political prisoners

Simultaneously with the introduction of his new president's cabinet and the intensification of infighting among religious fascist factions, Ali Khamenei has accelerated the execution of prisoners to create an atmosphere of fear and terror...

The execution of this political prisoner in the early days of the clerical regime's new president underscores that execution and repression are central to the regime's survival

At the conclusion of his six-year mission, Professor Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, issued a detailed report declaring that the massacre of PMOI prisoners in 1981,...

During the 2022 uprising, IRGC guards assaulted teenage girls and blinded protesters using pellet guns. Nevertheless, the protesters courageously declared, “No fear! We have sacrificed our eyes for the cause of freedom.”

The NCRI says some 30,000 prisoners were killed in the massacres although Western rights groups say they cannot put precise numbers and can only say thousands were killed.

Raisi, once seen by some Iranian media outlets as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, flatly denied personal involvement in the 1988 killings while praising the decision to go ahead with...

We urge the United Nations, the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran to take urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners...

The Iranian Judiciary sentenced three women prisoners and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) to a total of 35 years in prison on February 17th.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: The case of the regime's crimes should be referred to the United Nations Security Council, and its leaders, especially Khamenei, Raisi, Eje’i, should face justice.