“I swear to God I am unemployed; don’t shoot. I’m here only to demand my rights!” In a 30-second video circulating on social media, a young resident of impoverished K... Read more
A 60-year-old Iranian citizen has been charged in Sweden with suspected war crimes committed in Iran in 1988 when around 5,000 political prisoners were executed on government orders, Stockho... Read more
As protests by Iran’s Arab Ahwaz minority reach their fifth day and claim the lives of at least three protesters, the response by the international community remains limited. Prote... Read more
Iranian police opened fire late Sunday night amid protests against water shortages in southwestern Iran, a video showed, the latest unrest after days of demonstrations that have seen at leas... Read more
On Wednesday, July 14, the U.S. Justice Department charged four Iranians for an abduction plot against Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, also known as... Read more
Iran’s supreme leader promoted a hardline cleric to serve as head of the judiciary on Thursday, amid international calls for investigations into allegations of abuses. Gholamhossein Mohseni... Read more
A member of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, Majid Tafreshi, has defended his country’s use of the death penalty against minors, saying it does not constitute a human rights... Read more
Activists: Faisal Al-Qaifi, head of the European organizations allied for peace in Yemen, stressed that the Iranian regime is a rogue totalitarian regime that does not respect international... Read more
In a statement to the 47th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said a report presented to the Secret... Read more
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, will be the next president of Iran following his win in an uncompetitive election that most of the country sat ou... Read more
