Iran

An Iranian rapper and activist represented by Irish-born lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been released after 753 days in prison. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 in connection with his involvement in the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests which erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini

Imprisoned women's rights activists in Iran are at risk of being sentenced to death after a surge in executions since the election of new president Masoud Pezeshkian last month. At least 87 people were executed in July, with another 29 put to death on just one day this month.

The death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to truth and justice for a litany of crimes under international law committed during his time in the higher echelons of power, human rights campaigners have said. Raisi and Iranian foreign affairs minister Hossein

Officials in Iran have arrested a prominent lawyer at the funeral of a teenage girl who died during an incident on the Tehran metro involving the country's morality police. Human right defender Nasrin Sotoudeh was taken in by authorities during the burial of 17-year-old Armita Garavand.

Iranian authorities are harassing and intimidating the families of those killed by security forces during the nationwide protests which followed Mahsa Amini's death in police custody as the anniversary of the unrest approaches, Amnesty International has said. A new 42-page report, Iran: Harassment o

Iran is to execute a 35-year-old mentally ill man on charges including apostasy and “insulting holy things”. Javad Rouhi, a law graduate, is accused of burning the Quran as part of the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Human rights campaigners have called for the release of lawyer Mohammad Najafi, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2018 on multiple convictions for his defence of basic civil and political liberties. Lawyers for Lawyers, an independent and non-political Netherlands-based foundation and the Center

Alleged atrocities carried out by the Iranian authorities three years ago should be investigated by the United Nations following hearings in London, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has said. On 15 November 2019, following a sudden spike in fuel prices, peace

The sentencing of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes in a new case against her has been described by Amnesty International as an outrageous injustice. The sentence, reported on her husband Reza Khanda

The Iranian authorities carried out a "shameless" campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International. The organization has today revealed new figures showing the extent of the Iranian authorities’ repre