Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers
In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border
Iranian authorities unleashed brutal force to repress nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman in the custody of the country’s abusive morality police, arresting thousands of protestors and killing hundreds. The country’s security and intelligence apparatus, in partnership with Iran’s judiciary, continued its harsh crackdown on dissent, detaining journalists, labor activists, women’s rights defenders, and peaceful dissidents. Impunity for serious human rights abuses remains rampant. Deteriorating economic conditions due to US unilateral sanctions and government policies have increased poverty and reduced living standards for millions in Iran. Available in فارسی >>
November 29, 2024
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In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border
Kurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted
Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran
Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel, Other Movement
Authorities Should Not Impose Sentences on Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi
Severe Financial Penalties; Up to 10 Years in Prison
Protests Following Mahsa Jina Amini’s Killing Brought New Crackdown
Relatives Reportedly Sought Accountability for Executions, Killings, Arrests
87 Executions Reported after June Elections, including 29 in One Day
Improve Conditions, Economic Opportunities in Marginalized Communities
Pezeshkian Should End Security Force Abuses, Impunity
Iranian authorities ignore or punish peaceful dissent and have launched a sustained crackdown on civil society, from labor activists, lawyers and human rights defenders to journalists and even former senior political leaders. Follow our blog which will document official repression and civil society activists’ attempts to push for respect for human rights during this tumultuous period.