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Human Rights

Rights group condemns Iran over children’s NGO closure, founder's arrest

Rights group condemns Iran over children’s NGO closure, founder's arrest

A US-based rights group condemned Tehran for shutting down one of its oldest child welfare organizations and detaining its founder, calling it an assault on civil society as Iran faces worsening child labor and poverty.

Iran launches crackdown on leftist intellectuals with arrests, summonses

Iran launches crackdown on leftist intellectuals with arrests, summonses

Iranian security agents detained four and summoned two leftist intellectuals critical of state policies including two economists on Monday, according to local media reports.

Crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ at funeral of man who burned leader’s photo

Mourners in the western Iranian city of Aligoudarz chanted slogans against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday during the funeral of Omid Sarlak, a young man found dead hours after posting a video of himself burning the leader’s photo.

Young man found dead after posting video burning Khamenei's photo

A young man in Western Iran was found dead shortly after posting a video of himself burning a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in an incident police called suicide but social media users branded a state killing.

Iran’s October execution toll hits 20-year high, rights group says

Iran’s October execution toll hits 20-year high, rights group says

At least 241 prisoners were executed in Iran in October 2025 — a nearly 50% rise compared to the same month last year — marking the highest monthly toll in two decades, the Norway-based Hengaw human rights organization said on Saturday.

Iran military court clears three IRGC officers accused of killing civilians

Iran military court clears three IRGC officers accused of killing civilians

A military court in Iran's Hamedan has upheld a ruling that drops all charges against three Revolutionary Guard officers accused of killing two young men during a checkpoint incident in July, according to a document obtained by Iran International.

Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

An Iranian economics journalist whose work scrutinizing the country's free trade zones resulted in multiple judicial summonses has suffered a stroke, sources familiar with her health told Iran International.

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

Mark Kaufman, a German national detained in Iran in June on suspicion of espionage has been freed under conditional pardon, journalist Kambiz Ghafouri told Iran International.

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran set up by the United Nations said on Thursday that human rights were increasingly under attack following a June war with Israel and the United States.

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran said on Thursday that Israel likely violated international law in its military campaign in June while Tehran expanded repression after the conflict with hundreds of executions and new curbs on dissent.

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident

A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday sentenced two mobsters convicted of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York home to 25 years in prison.

Imprisoned dissident mocks Khamenei's advice to Trump on 'No Kings' rallies

Imprisoned dissident mocks Khamenei's advice to Trump on 'No Kings' rallies

Veteran political activist and prisoner Abolfazl Ghadyani published a letter from Tehran’s Evin Prison criticizing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's advice to Trump on how to deal with recent domestic protests.

Iran’s rape survivors face justice that feels like another assault - Shargh

Iran’s rape survivors face justice that feels like another assault - Shargh

In Iran, women seeking justice for rape face a system that reopens their wounds — forcing them to relive trauma in courts that offer punishment without protection, and laws with no room for mercy, a report by leading reformist newspaper Shargh said.

Young disabled girl sexually assaulted at Iran rehab center - daily

Young disabled girl sexually assaulted at Iran rehab center - daily

A seven-year-old disabled and orphaned girl named Dorsa was brutally sexually assaulted by the director of a rehabilitation center in Mazandaran province, leaving her with severe genital injuries, according to a report by Ham-Mihan newspaper.

Iran faces looming medicine shortages as UN sanctions strain drug supply chains

Iran faces looming medicine shortages as UN sanctions strain drug supply chains

A leading pharmaceutical industry figure warned that Iran faces inevitable production disruptions and severe drug shortages by March, as renewed UN sanctions under the snapback mechanism tighten access to foreign currency and strain supply chains.

Iran’s top court overturns death sentences for five Kurdish protesters

Iran’s top court overturns death sentences for five Kurdish protesters

Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned death sentences issued against five Kurdish men from Boukan who were arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in 2022, ordering a retrial in a local revolutionary court, according to rights organizations.

Iran sentences 67-year-old female political prisoner to death

Iran sentences 67-year-old female political prisoner to death

Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian political prisoner, has been sentenced to death by a revolutionary court on charges of collaboration with groups fighting the Islamic Republic, a US-based human rights group said on Saturday.

Khamenei's daily faults officials over 'lax' hijab enforcement

Khamenei's daily faults officials over 'lax' hijab enforcement

Iran’s hardline daily Kayhan, run by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s representative, blamed government bodies for lax enforcement of hijab rules and called for stronger promotion of compulsory veiling in a commentary published on Saturday.

Hundreds of Iranian activists denounce sharp rise in executions

Hundreds of Iranian activists denounce sharp rise in executions

Eight hundred Iranian activists including political prisoners on Friday condemned as a "tool of repression" a steep uptick in Tehran's use of the death penalty after rights groups reported 280 hangings in Iran in October alone.

Iranian laborer faces execution over firecracker outside local courthouse

Iranian laborer faces execution over firecracker outside local courthouse

Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Manouchehr Fallah, a 42-year-old laborer from northern Iran who now faces imminent execution for allegedly detonating a small sound bomb outside a local courthouse.

US court to sentence pair in Tehran-backed plot against Iran dissident

US court to sentence pair in Tehran-backed plot against Iran dissident

A US court will hold a sentencing hearing next week for two men convicted over an alleged Tehran-backed plot to kill Iranian dissident and journalist Masih Alinejad, she said on X on Thursday.

The hidden return of Iran’s morality police

The hidden return of Iran’s morality police

On paper, Iran’s law still mandates the compulsory hijab. But the streets tell a more complicated truth.