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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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Esmaeil Sanyar, a former political prisoner and long-time civil rights activist, has been arrested once again by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan, located in West Azerbaijan Province. According to …
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Iranian intelligence forces have arrested Semko Maroufi, a former Kurdish political prisoner and environmental activist, on June 30, 2025, in the city of Bukan. According to the Hengaw Organization for …
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Hazhar Soltani, a Kurdish man from Bukan, has been sentenced to six months in prison by Iran’s judiciary for charges of “propaganda against the state.” According to the Hengaw Human …
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Gelawej Mohammadi-Arshad, a Kurdish woman from Mahabad, was arrested on January 12, 2025, to serve a four-month sentence following her conviction in August 2024. She was summoned to the Court …