Human Rights in the World
A court confirms life sentence for Iran ex-prison official France24 (19.12.2023) – Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the conviction of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents. The...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Sakharov Prize and Nobel Peace Prize for 2 Iranian Women Mahsa Amini Protest (Wikimedia) HRWF (12.12.2023) – Two Iranian women, Mahsa Amini and Narges Mohammadi, are being honored this year because they fight for women’s rights in their country, the one for the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly digest October Christians Islamic Republic delegation quizzed by UN experts on compliance with international law Article 18 (14.10.2023) – Iran’s violations of the rights of religious minorities, including...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Christians Iranian-Armenian pastor begins 10-year sentence for his ‘disturbing’ teachings Article 18 (18.09.2023) – As Iran’s president was flying to New York this morning, an Iranian-Armenian pastor was handing himself in to prison in Tehran to begin a...