ifmat - Iran chess players withdraw from matches against Israel

Iran chess players withdraw from matches against Israel

Two Iranian chess champions have refused to play against Israelis on the 2019 World Youth and Junior Chess Championships. Hundreds of athletes from all over the world are participating in the tournaments this month in Mumbai and ...
ifmat - Iranian authorities cuts off mans fingers for theft

Iranian authorities cuts off man’s fingers for theft

The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was "an abhorrent form of torture". Iranian officials said the man was found guilty of 28 cases of theft.
ifmat - Iran regime continues to execute children

Iran regime continues to execute children

Javaid Rehman says 7 minors were put to death last year and 2 so far this year; killings come despite human rights law prohibiting the death penalty for anyone under the age of 18
ifmat - Five female activist tried in Revolutionary Courts

Five female activist tried in Revolutionary Courts

The trial of five female activists who signed a letter calling for Khamenei’s resignation and an abolition of the Khomeinist regime, was held in in the Revolutionary Court on Monday, October 21st
ifmat - Another mother denied visits with children under Evin Prison director

Another mother denied visits with children under Evin Prison director

Following additional restrictions imposed on political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison by its newly appointed Director Gholamreza Ziaei, Maryam Akbari-Monfared’s visits with her family members have been canceled, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has ...