“On 25 April 2022, a Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced university students Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi to 16 years in prison on spurious national security charges after a grossly unfair trial. Their convictions were based on “confessions” which both … Continued
Amnesty Internation confirmed the Iranian authorities used a guillotine machine to amputate the fingers of a man convicted of theft on 27 July 2022. Reported by AI, “Pouya Torabi, who is in his late thirties, was transferred on an … Continued
Amnesty International reported: “The Iranian authorities have embarked on an execution spree, killing at least 251 people between 1 January and 30 June 2022, according to research by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre for Human Rights in Iran and Amnesty International. … Continued
“Azerbaijani Turkic human rights defender Alireza Farshi DizajYekan is arbitrarily detained in Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary for advocating for mother tongue rights, posting online about imprisoned activists and other peaceful activities. The Iranian authorities are denying him access to the … Continued