human rights

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Authorities have arrested Eric Musoma, a Zimbabwean national, following a joint investigation into a major human trafficking, fraud, and money laundering network spanning Zimbabwe and the United …

At least ten lawyers in Iran’s Gilan Province have recently been summoned or arrested, reflecting a troubling new wave of pressure on the legal profession. Mohammad Saleh Noghrekār, a local …

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo was arrested at the airport on Thursday after being deported from the United States to face multiple criminal charges, …

BUKAN, IRAN — Hossein Mohammadi, a former Kurdish political prisoner from the village of Ali Kand near Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been arrested once again by Iranian authorities, according …

TEHRAN — Fatemeh Ziaei Azad, a 66-year-old former political prisoner and human rights activist in Tehran, was arrested on Thursday, August 7, 2025, by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. …

TEHRAN, IRAN — The Supreme Court of Iran has confirmed the death sentence of political prisoner Babak Shahbazi, who is currently held in Tehran’s Greater Prison. Shahbazi was convicted of …

Mohammad Darvish Narouei, 22, and Yasin Kebdani, 21—two Baloch men arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement—have been sentenced to death by the Zahedan Revolutionary Court. Alongside them, Benyamin Kouhkan, …

Danial Moghaddam, a dissident singer and activist, was arrested by security forces in Shiraz on Tuesday, July 29, and transferred to Greater Tehran Prison, according to HRANA, the Human Rights …

A prominent Protestant pastor in eastern China has been formally arrested for distributing sermon recordings, in what religious rights groups call part of a broader effort to suppress Christian expression. …

Behbahan, Iran – Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher and education Ph.D. holder, was arrested on July 29, 2025, by agents from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence unit. …