💬A letter from Hasti Amiri, student activist and former ⁧#political_prisoner⁩, addressed to Ehsan Faridi, a student sentenced to death… Hello my distant classmate, ⁧#Ehsan_Faridi⁩, 💬I don’t know whether you prefer we speak to you in Persian or Turkish. Universities build high walls to make sure we never get to see each other, and that’s why I don’t know much about you. But forgive me for not knowing your mother tongue. Maybe when you are free, you can teach us Turkish. Dear

The 97th week of the “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign is being marked in 55 prisons nationwide, coinciding with the approach of December 7th—Student Day in Iran. Since 1953, this day has symbolized the university’s unwavering role as the beating heart of the struggle against dictatorship. In this context, the campaign commemorates all those who lost their lives in the pursuit of freedom, especially students who were forcibly disappeared, including Saeed Zeinali, who was

A prisoner identified as Omid Jahani, from Bahnamir in Babolsar, died on Saturday, November 29, 2025, inside Babol Prison. According to reports, Jahani—who was held on ordinary criminal charges—had long been experiencing severe psychological pressure and harsh prison conditions. Sources say that the absence of proper support services, mental-health assistance, and essential medical care contributed significantly to the deterioration of his condition. During a serious mental-h

Mehdi Sarani, a 42-year-old resident of Zabol, has been in detention for 10 days after being arrested by security forces, yet no information has been provided about his whereabouts or condition. This lack of information has caused growing concern among his family and relatives. Sarani was arrested on November 17 by agents of the Intelligence Department in Zabol. Following his arrest, security forces took him to his parents’ home, where they conducted a thorough search of the

Saadegh Sedaghat, a retired teacher and civil activist from Darab who had been held in temporary detention at Darab Prison since October 20, has been transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. According to his family, his case has been referred to the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, and he is accused of “acting against national security through forming groups on social media.” Sedaghat was previously arrested and imprisoned in 2022 during the teachers’ protests. #Saadegh_Sedaghat

According to informed sources, security forces raided the home of Asmer Hamidi, a young Kurdish artist and cultural activist from Maneh o Samalqan in North Khorasan Province, arresting her and transferring her to an unknown location. Sources report that no explanation was provided by security agencies following her arrest, and her Instagram account has also been taken down by security forces. #AsmerHamidi #Arrest #KurdishArtist #CulturalActivist #NorthKhorasan #HumanRights

According to informed sources, Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Prison, began a hunger and medication strike on November 23, 2025, in protest over what she describes as the “disappearance of her case file” and the lack of medical attention. Following the start of her protest, her phone contact with family has been cut off, and she has been transferred to the quarantine ward. Sources report increasing concern about her health, noting that she suffers from toxic

Reports indicate that the physical condition of Fatemeh Ziaei Azad, a political prisoner, has sharply worsened due to intensified MS symptoms and the lack of adequate medical care in Evin Prison. In recent weeks, she has been suffering from severe weakness, constant pain, and respiratory problems. According to informed sources, any delay in providing proper treatment could lead to irreversible consequences. Before being transferred to Evin, Ziaei spent 40 days in the NOPO det

Reports indicate that Vahid Beni-Amarian, a political prisoner sentenced to death, has been returned to Ghezel Hesar Prison for the fourth time in the past two months after being transferred to a hospital—again without receiving any medical care. According to informed sources, this practice is deliberate and systematic, used as a method of pressure and “white torture” through medical deprivation. These sources report that Beni-Amarian’s physical condition is poor and concerni

Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv and former world boxing champion, has written a letter urging authorities to stop the execution of Mohammad Javad Vafaee-Sani, a 30-year-old Iranian boxer and political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Vafaee-Sani was arrested following the November 2019 protests and later sentenced to death by the Mashhad Revolutionary Court. According to Klitschko, Vafaee-Sani has spent more than five years in prison, enduring torture and sol

A group of prisoners at Birjand Central Prison in South Khorasan Province have announced in a public message that they will join the “No to Execution Tuesdays” protest campaign starting Tuesday, November 25. They stated that, in solidarity with other prisons participating in this movement and in opposition to the issuance and implementation of death sentences, they will begin a hunger strike. With the addition of Birjand Prison, the number of prisons that have taken part in t

Iran Human Rights Center, Saturday, November 22, 2025 — Reports from Lakan Prison in Rasht indicate that the health of two political prisoners on death row, Manouchehr Fallah and Peyman Farah-Avar, has severely deteriorated. Both prisoners are suffering from growing unidentified tumors, intense pain, and significant weight loss, yet prison authorities continue to deny them transfer to specialized medical facilities. Families and informed sources have warned of an imminent and

It has been over two months since the arrest of Yalda Emam-Doust, a long-distance running champion, mother of two, and former political prisoner. She was detained in mid-August 2025 by security forces at her home in Isfahan and transferred to an undisclosed location. Despite persistent efforts by her family, no official information has been provided about her whereabouts or physical condition. Born in 1975 in Ilam and residing in Isfahan, Emam-Doust is a well-known figure in

Abbas Daghaghleh, a 22-year-old Ahwazi Arab rapper known by his stage name Rashash, was arrested by security forces in Ahvaz on Friday, October 10, 2025. According to local sources, officers raided his home, confiscating his phone and music recording equipment. Rashash is known for addressing issues such as poverty, ethnic discrimination, racism, and the systemic marginalization of the Arab population in Khuzestan through his lyrics. Following his arrest, all posts on his Ins

At the close of the 2025 Nobel Prize announcement week, 105 Nobel Laureates from five continents sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressing their solidarity with the people of Iran. In their letter, they stated: The people of Iran have rejected both the monarchical dictatorship and the religious tyranny, calling instead for a free and democratic republic. We condemn the escalating executions, repression, and grave human rights violations in Iran,

There was a time when Nelson Mandela symbolized years of imprisonment and steadfast resistance. Today in Iran, many brave souls have spent their lives behind bars — teachers of endurance and courage in the harshest conditions. We will not let their names fade beneath the dust of forgotten years. #SaeedMasouri #GholamhosseinKalbi #PoliticalPrisoners #Iran #Resistance #Freedom #HumanRights #OneStepToUprising #FreePoliticalPrisoners #IranPrisoners #VoicesOfResistance

Political prisoner Nima Shahi is facing the death penalty in Iran on charges of supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK). He is being punished solely for his beliefs and political affiliation. Let’s be his voice and speak out to save his life. #NimaShahi #StopExecutions #FreeNimaShahi #HumanRights #Iran #PoliticalPrisoner #NoToExecution #SaveNimaShahi #IranPrisoners #Freedom

The inhumane punishment of amputating four fingers from the right hand of Mohsen Ashiri, a Bakhtiari prisoner from Zazaran and resident of Isfahan, was carried out on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (8 Mehr 1404), at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. According to Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ashiri — also known as Mohsen Larazbakhsh Falavarjani, aged 37 — was arrested six years ago on charges of “theft” and sentenced by the Isfahan Criminal Court to six months in prison and am

Despite the return of some female prisoners from Qarchak to Evin Prison, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared remains held in Qarchak. The transfer back to Evin only applied to those who had been moved to Qarchak following the July 2 attack on Evin Prison during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. Women convicted of non-political offenses, as well as political prisoners who were already in Qarchak before the attack — including Akbari Monfared — continue to be held in

Amnesty International reports that over 1,000 people have been executed in Iran in 2025. The Iranian authorities are systematically using the death penalty to silence dissent — a cold and horrifying attack on the right to life. #Iran #AmnestyInternational #DeathPenalty #HumanRights #StopExecutions #RightToLife #NoToExecution #Freedom