Imprisoned rights activist Narges Mohammadi’s medical illnesses have reached a critical stage and require immediate attention, her husband Taghi Rahmani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Aug 11
Three Hanged in Public in Karaj
Three people found guilty of rape were executed in public in the Golshahr neighborhood of the Iranian city of Karaj on July 29, 2015, the Young Journalists Club, affiliated with the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported. The individuals were not identified by name.
Aug 01
Omid Dabaghchi Mokri Transferred to Prison of Mahabad
Omid Dabaghchi Mokri, Mahabadi citizen, was transferred to the prison of Mahabad after 2 and half months that there was no news about him.
Jul 30
Iran: As EU officials visit Tehran, juvenile offenders are facing execution
FIDH and its Iranian member organisations Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) and the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) denounce the fact that European diplomats flocking to Iran, including German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, have chosen to ignore human rights, including the ongoing and imminent illegal execution of several juvenile offenders.
Jul 29
Iran’s State Media Launches Yet Another Attack on U.N. Special Rapporteur
Ever desperate to discredit the work and person of UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, news agencies in Iran run by the Judiciary have made a new round of allegations against the UN official that have been completely unsubstantiated by any independent source.
Jul 20
Iran: Absence of human rights from the negotiating table is a political mistake
In light of the expected nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran, FIDH remains deeply troubled that the negotiations have failed to include any mention of human rights.
Jul 12
Parliamentary Bills Further Threaten Autonomy of Legal Profession in Iran
In an escalating war of words that reflects the long-running conflict between the Judiciary and lawyers over the legal profession’s independence in Iran, the Iranian Bar Association Union’s president, Bahman Keshavarz, reiterated in an interview with the official ISNA news service on June 21 that the Union does not operate under the auspices of the Judiciary and that it is a private institution.
Jul 10
The Observatory strongly condemns ongoing judicial harassment of Ms. Nargess Mohammadi
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), expresses its grave concerns regarding the pressures exerted on the arbitrarily imprisoned human rights defender Ms. Nargess Mohammadi in Iran.
Jul 09
Citizens Angry the Government Backs Away from Supporting Women’s Attendance at Sport Stadiums
Rouhani’s Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi, has come under increasingly direct criticism by Iranian citizens after her flip-flops—and now backing away—from her earlier support for women’s attendance at sports events in Iran.
Jul 06
Increase in arrests highlights continuing persecution of Baha is in Iran
GENEVA — The arrest last week of five Baha’is in Tehran signals a rising tide of detainments and imprisonments of Baha’is in Iran in recent months. Continue reading
