Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Beheading of 17-year-old shocks Iran, renews debate about violence against women By Golnaz Esfandiari Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (08.02.2022) – https://bit.ly/3BcFjIs – After Sajjad Heydari beheaded his 17-year-old wife, Mona Heydari, he...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Special monthly news about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in January Baha’is Farhaam Saabet and Farzaan Ma`sumi begin 2-year prison terms Hrana / Sens Daily (26.01.2022) – https://cutt.ly/mOYKHRJ – On January 23, Farhaam Saabet and Farzaan Ma`sumi...
Human Rights in the World
Rights activist Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another eight years in prison Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies. Activists, Lawyers, Dissidents being kept behind Bars with continuous new convictions...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Convert begins four-year prison sentence for ‘spreading Christianity’ Article 18 (11.01.2022) – https://bit.ly/32fNEy0 – Christian convert Hadi (Moslem) Rahimi has begun serving his four-year prison sentence for “acting against national security” by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign Article 18 (14.01.2022) – https://bit.ly/3qFaloA – Iranian-speaking churches in the diaspora have added their voice to the call for Persian-speaking Christians to be given a place to worship....