Iranian political executions
Jailed blogger writes in solidarity with Sotoudeh
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has issued a letter of solidarity for Nasrin Sotoudeh, the jailed Iranian lawyer who is on a hunger strike in protest of her mistreatment in prison. » read more
Rights group speaks up for Iranian-Arabs on death row
Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to stop the execution of Arab activists within its borders, announcing that five activists are currently in danger of imminent execution. » read more
Officials confirm execution of political prisoners
The Ahwaz intelligence office has officially announced the execution of four Iranian-Arab political prisoners to their families, a local source reports. » read more
Two Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death
The Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish political prisoners in Mahabad. » read more
Iran Supreme Court approves death sentence for political prisoner
Iran’s Supreme Court has approved the execution sentence for political prisoner Habibollah Latifi, the Campaign to End Capital Punishment in Iran reports. » read more
Rights group wants execution of Iranian political prisoner halted
Human Rights Watch wants the Iranian judiciary to commute the death sentence of Shirkooh Moarefi and call off his execution. » read more
PJAK claims responsibility for military attack in western Iran
The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) has claimed responsibility for the recent military attack near the western Iranian city of Marivon. » read more
Iranian-Kurd prisoner in imminent danger of execution
According to various reports Shirkou Moarefi, an Iranian-Kurd political prisoner, will be executed on May 1. » read more
Four years in jail for Iranian human rights activist
Kaveh Ghassemi Kermanshahi, an Iranian journalist and human rights activist, has been given a confirmed sentence of four years in prison by the Iranian judiciary. » read more
Iran approves more death sentences
Iranian judiciary has confirmed the execution sentence for Zanyar Moradi, the Kurdish political prisoners accused of murdering the son of Marivon Friday Mass Imam. » read more














