News : Human rights

By INU Staff

INU- 38 year old Arash Sadeghi, who has been serving a 15 year prison sentence for political activities since June of 2016, has been suffering with medical problems in Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj, near Tehran.

By Mahmoud Hakamian

On Wednesday, the Fair Observer published an article commenting upon the ongoing cycle of anti-government protests and government crackdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The piece notes that Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s research and advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa, has referred to the year 2018 as a “year of shame,” because of the Iranian regime’s brutal repression of dissent in the wake of a nationwide uprising that brought attention to worsening economic hardship and Tehran’s apparent disregard for the basic needs of the Iranian people.

By INU Staff

INU- Iran is violating international standards regarding fair trials in the case of eight detained environmentalists accused of spying and the relevant authorities must open an impartial and transparent investigation into the allegations of torture raised by the defendants, according to Human Rights Watch.

By INU Staff

INU- Every month, the Iranian Human Rights Monitor releases its report into human right violations in the Gulf State and often it contains some of the most gruesome abuses that you could imagine. The January 2019 report is no different, with executions, corporal punishment, and denial of basic human rights throughout. Be aware that this makes for unpleasant, troubling, and frightening reading.

By INU Staff

INU- In the North Khorasan Province, in northeastern Iran, five people were flogged, according to Chief Justice, Asdollah Jafari, who said that the “offenders” had been sentenced for negligence. The five flogging victims were administrators in the North Khorasan Medical Sciences University. The Chief Justice added that the flogging sentences had already been carried out.

By Edward Carney

It remains unclear what, if any, charges have actually been filed against the American, who reportedly traveled to Iran to visit a woman with whom he had maintained a long-distance relationship, and whom he visited in the country on two previous occasions. In cases of political imprisonment or the reflexive arrest of dual and foreign nationals, Iranian authorities frequently retain people in custody without charge for long periods of time, subjecting them to interrogation and sometimes torture as they attempt to manufacture a case or elicit a false confession.