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UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Investigation into Iranian Regime Atrocity Crimes and Genocide
Read more: UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Investigation into Iranian Regime Atrocity Crimes and Genocide30th July 2024 – Professor Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran has issued his final damning report about the Iranian Regime’s “Atrocity Crimes and Genocide” before the end of his tenure. In this report which he dedicates “to the victims of ‘Atrocity Crimes’, their families and their…
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UN Plans Memorial for “Butcher of Tehran”
Read more: UN Plans Memorial for “Butcher of Tehran”29th May 2024 – The United Nations has announced it plans to hold a memorial service on the occasion of the death of Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Iranian regime. Dennis Francis, President of the UN General Assembly wrote a letter to Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, requesting that a memorial be held to “pay…
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Reports from UN Bodies and Amnesty International about Situation of Human Rights in Iran
Read more: Reports from UN Bodies and Amnesty International about Situation of Human Rights in IranThe month of March saw several reports published about the situation of human rights in Iran from different organisations, in efforts to expose the Iranian regime’s crimes and hold them accountable. Professor Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights violations in Iran, called for international investigations into the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and…
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Conference in UK Parliament – Support Iranian People’s Struggle for Human Rights and Justice
Read more: Conference in UK Parliament – Support Iranian People’s Struggle for Human Rights and Justice12 December 2023 – A conference was held at the UK House of Lords entitled “Support Iranian People’s Struggle for Human Rights and Justice.” The conference featured members of both houses of the UK Parliament, jurists, and human rights activists who addressed the conference. They included Lord Alton of Liverpool, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness…
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Political Prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Read more: Political Prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison17th January 2024 – The father of Ali Younesi, Mir Yousef Younesi has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran after more than a year of temporary detention. His son Ali Younesi is student and political prisoner currently serving a 16 year sentence. The Ministry of Intelligence had accused…
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Unjust Arrests and Imprisonment of Women in Iran
Read more: Unjust Arrests and Imprisonment of Women in Iran17th January 2024 – The clerical regime continues to arrest and imprison freedom-loving rights activists, sentencing them to unjust prison sentences and heavy fines to fill the regime’s pockets. In recent weeks, women have been subject to unjust incarcerations and cruel punishments.
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Swedish Court of Appeal Upholds Life Imprisonment Sentence for Hamid Nouri
Read more: Swedish Court of Appeal Upholds Life Imprisonment Sentence for Hamid Nouri19th December 2023 – The Swedish Court of Appeals ruled to uphold the sentence of life imprisonment given to Hamid Nouri who was one of the perptrators of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. Hamid Nouri is a former deputy in the judicial system of the Iranian regime. He was arrested in…
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Young Woman Taken to Psychiatry Hospital after being Beaten by Security Forces for Improper Veiling
Read more: Young Woman Taken to Psychiatry Hospital after being Beaten by Security Forces for Improper Veiling23 October 2023 – Roya Zakeri,a young woman from Tabriz, was brutalized by security forces on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for not covering her hair. A viral video clip of Ms. Zakeri showed her sitting on the ground and crying out slogans against the mullahs’ supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. For this reason, security forces beat her…
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2 Female Journalists Sentenced to Total of 25 Years in Prison
Read more: 2 Female Journalists Sentenced to Total of 25 Years in Prison23 October 2023 – Journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi have been imprisoned for more than one year for reporting the truth behind the killing in custody of Mahsa Amini. They spent some months in the notorious Qarchak Prison and were relocated to Evin Prison on May 1, 2023. Niloufar Hamedi was sentenced to 13 years and Elaheh Mohammadi…
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Iran’s Fragile Stability Hinges on Sixteen-Year-Old Armita’s Situation
Read more: Iran’s Fragile Stability Hinges on Sixteen-Year-Old Armita’s Situation1/10/2023-According to reports published on social and state media, a 16-year-old girl went unconscious and fell into a coma due to the injuries she suffered as a result of being shoved by the guidance patrol agents in a Tehran metro train. This high school student, named Armita Geravand, was attacked on Sunday, October 1, 2023, while she…