The Iranian authorities must urgently stop the imminent execution of two long-time death row prisoners who were children at the time of their arrest, Amnesty International said today. One of […]

Amnesty International was represented in this case by François Larocque and Alyssa Tomkins. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? Zahra Kazemi was a photojournalist with dual Canadian-Iranian nationality. She was held in […]

In 2013 and 2014, Amnesty International advocated for prisoner of conscience Maryam Shafipour to be released from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. In March 2017, Maryam spoke with Amnesty International in […]

The Iranian authorities must immediately stop the execution of a man arrested for a crime committed while he was 17 years old, said Amnesty International, ahead of his scheduled execution […]

Released 09:00 GMT Wednesday 18 January 2017 Iran’s persistent use of cruel and inhuman punishments, including floggings, amputations and forced blinding over the past year, exposes the authorities’ utterly brutal […]

Released 05:01 GMT/ 00:01 EST Friday 13 January 2017 Iran should immediately halt the execution of 12 men convicted of drug offences, scheduled for 14 January in Karaj Central Prison, Human […]

The Iranian authorities must immediately transfer Arash Sadeghi, an imprisoned human rights defender who ended his 71-day hunger strike yesterday, to hospital so that he can receive the urgent specialized […]

Update January 3, 2017 Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee an Iranian writer and human rights activist who was imprisoned for writing a short story about stoning was released on bail today. Her […]

Join Amnesty International supporters around the world on International Human Rights Day for our global campaign Write for Rights, and call on Iran to free women human rights defender Narges […]

In response to the news of the violent arrest of women’s rights activist and anti-death penalty campaigner Atena Daemi today by Revolutionary Guards, Philip Luther Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy […]

By: Nazila Nik (Iran Coordination Team) I remember growing up in Iran in the 80s: revolution and war, the dramatic shift of political and social landscape, uncertainty and a sense […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada English Branch. Originally published in the Globe and Mail.  When Dr. Homa Hoodfar was arrested in Iran 100 days ago, the circumstances and […]