The suicide of 42-year-old journalist Kianoosh Sanjari on Wednesday has sent shockwaves through Iranian society, sparking outrage among many who hold the Islamic Republic directly responsible for his death. In
The autumn breeze rustles through maple trees, scattering golden leaves across the park bench where Armita Abbasi sits. She rolls down her socks in Munich park to reveal tattoos that span her feet. Her fingers
The Iranian state has said that it plans to open a treatment clinic for women who defy the mandatory hijab laws that require women to cover their heads in public. The opening of a “hijab removal treatment ...
Iran's judiciary issued death sentences for six individuals accused of involvement in the killing of a Basij militia member during the nationwide protests that erupted in 2022. The charges against them remain contested
Iranian journalist and activist Kianoosh Sanjari took his own life in Tehran on Wednesday after pledging the previous day that he would kill himself if four political prisoners he named were not released. Sanjari’s
Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) presents a thorough analysis of the troubling state of executions in Iran during October 2024. This month witnessed a staggering total of 178 executions, marking it as the highest
Amidst escalating executions and oppressive policies, Iran’s rebellious youth continue to resist through bold acts targeting the regime’s symbols of power and repression. In a powerful show of defiance, young
Arezoo Khavari, a 16-year-old student residing in Shahr-e Rey, was reported to have died by suicide on November 3. According to her father, she took her own life due to the strictness and behavior of school staff
The arrest of a female student who undressed at the Islamic Azad University campus in Tehran has brought Iran’s strict dress code policies and controversial use of coercive psychiatric treatment back into the
Varisheh Moradi, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge Abolghasem Salavati on charges of “rebellion” (in the Iranian regime’s judicial terminology, this refers to
Members of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign from 25 prisons in Iran, in a statement marking the campaign’s 42nd week, warned that the Iranian regime’s judiciary has recently issued execution sentences
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