From behind bars, Iranian rapper and one of the country's most prominent activists Toomaj Salehi pleaded with fellow dissident Hossein Ronaghi to end a hunger strike and not risk ...
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Isfahan Central Prison – Involved In
Over 450 Executions in Iran Since the Start of the New Government
Members of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign from 25 prisons in Iran, in a statement marking the campaign’s 42nd week, warned that the Iranian regime’s judiciary has recently ...
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“No Execution Tuesdays”: A Campaign for Justice and Solidarity Against State Executions in Iran
In a joint statement, participating prisoners condemned the escalation of executions, including the recent death sentence given to Varisheh Moradi, a female political prisoner in Evin Prison, on charges ...
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Amnesty urges action for release of jailed Iranian rapper Toomaj
Amnesty International launched a "Take Action" appeal on Thursday, urging the public to demand the “immediate and unconditional release” of dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi as authorities issued new charges
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Havel Prize Awarded to Dissident Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi
Imprisoned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been sentenced to death, was awarded the Václav Havel International Award at the 16th Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway's capital on Tuesday. ...
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Surge in Executions: Eight Lives Lost in Two Days in Iran
In a grim escalation of state violence, eight prisoners have been executed in Iran over the past two days. Among them was Khosrow Besharat, a Sunni political prisoner who ...
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