A Statistical Look at the Violations of Human Rights in Iran During the Past 12 Months – 1402 AH

HRANA – The year 1402 (April 14, 2023 – March 15, 2024) paints a vivid picture of the ongoing human rights violations in Iran. The persistent threats to freedom of thought and expression, the crackdown on peaceful protestors, increased pressures on ethnic and religious minorities, trials and harassment of human rights activists, executions of juveniles, […]

March 18, 2024
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Zeinab Khenyab Pour Faces Imprisonment and Fine for Photos Without Hijab
Freedom of Expression

Zeinab Khenyab Pour Faces Imprisonment and Fine for Photos Without Hijab

The Appellate Court in Khuzestan Province sentenced Zeinab Khenyab Pour, a resident of Behbahan, to four months in prison and paying a fine, for the publication of photos without hijab. Initially, Khenyab Pour was handed two years in prison by the Behbahan Criminal Court. In a separate legal development overseen by the Mahshahr Revolutionary Court, […]

March 8, 2024
Student Ehsan Faridi Arrested in Tabriz
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Student Ehsan Faridi Arrested in Tabriz

On March 8, 2024, security forces apprehended Ehsan Faridi, a student pursuing Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Tabriz, in Tabriz. He was transferred to an undisclosed location. The reasons for Faridi’s arrest, his whereabouts, and the charges against him remain unknown. The lack of transparency surrounding Faridi’s arrest is emblematic of a broader issue […]

March 11, 2024
Baha'i Anisa Fanaeian Receives Lengthy 16-Year Prison Sentence and Additional Penalties
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Baha’i Anisa Fanaeian Receives Lengthy 16-Year Prison Sentence and Additional Penalties

The Revolutionary Court of Semnan has issued a harsh sentence of 16 years in prison, coupled with additional penalties, for Baha’i citizen Anisa Fanaeian. Presiding over Branch 1 of the Semnan Revolutionary Court, Judge Ali Isari sentenced Fanaeian to ten years for “forming groups to act against national security.” In addition, she received a five-year […]

March 12, 2024
Political Detainee Saman Yasin Moved to Psychiatric Hospital
Freedom of Expression

Political Detainee Saman Yasin Moved to Psychiatric Hospital

Saman Seydi (Yasin), detained during the 2022 nationwide protests, was transferred from Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj to Aminabad Psychiatric Hospital on March 5, 2024. A source close to his family confirmed Seydi’s relocation to Aminabad Hospital. In a recent open letter addressed to the head of the Judiciary, Saman Yasin expressed his objection to […]

March 6, 2024
Student Ehsan Faridi Arrested in Tabriz
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Student Ehsan Faridi Arrested in Tabriz

On March 8, 2024, security forces apprehended Ehsan Faridi, a student pursuing Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Tabriz, in Tabriz. He was transferred to an undisclosed location. The reasons for Faridi’s arrest, his whereabouts, and the charges against him remain unknown. The lack of transparency surrounding Faridi’s arrest is emblematic of a broader issue […]

March 11, 2024
Five Transgender Individuals Arrested and Coerced into Confession
Freedom of Expression

Five Transgender Individuals Arrested and Coerced into Confession

In Tehran, five transgender citizens were arrested following a quarrel with a religious vigilante who targeted them for their attire. The footage of their coerced confession has recently been released by security-affiliated media. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Hamshahri, five transgender citizens were apprehended in the Afsariyeh district of […]

June 26, 2023
Teacher Union Activist Asghar Amirzadegan Receives One-Year Prison Sentence
Freedom of Expression

Teacher Union Activist Asghar Amirzadegan Receives One-Year Prison Sentence

The Revolutionary Court in Firuzabad, Fars province, has handed down a one-year prison sentence to teacher union activist Asghar Amirzadegan. He has been convicted of “spreading propaganda against the regime,” with the legal case initiated by the prosecutor of Firuzabad. Additionally, in a separate legal case, the Firuzabad Criminal Court sentenced him to pay a […]

March 11, 2024
Iranian-Swedish Saeed Azizi's Five-Year Prison Term Upheld on Political Charges
Freedom of Expression

Iranian-Swedish Saeed Azizi’s Five-Year Prison Term Upheld on Political Charges

The Appellate Court of Tehran has affirmed a five-year prison sentence for Iranian-Swedish citizen Saeed Azizi. Currently incarcerated in Evin Prison, Azizi was initially handed the five-year term for charges of “assembly and collusion against national security” by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, under the jurisdiction of Judge Iman Afshari. Azizi’s legal representative […]

March 18, 2024
Execution Carried Out in Qazvin Prison for Drug Conviction
Executions

Execution Carried Out in Qazvin Prison for Drug Conviction

As confirmed by Iran Human Rights Organizations, Qazvin Prison authorities proceeded with the execution of an inmate on March 14, 2024, for drug-related offenses. The individual, Behzad Biderang, 42 years old and a father of two, was hanged after being convicted of a drug-related crime two years prior. No official sources or domestic media outlets […]

March 14, 2024
Six-Month Sentence for Karim Esmaeilzadeh Upheld on Appeal
Ethnic Minorities

Six-Month Sentence for Karim Esmaeilzadeh Upheld on Appeal

The Appellate Court in East Azerbaijan Province has confirmed the six-month sentence for Azerbaijani-Turk activist Karim Esmaeilzadeh (Esmaeil-Zadeh). The original verdict, issued by the Tabriz Revolutionary Court, found Esmaeilzadeh guilty of “inciting people to violence on the Internet.” On August 16, 2023, security forces arrested Esmaeilzadeh as he entered a football stadium in Tabriz. He […]

March 12, 2024
At least Five Animal Rights Activists Arrested
Environment

At least Five Animal Rights Activists Arrested

Mehdi Fadaei, Hadi Behbahani, Mojtaba Rasouli, Mohammad Azizi and Milad Shaterani are among the animal rights activists arrested during the recent nationwide protests. These Animal rights activists were arrested earlier on 26th October, for unknown reasons in relation to the current nationwide protests. At the time of writing, there is no information on the charges […]

December 1, 2022
Rapper Emad Ghavidel Arrested
Cultural

Rapper Emad Ghavidel Arrested

On October 26, security forces arrested social rap singer Emad Ghavidel in Rasht, Gilan Province. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on October 26, rapper Emad Ghavidel was arrested at his workplace in Rasht. The reason for his arrest and whereabouts are still unknown. According to the latest available data gathered […]

October 28, 2022
On November 19, 2023, Hidi Yousefi Aghdam, 16, and Farzin Nabi, 14, were apprehended separately by security forces in Piranshahr and subsequently transported to undisclosed locations, according to Kurdpa.
Children

Security Forces Detain Two Minors in Piranshahr

On November 19, 2023, Hidi Yousefi Aghdam, 16, and Farzin Nabi, 14, were apprehended separately by security forces in Piranshahr and subsequently transported to undisclosed locations, according to Kurdpa. Yousefi Aghdam was taken into custody at his parent’s residence without the presentation of an arrest warrant. In Nabi’s case, the arrest occurred at his workplace, […]

November 21, 2023

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