427 results for 'iran'
Iran: New compulsory veiling law intensifies oppression of women and girls
Iranian authorities have adopted a new draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls, imposing the death penalty, flogging, prison terms and other severe penalties to […]
Iran: Kurdish activist faces execution after unfair trials
Verisheh Moradi, a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority, faces the death penalty after a deeply unfair trial in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. In November 2024, she was sentenced to death for […]
Iran: Mohammad Reza Azizi scheduled to be executed within days
Iranian authorities must stop the imminent scheduled execution of Mohammad Reza Azizi, a 21-year-old man, who was a 17-year-old child at the time of offence. Amnesty International has learned that […]
Iran: Kurdish activist faces death sentence
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist and humanitarian worker from Iran, is at risk of execution. A Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced her to death in July 2024 after an unfair […]
Iran: Women’s rights defender at risk of execution
Sharifeh Mohammadi, a human rights defender, is at risk of execution. A Revolutionary Court in Rasht, Gilan province, sentenced her to death in June 2024. This was solely for her […]
Iran: Two years after ‘Woman Life Freedom’ uprising, impunity for crimes reigns supreme
People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom" uprising.
Good News! Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye released from arbitrary detention
Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye received a presidential pardon on August 14, 2024. She was released from prison on August 16. Irangabiye had been serving a 10-year sentence after being charged […]
Protect the Protest in Bangladesh and Iran
In a world with increasing inequality and persisting discrimination, armed conflict, authoritarianism and crises of governance, as well as mounting global threats on livelihoods and the planet, protests are widespread […]
Iran: Swedish Iranian academic faces imminent execution
Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian academic, has been arbitrarily detained in Iran for over eight years. He is now at grave risk of execution, having exhausted all legal avenues to overturn […]
Iran: Risk of unjust protest-related executions
At least eight people in Iran face the death penalty for their involvement in the 2022 “Woman Life Freedom” uprising. Nine others have already been executed after unfair trials. Authorities […]
Iran: President Raisi’s death must not deny victims of his grim human rights legacy their right to accountability
The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to justice, truth and reparation for the litany of crimes under international law and human rights […]
Iran: Tortured dissident rapper risks execution
Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi faces execution after an Esfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death in April 2024. His sentencing relates solely to his involvement in the “Woman Life Freedom” […]
