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Iran Human Rights
Political Prisoners Attacked in Iran’s Qarchak Prison
By Jubin Katiraie
Two female political prisoners in Qarchak Prison were attacked on Monday by hired goons brandishing boiling water.
Forough Taghipour and Parastoo Mo’ini, who...
Iran General News
Tehran Efforts to Defend Navid Afkari’s Execution in a Ridiculous Manner
By Jubin Katiraie
Many facts about the execution of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari indicate the authorities' decision to execute him was due to the...
Iran Human Rights
Iran Destroys Mass Graves of Political Prisoners to Hide Evidence
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian government has recently destroyed a mass grave in Ahvaz, where many victims of the 1988 massacre were buried, and plan...
Iran Human Rights
Iran Issues More Execution Sentences
By Jubin Katiraie
On September 10, following the inhuman death sentences against peaceful protesters detained in August 2018 and November 2019, Branch 38 of the...
Iran Human Rights
Tehran is Defiant in the Face of Pressure over Wrestler’s Death Sentence
By Pooya Stone
On Thursday, Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, expressed “extreme concern” over the case of Navid Afkari. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld...
Iran Human Rights
The Unforgivable 1988 Massacre in Iran
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in July 1988 ordering the execution of imprisoned opponents, including those who had...
Iran Human Rights
Iran: Human Rights Situation for August 2020
By Jubin Katiraie
The human rights situation in Iran continues to concern international human rights organizations. During the month of August, there has been additional...
Iran Human Rights
New Report by Javaid Rehman: Iran’s IRGC, Basij, and Police Opened Deadly Fire on Protesters
By Pooya Stone
A new report by Javaid Rahman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, reveals other dimensions...
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Iranian Infected with Hep A after Drinking Water Mixed with Sewage
Many Iranians in Khuzestan province have contracted Hepatitis A after drinking water contaminated with sewage due to recent floods...
Why Iran Does Not Purchase Covid-19 Vaccines
In Iran, media outlets controlled by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei try to justify the government’s refusal to purchase...
The Ayatollahs Devastate Iran’s Car Manufacturing Industry
Upon releasing their latest model, called ‘Tara’, in late December, Iran’s largest car manufacturing company, Iran Khodro (IKCO), came...
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U.N. publishes report on Iran arms trade with Syria
Reuters: A U.N. Security Council committee has published a...
Iran sets up new base near disputed islands
AP: Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a new naval...