Iran News
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Rising Gasoline Prices Unemployed 60,000 Iranian Fishermen
Iran newspaper reported in a news story about the direct unemployment of 60,000 fishermen due to increased gasoline prices and…
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Five-Year Prison Sentence of Labor Day Detainee Upheld by Appeals Court
The five-year prison sentence of Hasan Saeedi, one of the detainees arrested on International Workers’ Day and a member of…
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Widespread Arrests Continue in Iran; A Civil Activist Residing in Isfahan Detained
Informal reports on social media indicate the detention of Nasser Hameti, a civil activist and psychiatrist residing in Isfahan. Many…
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Three Iranian Writers Sentenced to 15 and a Half Years in Prison
Branch 36 of Tehran’s Court of Appeals sentenced three Iranian writers to 15 and a half years in prison. Reza…
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Political Prisoners Protest Against Beatings of Narges Mohammadi
A number of political prisoners in a letter addressed to the officials of the judiciary condemned the treatment of political…
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Larijani Removed from Judiciary Human Rights Headquarters; Bagheri Kani Appointed
Ali Bagheri Kani has been appointed as secretary of the Judiciary’s Human Rights Headquarters replacing Javad Larijani by an order…
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Loan Requests for Child Marriage ’90 Times Higher’ in Iran
Reports indicate that alongside increases in marriage loan amounts in Iran, the number of applicants for these loans to marry…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network: Three Detained Male Students Subjected to Sexual Harassment During Protests
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network has reported sexual harassment of detained teenagers in Marivan during the protests of the last…
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