International court of justice orders US to lift new Iran sanctions
International court of justice orders US to lift new Iran sanctions
Execution of Kurdish child bride in Iran imminent, Amnesty International warns
Execution of Kurdish child bride in Iran imminent, Amnesty International warns
Kurdish child bride in Iran imminent, Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International has alerted that a 24-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman will be executed despite mounting global pressure to save her life.
‘What Iran hides, Israel will find’: Full text of Netanyahu’s UN speech
‘What Iran hides, Israel will find’: Full text of Netanyahu’s UN speech
‘What Iran hides, Israel will find’: Full text of Netanyahu’s UN speech
Premier exposes new Iranian ‘atomic warehouse,’ calls on IAEA to inspect it, slams Europeans for ‘coddling’ Tehran, and says Israel knows where Hezbollah hides its missiles.
US Warns Iran, Moves Diplomatic Personnel in Iraq
US Warns Iran, Moves Diplomatic Personnel in Iraq
US Warns Iran, Moves Diplomatic Personnel in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Sept. 25, 2018.
Iran Should Immediately Free Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi on Medical Grounds
Iran Should Immediately Free Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi on Medical Grounds
Arash Sadeghi on Medical Grounds
Iranian authorities should immediately free political prisoner Arash Sadeghi so he can receive medical care for serious health issues that require urgent and sustained care, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE to Respect Its ‘Red Lines’
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE to Respect Its ‘Red Lines’
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE to Respect Its ‘Red Lines’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) told Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Friday to respect Tehran’s “red lines” or face retaliation, as the United States and its Gulf allies increase pressure on Tehran to curb its regional influence.
Iran Sentences Three People to Death for Graft as Sanctions Bite
Iran Sentences Three People to Death for Graft as Sanctions Bite
Iran Sentences Three People to Death for Graft as Sanctions Bite
Iran sentenced three people to death for corruption on Sunday, in the strongest warning yet to officials and merchants not to exploit the country’s financial troubles as the next round of U.S. sanctions loom.
Fourth Women’s Rights Activist Arrested in Iran in Less Than a Month
Fourth Women’s Rights Activist Arrested in Iran in Less Than a Month
Fourth Women’s Rights Activist Arrested in Iran in Less Than a Month
Women’s rights advocate Maryam Azad was arrested by security agents at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on September 25, 2018, after boarding a plane scheduled to fly to Istanbul, a source close to the family informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
Saudi Arabia and Iran execute more than 350 people in six months
Saudi Arabia and Iran execute more than 350 people in six months
Saudi Arabia and Iran execute more than 350 people in six months
‘Executions are never the answer to stopping crime, especially when they result from a flawed justice system that ignores torture allegations’.
Families of Iran’s Detained Environmentalists Urge Supreme Leader
Families of Iran’s Detained Environmentalists Urge Supreme Leader to Release Their Loved Ones
Families of Iran’s Detained Environmentalists Urge Supreme Leader to Release Their Loved Ones
The families of environmentalists who have been detained for nearly eight months in Iran on unsubstantiated accusations of espionage have sent a letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei calling for the detainees to be released.
“We beseech you to immediately order the release of our loved ones and pave the way for a fair judicial process with access to legal counsel,” said the letter, a copy of which was sent to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on September 18, 2018.
“We are wholeheartedly certain that our children have not committed the slightest wrongdoing, let alone the terrible crimes they have been accused of,” said the families.
Eight former and current staff members of the Persian Heritage Wildlife Foundation (PHWF) have been detained in Iran’s Evin Prison since being arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since late January 2018: Sam Rajabi, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz (also holds American citizenship), Amir Hossein Khaleghi, Taher Ghadirian, Houman Jowkar, Sepideh Kashani and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.
The PHWF’s chairman, 63-year old Iranian-Canadian sociology professor Kavous Seyed-Emami, died under suspicious circumstances on February 9 while he was being held in Evin Prison for interrogations.
Judicial officials claimed Seyed-Emami had committed “suicide” before there was an autopsy.
Opposition-run websites have reported that the environmentalists were arrested for opposing the state’s building of missile sites on environmentally sensitive land in Iran.
In August 2018, the families sent a letter to the heads of the country’s three branches of state calling for the environmentalists to be allowed access to counsel and for their freedom.
The detainees have not had access to lawyers and been denied regular visitation and contact with the outside world while being held for long periods in solitary confinement.
“Your Excellency is well aware of the hardships associated with solitary confinement, the pressures from lack of contact with relatives for long periods and various difficulties and illnesses caused by the prison environment,” the families said in their letter to Khamenei.
“All of our detained loved ones are among the best and brightest activists and experts in the field of environmentalism. For love of nature and their country, they have sacrificed their youth without any material gain to protect the environment within the framework of the law.”
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