News: Iran human rights

Written by Staff Writer on 22 November 2018.

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Iran is the world leader in terms of execution per capita and execution of juveniles, but especially frequent are the public hangings of political, ethnic and religious prisoners from a construction crane.

Recently, they have increased their execution rates in response to widespread domestic protests, international pressure and returning US sanctions, which all mean that the mullahs are losing control and facing an economic crisis, brought on by decades of mismanagement and corruption, which has seen the currency dropped 70% against the dollar and led to inflation.

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Written by Staff Writer on 16 November 2018.

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At least 12 teachers have been detained, while 30 more were summoned and interrogated, during the nationwide Iranian teachers’ strike that took place on this week.

On Thursday, November 15, the Teachers’ Trade Organizations’ Coordination Council published a statement on their Telegram account reporting the arrests.

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Written by Mohammad Sadat Khansari on 15 November 2018.

By Mohammad Sadat Khansari

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Iran to release information about the status of hundreds of individuals that are being held by the Iranian regime. These individuals are part of the Ahvazi Arab ethnic minority and have been denied access to lawyers. They have also been unable to contact their families.

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Written by Staff Writer on 06 November 2018.

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Human rights violations in Iran are commonplace and October was no exception. This article will cover the gruesome nature of human rights abuses in Iran throughout October, including executions, corporal punishment, and persecution of religious minorities, but this is only an overview. (For a more detailed report, click here.)

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Written by Staff Writer on 30 October 2018.

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Iran Human Rights Monitor has produced an in-depth report about the ghastly conditions of the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, where over 15,000 people are currently detained, including many peaceful activists, journalists, intellectuals and human rights lawyers.

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Written by Staff Writer on 27 October 2018.

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Javid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, presented his report to a UN panel in New York on Wednesday, with the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union in attendance, criticizing the increase in executions and suppressions inside Iran.

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