Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist, has described the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign by female prisoners as a "civil movement capable of expanding across Iran".
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the imminent risk of execution faced by two political prisoners following their transfer from Tehran’s Evin prison to Ghezel Hesar prison in Alborz province on Sunday.
The United States for the first time ever spared Iran criticism for its human rights record at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Friday.
President Donald Trump’s decision to pause all US foreign aid has left human rights activists concerned about its impact on Iran-related programs, with some saying the order could help Tehran further restrict its people’s access to information.
An Iranian official at United Nations on Friday denied that the country detains journalists or civil society figures, even as a rights group reported nearly 400 cases of judicial and security actions targeting journalists and media outlets last year.
Families of Iranian political prisoners executed in the 1980s have been barred from entering Khavaran Cemetery in Tehran for more than 11 months, they said in an open letter to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has raised alarm over the persecution of Christians in the country, calling it a matter of serious concern that requires immediate attention.
Iran’s judiciary announced that two female spectators have been arrested during a football match at Tehran's Azadi Stadium as the government's push to ban women from games continues.
Iran’s judiciary has filed a legal case against filmmaker Marzieh Boroumand and actor Reza Babak for shaking hands on stage at the state-run Fajr Film Festival, breaking the country's strict Islamic laws.
Iranian security forces are torturing a former political prisoner in a bid to extract a confession that he provided a gun used in the assassinations of two senior judges last month, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Mehdi Nasiri, a political activist and former editor of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, was arrested on Sunday in Mashhad.
Tehran's Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against political commentator Sadegh Zibakalam following a speech he delivered in Doha which has enraged the government.
The year 2025 began with festive fireworks and colorful lights around the globe. In Iran, it was marked by the execution of at least 19 individuals across the country, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR NGO).