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Human Rights

Activist urges unity among opposition groups of Iran, Russia, China

Activist urges unity among opposition groups of Iran, Russia, China

Defeating the authoritarian rule requires learning from democratic societies, dissident activist Masih Alinejad said on Saturday, calling for unity among the opposition groups of Iran, Russia and China against the three allied countries' dictatorships.

Reports of campus YouTube access renew fears of Iran ‘digital apartheid’

Reports of campus YouTube access renew fears of Iran ‘digital apartheid’

Reports that YouTube access had been restored for students at the University of Tehran while it remains blocked for the wider population, though denied swiftly by officials, triggered outrage among critics of Iran's censorship of the internet.

US raps Tajzadeh’s re-arrest, says Iran prioritizes repression over reform

The US State Department on Friday condemned Iran's arrest of leading political prisoner Mostafa Tajzadeh who was on a furlough to attend his brother's funeral, urging Tehran to focus on improving its people's lives.

Student sets himself on fire after Iran officials demolish family kiosk – rights group

A 20-year-old student set himself on fire in Ahvaz, in southwest Iran, after municipality workers demolished his family’s kiosk, Karun Human Rights Organization reported.

Detained economist had linked rise of Tehran ultra-hardliners to Khamenei

Detained economist had linked rise of Tehran ultra-hardliners to Khamenei

An Iranian economist detained this week had suggested that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei helped empower the country's ultra-hardliners, in remarks that quickly drew Tehran's ire and underscored a widening clampdown on critical voices.

UN experts urge Iran to halt executions of six political prisoners

UN experts urge Iran to halt executions of six political prisoners

UN human rights experts have urged Iran to halt the imminent executions of six political prisoners, citing allegations of torture, prolonged solitary confinement and unfair trials — claims Tehran denies.

UK returns Iranian migrant to France for second time

UK returns Iranian migrant to France for second time

An Iranian man who twice crossed the English Channel in a small boat has been returned to France again under the UK-France returns pact, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Wednesday.

US calls death of Iranian man who burned Khamenei photo suspicious

US calls death of Iranian man who burned Khamenei photo suspicious

The United States on Wednesday called the death by gunshot of a young Iranian man after he had filmed himself burning a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei suspicious and suggested the state was involved.

Iran hands 10-year sentence to man accused of spying for Israel

Iran hands 10-year sentence to man accused of spying for Israel

Iran has sentenced a man detained during a June war with Israel in the southwestern city of Ahvaz to 10 years in prison on charges of collaborating with Israel, the Karun Human Rights Organization reported on Tuesday.

Nobel laureate says Iran cannot reform itself, end of theocracy certain

Nobel laureate says Iran cannot reform itself, end of theocracy certain

Iranian activist and Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi said on Tuesday that there was no prospect for reforming the country's Islamic theocracy and its downfall was assured.

Rights group condemns Iran over children’s NGO closure, founder's arrest

Rights group condemns Iran over children’s NGO closure, founder's arrest

A US-based rights group condemned Tehran for shutting down one of its oldest child welfare organizations and detaining its founder, calling it an assault on civil society as Iran faces worsening child labor and poverty.

Iran launches crackdown on leftist intellectuals with arrests, summonses

Iran launches crackdown on leftist intellectuals with arrests, summonses

Iranian security agents detained four and summoned two leftist intellectuals critical of state policies including two economists on Monday, according to local media reports.

Crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ at funeral of man who burned leader’s photo

Crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ at funeral of man who burned leader’s photo

Mourners in the western Iranian city of Aligoudarz chanted slogans against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday during the funeral of Omid Sarlak, a young man found dead hours after posting a video of himself burning the leader’s photo.

Young man found dead after posting video burning Khamenei's photo

Young man found dead after posting video burning Khamenei's photo

A young man in Western Iran was found dead shortly after posting a video of himself burning a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in an incident police called suicide but social media users branded a state killing.

Iran’s October execution toll hits 20-year high, rights group says

Iran’s October execution toll hits 20-year high, rights group says

At least 241 prisoners were executed in Iran in October 2025 — a nearly 50% rise compared to the same month last year — marking the highest monthly toll in two decades, the Norway-based Hengaw human rights organization said on Saturday.

Iran military court clears three IRGC officers accused of killing civilians

Iran military court clears three IRGC officers accused of killing civilians

A military court in Iran's Hamedan has upheld a ruling that drops all charges against three Revolutionary Guard officers accused of killing two young men during a checkpoint incident in July, according to a document obtained by Iran International.

Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

Iranian journalist suffers stroke amid judicial summonses

An Iranian economics journalist whose work scrutinizing the country's free trade zones resulted in multiple judicial summonses has suffered a stroke, sources familiar with her health told Iran International.

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

Iran frees detained German citizen accused of spying - reporter

Mark Kaufman, a German national detained in Iran in June on suspicion of espionage has been freed under conditional pardon, journalist Kambiz Ghafouri told Iran International.

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

UN investigators warn of 'serious deterioration' of human rights in Iran

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran set up by the United Nations said on Thursday that human rights were increasingly under attack following a June war with Israel and the United States.

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

UN rapporteur on Iran rights raps Israeli attacks, post-war crackdown

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran said on Thursday that Israel likely violated international law in its military campaign in June while Tehran expanded repression after the conflict with hundreds of executions and new curbs on dissent.

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident

US court sentences two men to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident

A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday sentenced two mobsters convicted of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York home to 25 years in prison.

Imprisoned dissident mocks Khamenei's advice to Trump on 'No Kings' rallies

Imprisoned dissident mocks Khamenei's advice to Trump on 'No Kings' rallies

Veteran political activist and prisoner Abolfazl Ghadyani published a letter from Tehran’s Evin Prison criticizing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's advice to Trump on how to deal with recent domestic protests.