Source: Iran International An Iranian artist arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests has spoken of the severe torture she endured in custody. Now in exile in Turkey after fleeing …
Iranian Artist Reveals Brutal Torture, Forced Confession Read More
Source: Amnesty International The international community must demand that the Iranian authorities allow the UN Fact-Finding Mission and other independent monitors to enter the country to investigate the circumstances leading to …
Iran: Independent investigation into schoolgirl’s critical injuries needed amid mounting evidence of a cover up Read More
Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) The Mashhad Revolutionary Court has issued a 16-year prison sentence for Azam Gholami Zahab, who is currently incarcerated in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad. A …
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Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) The Iranian Judiciary’s spokesperson has announced that detained journalists Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi have been indicted on various charges. Branch 15 of …
Jailed Journalists Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi Indicted on Multiple Charges Read More
Source: RadioFarda (RFE/RL) Three prominent Tehran-based journalists — Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei, and Nasim Soltanbeigi — have been summoned separately to Evin’s Moghaddasi Courthouse on charges that their reporting produced …
Three Iranian Female Journalists Summoned Over Articles Amid Crackdown On Press Read More
Source: Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA) The Tehran Revolutionary Court recently sentenced jailed student Samaneh Asghari to 18 years and 3 months in prison. If the verdict is upheld …
Iran Protests: Samaneh Asghari Sentenced to over 18 Years Read More
Seven prominent women activists and journalists who had been detained were released from Tehran’s Evin prison, on Thursday. In a video taken moments after their release, they are seen defiantly …
Women activists chant anti-regime slogans outside prison, right after their release Read More
Source: RadioFarda (RFE/RL) Iranian protester Armita Abbasi, who media reports said was tortured and raped while in detention after being identified as a “leader” of protests sparked by the death …
Iranian Protester, Focus Of Torture Reports, Released After Four Months Read More
Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) Several inmates convicted of violent crimes recently beat political prisoner Soheila Hijab while she was on a hunger strike in Gharchak Prison in …
Soheila Hijab Beaten in Garchak Prison While on Hunger Strike Read More
Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Ms. Arabshahi had been on medical leave since August 4. Ms. Arabshahi’s medical …
Monireh Arabshahi forcefully transferred from the hospital back to Prison Read More