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Fatemeh Sepehri, a prominent political prisoner and outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was transferred from Vakilabad Prison to Shariati Hospital in Mashhad due to serious health concerns, including severe heart palpitations, chest pain, and low blood pressure, her brother

Reza Rezaei, a 30-year-old political prisoner with severe epilepsy and leg disabilities, was lashed 74 times on Wednesday in Evin Prison, fellow inmate Mehdi Mahmoudian reported. Following the flogging, Rezaei was placed in solitary confinement due to his injuries and denied

Arghavan Fallahi, a 24-year-old Tehran resident, has been held in Evin Prison since January 25, 2025, without formal charges or access to legal representation. Arrested in Parand Town and transferred to Ward 209—run by the Ministry of Intelligence—Fallahi remains in legal limbo,

Over the past four and a half months alone, at least 19 writers and poets have been arrested, summoned, or interrogated by Iranian authorities. One poet has been sentenced to death. 🔗 Read more: iranhumanrights.org/2025/05/iran-m…

Branch 8 of the Markazi Province Court of Appeals has upheld a four-month prison sentence and a one-year ban from practicing law for attorney Behnam Nezadi, based on politically motivated charges. The decision comes despite a Supreme Court order that had called for a retrial.

Iranian police fatally shot Vahid Mahmoudzehi, a 35-year-old Baluch father of two, without warning on May 20, 2025, in the city of Khash, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The Haalvsh news network reported that Mahmoudzehi was driving between the villages of Eslamabad and

The Coordinating Council of the Iranian Teachers' Union has raised alarm over the fate of labor rights activist Mehdi Farahi, who has not been heard from since his violent arrest during an International Workers' Day rally on May 1. Despite repeated visits by his family to

The death sentences of three Turkish prisoners from Miandoab—Naser Dehar, Qanbar Ghaffari, and Nouraldin Mohammadzadeh—were carried out in the early hours of Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Birjand Central Prison in South Khorasan Province. According to the Hengaw Organization, the

Iranian authorities have executed at least 14 prisoners, including three women, in the latest wave of executions that has seen over 470 people hanged so far in 2025. ❌ All these 14 hangings were for drug-related charges in clear violation of international law, which limits the

Pedram Madani, a 41-year-old father, was executed in Iran on Wednesday morning following a grossly unfair trial controlled by security agencies, during which he was denied access to a lawyer of his choice. He was accused of “espionage for Israel” and sentenced to death by a

Bahram Majdifard, a Kurdish resident of Rajan village in Urmia, northwestern Iran, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Branch 6 of the Urmia Revolutionary Court on political charges. Judge Najafzadeh sentenced Majdifard to 3 years and 4 months for “propaganda against the

Ten years ago, there were 50+ human rights lawyers in Iran courageously defending activists, political prisoners, women, and minorities. Today, fewer than a dozen remain. 🔴 Why? Because the Iranian government has relentlessly persecuted, imprisoned, disbarred, and silenced

Roya Sabet, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by Branch One of the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz on national security and religious charges. She received two 10-year sentences for alleged national security charges, as well as five years for "sectarian

“Chapters include heart-wrenching accounts of other women inmates’ past lives, and of their physical & psychological torture in prison, including coerced vaginal tests.” The New Yorker on Iranian political prisoner Sepideh Gholian’s powerful new book. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

Iran’s Execution Machine Is Running Every Day The Islamic Republic executed at least 157 people in May alone—the highest monthly toll this year, according to HRANA. This brings the country’s already staggering execution rate to new heights, as authorities continue killing

Amirhossein Moradi, a 25-year-old former political prisoner, has been arrested again by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence after a peaceful protest against the recent execution of political prisoner Mohsen Langarneshin. Moradi was detained on May 31, 2025, after staging a sit-in

Fahimeh Soltani, a law student at the University of Isfahan, was arrested on May 28 and transferred to Dolatabad Prison to begin serving a one-year sentence. She was convicted of charges including “encouraging war and bloodshed,” a ruling upheld by Iran’s appeals and supreme

A nationwide truck drivers’ strike in Iran has spread to at least 163 cities, making it one of the country’s largest labor protests in recent years. At least 40 drivers and supporters had been arrested as of June 3. Read our full press release: iranhumanrights.org/2025/06/irans-…

The Islamic Republic is increasingly targeting the children of political prisoners and human rights activists—using harassment, intimidation, and psychological abuse as tools to punish families for dissent, according to IranWire. From beatings in prison visitation rooms to

What is the price of being a human rights lawyer in Iran? 📄 Read our new fact sheet to learn more: iranhumanrights.org/fact-sheets-an…