Posts Tagged: Iran Human Rights
Iran’s President Cancels UN Trip Amid Lawsuit Demanding Arrest Over ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has canceled a planned trip to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the United Nations Global Refugee Forum amid international outcry over the...
Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Iran's jailed women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government...
Mother of Iranian Girl in Coma After Hijab Beating Arrested by Regime Security Forces
The mother of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten by the Iranian regime's morality police for wearing her hijab, or head scarf, inappropriately has...
Iran Blocks Mahsa Amini’s Family From Commemorating Anniversary of Her Death
i24 News - Iranian authorities on Saturday reportedly prevented the family of Mahsa Amini from conducting a commemorative ceremony on the first anniversary of her...
Iran’s State-Sponsored Misogyny: A Regime Built on Brutal Violence Against Women
The Islamic regime in Iran is notorious not only for its systematic discrimination against women and other gender minorities, but also for using brutal violence...
Iran: Enemy of the World and Its Own People
As an Iranian-American and as a Jewish woman, it pains me to see the land where my family lived for thousands of years act as...
Iran’s Human Rights Violations Are Indescribable
The Iranian government continues to commit human rights violations and crimes against humanity, in its effort to strike terror into the heart of its people. Iran’s...
Iranian Protesters Defy Crackdown with Nationwide Demonstrations
Protesters across Iran defied a nearly month-long crackdown on Saturday, activists said, chanting in the streets and in universities against the country's clerical leaders in...
Iranian Regime Arrests At Least 22 Protestors Amid Unrest Over Young Woman’s Death in Police Custody
The governor of Tehran has accused protesters of attacking police and destroying public property during demonstrations ignited by the death of a young woman while...
The ‘Diplomatic Option’ Ignores Iran’s Crimes Against Children
As the international community continues to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran, world leaders must ask if the diplomatic option is viable when dealing...
Persecution in Iran: the Baha’i Faith and False Charges of Heresy
For the past month, there has been an uptick in news stories about members of the Baha’i faith in Iran being arrested on a number...
Iran’s ‘Death Corridor’ Is Open for Business
JNS.org – Iran thrust its way back into the news cycle last week as US President Joe Biden embarked on a four-day tour of the...
State Department Report on Iranian Rights Abuses Is ‘Indictment’ Against Tehran Regime, Says Advocacy Group
An advocacy group dedicated to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons called on the US administration to consider a new government report on human rights...
At Least 280 People Executed in Iran in 2021, UN Expert Says
i24 News – Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on Iran. Presenting a...
