The US State Department’s Persian-language account on X criticized Iranian authorities over the detention of guests at a private birthday gathering in Tehran and the in-absentia sentencing of award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced one year in prison for alleged propaganda against the Islamic Republic, his lawyer said on X, as his latest film may be up for an international feature Oscar.
A state body in Iran tasked with purveying Islamic values concealed the conviction of a senior official for raping and sexually assaulting his young daughters, a source in the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) told Iran International.
Tehran's crackdowns on media persist despite the state’s mounting political and economic troubles, with bans of various forms imposed on those who drifts beyond acceptable bounds.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning the systematic persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community and urging EU governments to impose sanctions on officials involved in rights abuses.
Canada told Iran International on Thursday it does not automatically reject Iranian men’s permanent residency applications solely for compulsory IRGC service, after a conscript said he was ruled inadmissible for his involuntary service.
A 70-year-old American-Iranian mother has been detained in Iran for two months, the State Department confirmed to Iran International, with her political dissident son saying the move aimed to silence him.
At least 110 women were killed in Iran between November 2024 and November 2025, a US-based human rights group said in a report marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
A group of prisoners in Iran alleged that a coordinated network trafficking narcotics and other illicit goods has operated for years across multiple detention facilities, according to a report they released on Sunday.
The US State Department called the death of political prisoner Farzad Khoshboresh an example of Islamic Republic abuses, saying that the establishment is suppressing dissent with violence instead of addressing public needs.
The Association of Iranian Studies Committee on Academic Freedom on Friday urged top Tehran’s officials to drop charges against five independent scholars, calling it a politically motivated move.
An Iranian–American woman is being held in incommunicado detention in Tehran after her arrest upon arrival at Imam Khomeini Airport in September, according to Norway-based rights group Hengaw.
The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning Iran’s human rights record, in a move praised by the UN rapporteur on rights on the country.