Iran: First public hanging in two years amid growing wave of executions
On Saturday, July 23, Iranian authorities hanged political prisoner Iman Sabzikar in public in Shiraz. This is the first public hanging...
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- Sep 7
- 3 min
Iran: several dozen executed in one month alone, 28 in one week
The mullahs’ regime ruling Iran has been severely escalating the number of executions across the country as 71 were hanged through the...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
UN Experts Call on Iran to Account for 1988 Massacre of Dissidents
The United Nations made public the communication sent by seven UN Special Rapporteurs on September 3, 2020, to the Iranian authorities...
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
FAC Publishes Report On Iran Policy Including Recomendations by Anglo-Iranian Political Prisoners
The UK's Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) has published its report named "No Prosperity without jusice: the UK's relationship with Iran"....
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmad Reza Jalali Faces Imminent Execution
The wife of Iranian-Swedish medical doctor Ahmad Reza Jalali who has been sentenced to death in Iran for alleged espionage said her...
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
“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
- 2 min
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....
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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...
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
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 6, 2020
- 5 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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...
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 2 min
Peaceful Protester Sentenced To Prison, Lashes, And Exile
Civil activist and journalist, Mohammad Nourizad, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison, 148 lashes and one year of exile in Tabas, by...
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
Detained Activist Sheds Light On Evin Prison Conditions During Coronavirus
Alireza Farshi Dizjikan, an Azeri activist detained in Evin Prison, wrote an open letter to the legal deputy of Evin prison to attend to...
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
Human Rights Lawyer Health Deteriorating In Prison
Imprisoned Human Rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been transferred to the clinic at Evin Prison after her health deteriorated on her...
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Political Prisoners Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Ward 8 Of Evin Prison
Activist teacher Esmail Abdi, labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh, lawyer Amir Salar Davoudi, Majid Azarpay, Fereydoun Ahmadi and Saeed...
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Kurdish Political Prisoner In Iran, Heydar Ghorbani, At Risk Of Imminent Execution
On 5th August 2020, Branch 27 of Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani, a member of the...
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Iran Executes Political Prisoner - Mostafa Salehi - Arrested in 2017 Nationwide Protests
Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was arrested in Isfahan, central Iran, for participating in the nationwide December 2017 protests in...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus Death Toll in 347 Cities Exceeds 75,900
As of 24th July 2020, the number of Coronavirus fatalities in 347 cities across Iran had passed 75,900. The number of victims in Tehran...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 2 min
32nd Year Anniversary Of The 1988 Massacre of 30,000 Political Prisoners In Iran
On 19th July 2020, day 2 of the Free Iran Global Summit, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a conference on the 32nd...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
Iran Responds to "Stop Executions" Social Media Campaign
Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the Iranian regime’s Judiciary, was forced to cease the execution of three young protesters due to the Iranian...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
Iran Executes Several Prisoners in July
Two Kurdish prisoners were executed by the Iranian regime in the central prison of Urmia on Tuesday on the trumped up charge of waging...
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Free Iran Global Summit 2020 - Online Participants From 30,000 Locations!
Members of the Anglo-Iranian Political Prisoners, and over 1000 renowned politicians and participants from 30,000 different locations in...
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
Young Iranian Protester Sentenced to Death
Hossein Reyhani, a young protester who was arrested in the November 2019 uprising in Iran, has been charged with "enmity against God" and...
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
Seven Activists Sentenced To Prison On Trumped-up Charges
Seven Iranian political activists have been sentenced to prison on trumped-up charges by Judge Seyyed Ali Mazloum of Branch 29 of the...
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
Political Prisoner, Siamak Moghimi, Attempts Suicide After Immense Torture
On 4th July 2020, Siamak Moghimi attempted suicide by slitting his wrists. His cellmates found him lying in a pool of blood in the...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
Female Political Prisoner, Atena Daemi, Sentenced To 2 Additional Years In Prison
Atena Daemi, who has been imprisoned since 2016 on a seven-year sentence has now been sentenced to a further 2 additional years and 74...
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
NGO Report - Iran Executed 22 people In June, Including Political Prisoners
A Non-Governmental Organisation, named Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) reported in June 2020 that Iran “saw tighter clampdown on...
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Iran Sentences Three Young Peaceful Protesters To Death
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentences against three young men who were arrested during 2019 protests. The international...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Political Prisoner Hedayat Abdollahpoor Executed By Firing Squad
An official death certificate has confirmed that political prisoner Hedayat Abdollahpoor, who was detained in 2016 for "rebellion", has...
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Upcoming Event: July 17th 2020 - Free Iran Global Summit With International Figures
On 17th July 2020, an international global summit will take place online to discuss the human rights violations in Iran, including...
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
UN Extends Mandate On Human Rights In Iran Due To Increase Of Violations
UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran On 22nd June 2020, due to the Iranian regime's...
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Female Political Prisoners in Dire Condition at Qarchak Prison
According to latest reports received, Forough Taghipour, a political prisoner, has contracted coronavirus in prison and is deprived of...
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
Thousands Join Online Conference To Commemorate Day of Martyrs And Political Prisoners
On 20th June, from 2,000 locations across the globe, an online virtual conference was held by the Iranian opposition group, the National...
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Iranian Student Has Contracted Coronavirus in Evin Prison
On 12th June 2020, Ali Younesi's brother stated that Ali has contracted coronavirus while in solitary confinement. Ali Younesi, a top...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Lawyer and Political Prisoner Violently Taken to Qarchak prison
Lawyer and political prisoner Soheila Hejab was violently taken to the notorious Qarchak Prison after an appeals court session. Ms Hejab...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
Fear of Uprising: Iran’s Regime Arrest Students and Families with Political Ties
Iran regime has started a new wave of arrests of students, families with previous political ties, and potential supporters of the PMOI...