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UN expands Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate to address human rights crisis
Read more: UN expands Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate to address human rights crisisFollowing the adoption of a significant resolution at the UN Human Rights Council—which not only renewed but also expanded the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, originally established in November 2022 during nationwide protests—Sara Hashash, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, responded. She said, “The renewal of both…
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Urgent Appeal against Forced Transfer of Five Death Row Political Prisoners to Qezel-Hesar
Read more: Urgent Appeal against Forced Transfer of Five Death Row Political Prisoners to Qezel-HesarOn Wednesday, 16 April 2025, Heydatollah Farzadi, the head of Evin Prison, announced that five political prisoners are to be transferred to Qezel-Hesar Prison by the end of the day. The prisoners — Vahid Bani Amerian, Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar, Babak Alipour, SeyedPouya Ghobadi, Mohammad Taghavi — have all been sentenced to death. The transfer order…
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Iran: Authorities must halt gruesome plan to amputate fingers of tortured prisoners within days
Read more: Iran: Authorities must halt gruesome plan to amputate fingers of tortured prisoners within days20th April 2025 – The Iranian authorities are preparing to inflict the cruel and irreversible punishment of finger amputation against three prisoners as early as 11 April, following their torture-tainted convictions in unfair trials, Amnesty International warned. The organization is calling on the international community to urgently press the Iranian authorities to end this spectacle of brutality.…
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Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Political Prisoners
Read more: Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Political Prisoners4th Feb 2025 – Amnesty International has issued an ‘Urgent Action’ to stop the imminent execution of two Iranian political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, who were sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial. The Supreme Court of Iran’s regime recently rejected their request for a judicial review, paving the way for…
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British Committee for Iran Freedom Statement: Call to End Executions in Iran
Read more: British Committee for Iran Freedom Statement: Call to End Executions in IranIn their statement, 250 cross-party signatories denounce the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a means to target dissidents and detained demonstrators. They emphasise that these executions are politically motivated, intended to suppress dissent and deter future uprisings through fear and intimidation. The signatories draw attention to the regime’s longstanding record of crimes…
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68 Prisoners of Conscience Call for Immediate Reversal of 3 Death Sentences in Iran
Read more: 68 Prisoners of Conscience Call for Immediate Reversal of 3 Death Sentences in Iran11th January 2025 – A group of Political Prisoners has issued an open letter urging international organizations and institutions to use their full capacity to take effective action to halt the execution of three political prisoners: Pakhshan Azizi, Mehdi Hassani, and Behrouz Ehsani, currently held in Evin Prison in Tehran. This came after the Iranian…
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Calls Grow for Immediate Release of Maryam Akbari Monfared from Iranian Prison
Read more: Calls Grow for Immediate Release of Maryam Akbari Monfared from Iranian PrisonA collective of intellectuals, human rights defenders, and women’s rights activists, including notable figures like Elisabeth Badinter, Ingrid Betancourt, and Laurence Tubiana, call for the immediate release of Maryam Akbari Monfared, Iran’s longest serving female political prisoner, Maryam Akbari Monfared, French Le Monde reports on Sunday, 24 November. Maryam was recently transferred to Qarchak Prison,…
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Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared’s Prison Sentence Extended
Read more: Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared’s Prison Sentence Extended14th Oct 2024 – Iran’s longest serving female political prisoner, Maryam Akbari Monfared, has had her prison sentence extended once again, after 15 years imprisonment. Background: Maryam Akbari Monfared was born on December 14, 1975, and is the mother of three daughters. She is one of the most resistant female political prisoners who has chosen…
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5 Female Activists Sentenced to over 20 years in Prison
Read more: 5 Female Activists Sentenced to over 20 years in Prison19th August 2024 – Five female activists from Gilan Province, located in northern Iran along the Caspian Sea, have been sentenced to a total of 20 years and 7 months in prison by the Iranian judiciary. The activists—(L-R) Nina Golestani, Negin Edalatkhah, Anahita Hejazi, Rozita Rajaei, and Anahita Doostdar —were involved in media and environmental…
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Arezou Badri left Paralysed after being Shot by Security Forces over Mandatory Hijab Laws
Read more: Arezou Badri left Paralysed after being Shot by Security Forces over Mandatory Hijab Laws19th August 2024 – Arezou Badri, a 31-year-old mother of two, was shot by Iranian security forces due to non-compliance with mandatory hijab. She is currently in critical condition at Valiasr Hospital in Tehran, where she recently underwent a second surgery on Thursday, August 15, 2024. On July 22nd, Badri, who is a mother of…