Political prisoners

Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal to halt the impending execution of six men in Iran, a case previously...

In the latest wave of restrictions against female political prisoners in Evin Prison, nine detainees, including Varisheh Moradi and Pakshan...

Mehran Gharebaghi, a political prisoner held at Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, has entered his sixth year of incarceration. Despite his...

Moghim Asgari, a 70-year-old political prisoner, is serving a 22-month sentence in Choubindar Prison, Qazvin, under dire conditions. His deteriorating...

Political prisoner Shahryar Baratynia, a human rights activist, poet, author, and translator from Yasuj, Iran, has faced relentless pressure from...

Authorities at Qarchak Prison in Varamin have denied the political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared in-person family visits, including her children....

In a forceful statement issued from Qezel-Hesar Prison, a group of political prisoners has condemned the Iranian governments increasing reliance...

The Iranian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, despite significant procedural flaws. Her...

In a troubling affirmation of its harsh measures against dissent, Iran’s judiciary has upheld the death sentences for political prisoners...

Peyman Farhangian, a poet, labor activist, and fisherman from Bandar-Kiashahr in Gilan Province, has been repeatedly arrested and subjected to...