Rights

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

New York: The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and ill-treatment by security forces. more

Blasphemy: Iranian govt executes two people

The Iran government hanged two people on Monday who were earlier sentenced to death due to blasphemy.

Iran protests on Amini's death: Second execution carried out

Tehran: Iran has carried out the second execution related to the anti-government protests which has hit the nation for the past several months.

Iran: UN rights experts condemn protestor’s execution, raise alarm over detained artists

New York: More than a dozen UN-appointed independentâ€¯human rights experts on Thursday condemned the execution of a 23-year-old Iranian artist convicted for taking part in protests, ...

UN experts decry Iran’s reported plan to execute Iranian-Swedish academic

New York: Iran must halt any planned execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who has not been given a fair trial and was forced to confess under torture, two experts advi ...

UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran’s execution of child offenders

New York : The UN’s human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Gov ...

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