Archive: In News

From November 2019 to Khuzestan protests, lack of accountability is emblematic of Iran’s plague of impunity
By Skylar ThompsonPublished on Atlantic Council, IranSource November 9, 2021 Whether it is the imposition of self-serving fuel subsidies in

Iran sentences German human rights advocate to 10 years in prison over ‘propaganda’
By WION A German-Iranian woman was sentenced to jail on Wednesday for her role in “the management of an unlawful organisation

At least three people killed in protests over water shortages in Iran
By Ramin Mostaghim & Jonny HallamCNN At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in

Iran faces water bankruptcy; climate change or mismanagement?
By Lina KrugerInternational Observatory of Human Rights Extreme water shortages in Iran have led to protests that started in the

Deadly Repression of Khuzestan Protests: Hundreds Arrested; At Least 9 Deaths, Including a Child
By Human Rights Watch The rising death toll and mass arrests raise grave concerns about the Iranian authorities’ response to recent

COVID-19 weaponised against Iranian political prisoners: daughter of detainee
By Khazan JangizRudaw The daughter of a dual German-Iranian national held in Iran says COVID-19 is potentially being weaponised against

Interview with HRA’s executive director, Keyvan Rafiee regarding ‘Spreading Justice database’
On the occasion of the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for