We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on your government to address the continuing crisis of impunity for serious human rights violations committed by the Iranian authorities during the November…
abaneditorSeptember 8, 2020
The New York Times: DUBAI — Iranian state television aired a video on Saturday in which a champion wrestler facing two death sentences appeared to confess to killing a water…
tehranSeptember 5, 2020
While many are dying from COVID-19, the Iranian regime is still trying to execute those arrested in the November protests. But people are speaking up. Open Democracy: Three young men…
tehranJuly 31, 2020
The Arab Daily News: Human Rights Activists Call for UN Human Rights Body to Intervene and Urge Iran to Suspend Death Sentences Issued to November Protesters After the recent prison…
tehranJuly 16, 2020
RUDAW: ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal to save the life of a Syrian Kurdish man imprisoned and allegedly tortured in Iran by intelligence agents.…
tehranJuly 1, 2020
We, the undersigned, express serious concern with the recent prison and death sentences for Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi imposed after grossly unfair trials which include allegations of…
tehranJune 29, 2020
Radio Farda: In a joint statement on Wednesday, Justice for Iran (JFI) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) called on Iran to stop using so-called "confessions" and airing…
tehranJune 27, 2020
Al Arabia: Iran’s state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), aired more than 860 forced confessions and defamatory content between 2009 and 2019, a report said on Thursday.…
tehranJune 27, 2020
The Sun Daily: Iran must end the “forced confessions” of prisoners broadcast on state-owned television, two rights groups said Thursday, arguing it amounted to torture and the perpetrators should risk…
tehranJune 27, 2020