Arezou Badri, 31, has been left paralyzed after she was shot by Iranian police earlier this year for allegedly violating mandatory hijab laws, according to activist and journalist Masih Alinejad.
German Member of the European Parliament Hannah Neumann on Friday condemned Iran's detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala as another case of "hostage taking" by Islamic Republic authorities aimed at securing the release of its convicted prisoners abroad.
Iran’s football federation summoned a professional player after he hugged a female fan prior to a match, highlighting official unease over female spectators not long after they were allowed to attend games after an over 40-year ban.
Prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has reportedly been blocked from traveling, filmmaker Mina Akbari said on Friday.
Iranian authorities arrested at least 644 women over alleged improper veiling in 2024, US-based rights group HRANA said in its annual report on human rights violations in Iran released Thursday.
Nearly 150 welders at Tehran Refinery have been fired, and 15 representatives of oil contract workers face dismissal for protesting unpaid wages and demanding better conditions as the government continues to quash dissent.
At least 31 prisoners were hanged in various Iranian prisons in one week. Another prisoner on death row also committed suicide in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj this week, according to human rights reports.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has drawn parallels between the oppressive system described in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and the systemic control of women in Iranian society.
Iranian authorities have taken legal action against the officials of a boys' school in Babol, northern Iran, after a video showing students engaged in a group dance went viral.
The lifting of official bans from two social media platforms on Tuesday may do little to dull the ire of Iranians about persistent government restrictions on their internet access.
Prominent political activist Majid Tavakoli has been sentenced by an appeals court in Tehran to two years in prison, two years ban on social media activity, a ban on residing in Tehran, and a prohibition on leaving the country, his wife, Maryam Tabandeh, said on Tuesday.
A US-based rights group has unveiled an interactive map detailing 45 years of state violence by Iran domestically and internationally, with records of 862 extrajudicial executions and 124 cases of death threats, attempted kidnappings and assassinations.
Prisoners in Iran are suffering through bitter winter weather with inadequate heating and insufficient medical care which is contributing to illness, information obtained by Iran International revealed.