In a letter from Tehran's Evin Prison, jailed ‘reformist’ Mostafa Tajzadeh who had shunned the recent Iranian presidential elections, blamed the nation's economic and other crises on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's
Salahuddin Khalaj Asadi, a journalist in Iran's Markazi Province, has been sentenced to 40 lashes by the Appeals Court. The case against Khalaj Asadi was initiated following a complaint by Masoud Pirayesh, the
Iranian airport officials have confiscated actress Leyli Rashidi's passport and electronic devices upon her return to Iran. Tezham Borumand, Rashidi's mother, revealed in an Instagram post that her daughter's passport
An Iranian prison has blocked a Kurdish journalist and political prisoner from communicating with her family for the past two weeks. Pakhshan Azizi, who is currently held in Tehran's Evin Prison on charges of "rebellion
Six Christians from a minority community in Iran just received sentences totaling 40 years behind bars. One believer who received a 15-year sentence stands accused of “threatening national security” and “propaganda
Police in Iran shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the capital of Tehran, Iranian media reported Tuesday, after female employees there apparently refused to wear the mandatory headscarf, or hijab, in an act
Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurdish border couriers, known in Kurdish and Farsi as Kulbars, transporting goods between Iran and Iraq over rugged terrain, Human
UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman says due to systemic issues within Iran's judicial system, a change in presidency is unlikely to improve the country's human rights situation. "There are certain systemic issues
In a highly criticized and contested presidential election, Masoud Pezeshkian has been declared the winner, sparking significant concerns over internet censorship in Iran. This election, widely regarded as a sham
After almost 800 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison, the now-free Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus recalled the darkest moments throughout his imprisonment and how he survived them. Released in mid-June, Floderus
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported that Jasim Haseli, a professional Muay Thai and kickboxing champion, has been missing for a week after being released from interrogation by the Intelligence Organisation
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