Two political prisoners, Ali Motiri and Javid Dehghan Khold, were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) on January 28 and 30, 2021. United...
U4I Statement on the Recent Executions of Balochi Political Prisoners in Iran
At least seven Balochi political prisoners were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) between December 26, 2020 and January 3, 2021. United...
United for Iran’s Statement on the Execution of Ruhollah Zam
Dissident Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam was executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) on 12 December 2020. United for Iran emphatically...
Our Statement on the Death Sentence of Ruhollah Zam
This week, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against Ruhollah Zam, dissident journalist and founder of Amad News, who was arrested in...
OUR STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF MR. NAVID AFKARI
Two days ago, son, brother, and athlete Navid Afkari was hastily and secretly killed by the Iranian judiciary in Adelabad prison in Shiraz without a...
Hidden Faces Stories
Originally published on Medium's Iran Prison Atlas Blog Executions of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are once again on the rise in...
Iranian Authorities Must Suspend Death Sentences of November 2019 Protesters
7/10/2020 Update: According to Iran Prison Atlas, Hossein Taj, Babak Paknia and Mostafa Nili, the lawyers representing the three prisoners sentenced...
7 things you need to know about human rights in Iran
Iranian citizens face injustice every day. Here are seven of the most major human rights violations you should know about. 1) Systematic crackdown...
World Day 2018: Death penalty; the Kurds in Iran are the main victims of execution according to the United Nations
The Kurds constitute the main victim of Iran’s machine of executions according to the United Nations. Only in the three latest months of July,...
New mobile apps are shaping Iran’s civil society
Iranian rights activists are creating hi-tech solutions to promote civil liberties, despite frequent internet shutdowns. A popular uprising took...