June 28, 2026; Following months of arbitrary detention, three Kurdish youths from Piranshahr—identified as “Ezzeddin Pas-o-Pish,” “Shahram Pas-o-Pish,” and “Sabah Bivareh”—were temporarily released after posting a heavy bail of 2 billion…
As hostilities give way to diplomacy and governments across the world begin repositioning their relationships with the Islamic Republic of Iran, we express our profound concern that the human rights crisis facing the people of Iran is once…
June 26, 2026; Coinciding with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has identified Iran as one of the worst and highest-risk countries globally regarding torture, emphasizing…
June 27, 2026; Following 100 days of arbitrary detention and months of complete lack of information regarding his fate, “Jalal Alavi,” a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, has been temporarily released after posting a staggering bail of 10.5…
June 25, 2026; Nine days after the arbitrary detention of “Saman Zandepil,” a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad who holds academic degrees, there is still no information regarding his fate and whereabouts. Since his arrest, he has been deprived…
June 25, 2026; Eleven days after a violent night raid by Intelligence Department security forces on the home of Masoud Khalili—a civil activist and former political detainee in Bukan—and the seizure of his personal belongings and property,…
June 25, 2026; Soheila Hejab Bidsoorkhi, a former political prisoner and one of the detainees of the December 2025 protests who has been held in Kachoui Prison in Karaj for over five months, was recently tried in a brief, minutes-long…
June 24, 2026; While the Central Bank's media outlet had announced the resolution of banking disruptions, particularly in Bank Melli, Bank Saderat, and Bank Tejarat by the end of June 22, 2026, and Fars News Agency also wrote on June 23,…
June 23, 2026; Golelah Vatandoost, a practicing attorney, women's rights activist, a detainee of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" revolutionary uprising, and a Kurdish citizen from Marivan, will spend the remainder of her sentence under the…
June 21, 2026; In the continuation of the wave of arbitrary and violent arrests, “Mehdi Karimi,” a young Kurdish citizen from Malekshahi in Ilam province, was violently arrested, and his coerced confessions were broadcast for two days by…
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