In 2020, Iran executed at least 267 prisoners, including at least four juvenile offenders and nine women, a new report by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and...
31 Mar 2021
Execution
Mohammad Hossein Rezaee, who got arrested for murder during a group fight in 2007 when he was a 16-year-old minor and received a death sentence, was...
31 Dec 2020
The European Union and major rights human rights groups have condemned the execution of Rouhollah Zam, an Iranian dissident journalist.
13 Dec 2020
Rouhollah Zam, journalist and the admin of the dissident Telegram channel Amad News was executed early Saturday. According to his wife, Zam was lured...
12 Dec 2020
The wife of an Iranian-Swedish dual citizen facing imminent execution in Iran says her husband is a victim of Iran’s relations with Europe.
25 Nov 2020
At a virtual appearance at Council on Foreign Relations, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed that the...
21 Sep 2020
Eyewitnesses have told Iran International that a 27-year old wrestling champion arrested during anti-government protests, might have died under...
14 Sep 2020
The execution of Navid Afkari has led to international reactions from political and human rights figures. Many international sports bodies have also...
13 Sep 2020
A global union representing 85,000 athletes on Tuesday called for Iran's expulsion from world sport if it executes champion wrestler Navid Afkari...
09 Sep 2020
Iranians living in Iran and abroad launched an extensive Twitter campaign September 1 to force the Islamic Republic to rescind the death sentence of...
02 Sep 2020