Human rights

UN Committee Protests Continued Human Rights Violations by the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Tuesday, November 13, condemning the continued violations of human rights…

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Athena Daemi; Returned from the operating room for refusing to wear handcuffs and restraints

Today, Atena Daemi, a civil activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, was taken to Imam Khomeini Hospital for gallbladder surgery based on a previous appointment.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Human rights situation in Iran is worrying

Zeid Ra'ad Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called Iran one of the countries of concern in terms of respect for human rights.

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Iranian Human Rights Organization: 239 executions in the past six months

The Norway-based Iranian Human Rights Organization announced last week that 239 people in Iran have been…

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Participants in a peaceful rally in Qala Babak were arrested and beaten

An informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that law enforcement forces arrested more than ten Turkish activists on July 29th…

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Amnesty International expresses concern over the "disappearance" of five Kurdish citizens

Amnesty International issued a statement criticizing the "disappearance of Kurdish citizens" and "retaliatory attacks on their families" and...

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Hassan Rouhani: International criticism of Iran's human rights is an excuse

While international organizations criticize the Islamic Republic of Iran's performance in violating human rights, President Hassan Rouhani...

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Iranian Human Rights Organization: 239 people were executed in Iranian prisons in the past six months

A human rights organization announced that 239 executions were carried out in Iran in the first six months of 2017,…

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