG3DLcsi<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1389271284324855808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executions and Arbitrary Murders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 25 executions took place last month in Iran, with 14 executed on drug charges, which does not meet the international standard for execution, and two killed on unknown charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, two people \u2013 Yusef Mehrdad and Seyyed Sadrollah Fazeli Zare \u2013 were sentenced to death for \u201cinsulting the prophet\u201d, which also does not meet the international bar for the death penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for arbitrary murders, where people are shot dead by security forces in the street with no trial, at least five people died this way in April, mostly border porters who the regime fears are encroaching on their own smuggling operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Torture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The online activist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/08\/iranian-social-media-activist-flogged-74-times-before-prison-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zohreh Sarv <\/a>was lashed 74 times, even though she\u2019d already paid the fine and had the sentence legally waived. Throughout April, at least 15 flogging sentences were issued, including to activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> female political prisoner lashed 74 times in notorious prison before going on leave-<br>35-year-old Zohreh Sarv was lashed 74 times, despite the lashing sentence having been altered to a fine which she had paid for. <br>More here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GQ7zrCHfw\">https:\/\/t.co\/0GQ7zrCHfw<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1380105861381640192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the state security forces tried to humiliate 34 young men who had attended the Iranian fire festival to mark the new year by parading them through their towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discrimination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The regime upped the pressure on religious minorities last month in several ways, including by arresting 36 Baha\u2019is, expelling one Baha\u2019i student from university because of his faith, and forcing them to bury their loved ones atop massacre victims\u2019 graves. Meanwhile, three Iranian Christian converts were arrested by security forces and some of their belongings were confiscated during a raid of their houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sina Shakib, a student at the University of Isfahan, was expelled from the university because of his beliefs. His sister, Samira was also banned from continuing her education in 2018, while his other sister, Sara was expelled from university in 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mvin1RQYLf\">pic.twitter.com\/mvin1RQYLf<\/a><\/p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1387035765809418240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April, the Iranian regime once again tried to destroy a mass grave of the political prisoners killed during the 1988 massacre to hide evidence of its crime against humanity, according to Iran Human Rights Monitor in its latest report into human rights abuses in the country. 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