Multiple arrests of members of the Baha’i community took place in Iran over the past week. In Shiraz, Hayedeh Forootan and her son Mehran Mosalanejad were detained last Thursday ...
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Ruhollah Ghaderi Barmi – Involved In
Double the risk for Iranian Kurdish Journalists
The sentencing this month of two journalists in Iran’s Kurdish region underscores the pressures for the region’s media.
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Growing Anger At Iranian Officials As Protests Spread
Analysts say economic desperation and growing frustration in Iranian society have led to angry demonstrations around the country that began with people protesting water shortages in the southwestern province ...
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Iran’s punishment for journalists – Flogging
Mohammad-Hossein Sodagar is one of many activists and journalists to have been flogged in recent years. A judge sentenced Sodagar, who was born in 1989 and is a resident ...
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Summary of Human Rights Violations in Iran – April 2021
The following is a roundup of the human rights situation in Iran for the month of April 2021, based on information from activists and state media, collated by Iran ...
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Families of Austrians jailed in Iran call on their government to do more to secure their release
The families of two Austrian citizens currently imprisoned in Iran have written an open letter to the Austrian foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg demanding he does more to try and ...
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