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

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

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

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

Human rights sources report that 17 supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) are currently under death...

Reports from Iran indicate that several female political and ideological prisoners who had been transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak...

Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal, stating that dozens of people in Iran — including Ehsan Faridi — are at risk of...

Ehsan Faridi, born 1382 (Iranian calendar), a student at the Faculty of Engineering in Tabriz, who had previously been sentenced to death...

More than 49 days have passed since the arrest of Ehsan and Ramin Rostami, two Kurdish cultural activists from Harsin and residents of...

As the world prepares to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty, reports from Iran reveal a shocking escalation in executions...