Mehran Dastoornejad released on bail after weeks in detention

Amnesty International reported that judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje’i said on 22 July that people he accused of cooperating with Israel faced severe punishments, including the death...

Amnesty International documented Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions in attacks on Israel and said their use in populated areas violated international humanitarian law. The finding underscores...

Amnesty International cited the Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s report that authorities had arrested at least 330 people from Iran’s Kurdish minority by 24 July. The figure was reported in the...

Amnesty International reported that the rights organization Article 18 had documented the arrest of at least 54 Christians since 24 June. The account situates these arrests within official accusations...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reported that Noyan Hejazi and Leva Samimi, arrested in Mazandaran province on 25 June and 7 July respectively, were released on bail on 3 August. The...

Human Rights Watch reported that prisoners transferred from Fashafouyeh to Evin on 8 August were ill-treated. After prisoners protested the separation and transfer of death-row detainees, sources told...

Human Rights Watch reported that authorities moved at least five men sentenced to death from Fashafouyeh to Ghezel Hesar prison on 8 August, prompting concern that executions could be imminent. The...

Amnesty International reported that police spokesperson Saeed Montazer Al-Mahdi announced on 12 August that around 21,000 people had been arrested since the hostilities. The arrest campaign included...

Human Rights Watch reported that at least 62 women political prisoners were transferred from Evin to Qarchak after the June 23 attack, including a toddler with an imprisoned mother. It documented...

Human Rights Watch said Iranian authorities refused to disclose the fate and whereabouts of some detainees held in security and intelligence sections associated with Evin. Families and lawyers made...