May 2016
Amnesty International: Displacement of Over One Million Afghans Inside Afghanistan
Amnesty International reports that the number of internally displaced Afghans has doubled to 1.2 million due to ongoing conflicts. The organization highlights the dire living…
Tehran Prosecutor Calls Three Artists to Serve Prison Sentences
Three Iranian artists, Mehdi Rajabian, Youssef Emadi, and Hossein Rajabian, have been summoned to serve prison sentences for charges related to their artistic activities. Amnesty…
Omid Kokabi Granted Medical Leave on 500 Million Toman Bail
Omid Kokabi, a physicist imprisoned in Iran, has been granted a two-week medical leave on bail due to advanced kidney cancer, which resulted in the…
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 60,000 People Killed in State Prisons
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that 60,000 individuals have died in Syrian state prisons due to torture and poor conditions since 2011. This…
US Representative at the UN Protests Narges Mohammadi's Prison Sentence
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian human rights activist, has had her prison sentence extended to 10 years following a controversial court ruling. US Representative Samantha…
UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls for the Release of Narges Mohammadi
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian human rights activist, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, prompting the UN Human Rights Commissioner to call for…
14 Human Rights Organizations Call for Medical Attention for Afshin Sohrabzadeh
Fourteen human rights organizations have called for immediate medical attention for Afshin Sohrabzadeh, a 23-year-old political prisoner suffering from cancer, who is currently in critical…
Amnesty International: The Return of Omid Kokabi to Prison Puts His Life at Risk
Amnesty International has raised concerns about the health risks faced by physicist Omid Kokabi, who is in prison and requires urgent medical care after losing…
Human Rights Watch: The Trial of Espionage Suspects for Iran in Saudi Arabia is a Mockery of Justice
Human Rights Watch has condemned the trial of 32 individuals accused of espionage in Saudi Arabia, labeling it a 'mockery of justice.' The trial is…
Larijani: The Avalanche of Executions Calls into Question Retribution
Mohammad Javad Larijani criticized the high number of executions in Iran, particularly for drug offenses, suggesting it undermines the principle of retribution. He called for…
Amnesty International Calls for Halt to Alireza Tajiki's Death Sentence
Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the death sentence of Alireza Tajiki, a 19-year-old who was only 15 at the time of…
The Second Eye of an Acid Attack Suspect in Iran is Set to be Retributed
Mojtaba Sahli, a 31-year-old man, is set to have his second eye blinded as retribution for an acid attack that left a taxi driver blind.…
Atna Farghadani, Cartoonist, Released from Prison
Atna Farghadani, an Iranian cartoonist and children's rights activist, was released from prison after her sentence was reduced from 12 years to 18 months. Her…