Political prisoners

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...

On December 25, 2024, Saeed Masouri, a political prisoner in Iran who has been incarcerated for over 25 years without...

Fatemeh Ziaei, also known as Houri Ziaei, a political prisoner in Iran, is reportedly in critical health due to multiple...

Mohammad Javad Vafaie Sani, a political prisoner sentenced to death, has been denied essential medical treatment, access to prison facilities,...

In early July 2024, Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht tried labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi on charges of...