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Young Inmate Tortured to Death North Iran Prison
A young inmate, Mohammad Dowji, 19, was tortured to death by prison guards in Amirabad Prison in Gorgan on November 18, 2020. He had been...
Dec 7, 2020


Fate of Vahid and Habib Afkari Unknown 60 Days After Execution of Navid
More than 60 days after the execution of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, his brothers Vahid and Habib Afkari are still detained...
Dec 7, 2020


Tehran University Student Activist Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
Student activist Soha Mortezaei was sentenced to six year in prison for holding a solitary sit-in outside Tehran University in protest to...
Dec 7, 2020


“Coronavirus will bring about death tsunami at prison,” political prisoners warn
A group of political prisoners of ward 8, Evin Prison, published a statement pointing to the re-spread of coronavirus in the country and...
Dec 7, 2020


Coronavirus Outbreak Among Political Prisoners in Tehran
At least 20 political prisoners detained in November 2019 protests have been infected with COVID-19 in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary....
Dec 7, 2020


Health of Political Prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna Deteriorating in Evin Prison
Reports say the health of political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna held at women’s ward of Evin Prison is deteriorating and the authorities...
Oct 28, 2020


Political Prisoner Set Fire to Himself in Front of Urmia Prison Authorities
A political prisoner set fire to himself in front of the prison’s deputy warden and observer judge. The incident happened on 18 October...
Oct 28, 2020


Iranian Judiciary Systematically Drugs Jailed Protesters
The Iranian Judiciary is enforcing drugs on young protesters detained in prisons to make them addicts, reports Iran Human Rights Monitor....
Oct 28, 2020


Covid-19 Positive Female Political Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment
A female political prisoner held ad Tabriz Prison has tested positive for Covid-19 disease. Masoumeh Senobari contracted the virus after...
Oct 28, 2020


Political Prisoner, Soheil Arabi, Held in Solitary for Exposing Prison Conditions
On September 18, Soheil Arabi was taken to an unknown location from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (GTP) where he was being held since...
Oct 28, 2020


Iranian Student Imprisoned for Protesting Downing of Ukrainian Plane
Mostafa Hashemizadeh, a student at Tehran University, has been sentenced to six years in prison and 74 lashes. Branch 26 of Tehran’s...
Oct 28, 2020


Iran Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for Sunni Political Prisoners
Branch 38 of the Iranian Supreme Court for a third time upheld the death sentences against seven Sunni political prisoners on September...
Oct 28, 2020


Innocent Wrestling Champion Navid Afkari Executed Amid World Outrage
Navid Afkari, 27 year old wrestling champion of Iran, was executed for participating in a protest against the Iranian regime. He was...
Sep 12, 2020


Navid Afkari: Open Letter - Torture, Forced Confession
Navid Afkari has been sentenced to double death penalties, 6.5 years in prison and 74 lashes. Twenty-seven and a wrestling champion,...
Sep 6, 2020


Save Wrestling Champion Navid Afkari From Execution
Extract from ncr-iran.org Mr Navid Afkari, Iranian wrestling champion, has been sentenced to double execution, 6.5 years’ imprisonment,...
Sep 6, 2020


Jailed Activist Starts Hunger Strike After Sudden Prison Transfer
Jailed human rights defender Behnam Mousivand, has started on a hunger strike following his abrupt transfer to Rajai Shahr Prison in...
Sep 6, 2020


2 Brothers Sentenced to Prison, 1 Sentenced To Death For Iran Protests
Navid Afkari Sangari, 27, has received two death sentences, six years and six months of prison, and 74 lashes for supposedly the murder...
Sep 6, 2020


Political Prisoner Arzhang Davoudi Held Incommunicado In Zahedan Prison
Political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi is detained in a quarantined solitary cell incommunicado in the Central Prison of Zahedan, isolated...
Sep 6, 2020


Women Political Prisoners in the Qarchak Prison Are In Catastrophic Conditions
The lives of women political prisoners in the notorious Qarchak Prison of Varamin are in danger. Not only their living and sanitary...
Aug 29, 2020


Survivors, Witnesses and Experts Renew Call For Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre
On 22nd August 2020, the National Council of Resistance of Iran hosted a virtual conference on what has been called the “worst crime of...
Aug 29, 2020
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