8 Gonabadi Sufis still remain imprisoned & 34 remain exiled in remote and inhospitable areas of Iran
Following the February 2018 severe crackdown on Gonabadi Sufis by the Iranian Regime, 8 Gonabadi Sufis still remain imprisoned and 34 who were imprisoned, remain exiled in remote and inhospitable areas of Iran The suppression of the Gonabadi Sufis’ protests has...
Event announcement from USCIRF – How has Religious Freedom Changed Across the Middle East?
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is hosting a virtual event, examining the long-term impact of the Arab Spring movement on religious freedom across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and assessing U.S. policy options, under the...
Death Threats Against IOPHR Members by the Iranian regime
Today at the Weekly IRF Roundtable meeting, our IOPHR representative and Chair of the Iran Action Group presented the following report: As the tragic comedy of the presidential election in Iran looms, Ayatollah Khamenei and his occupying regime, faced with a nation...
Human Rights Violations in Iran and Death Threats against Dr. Seyed Azmayesh
Our IOPHR representative, Hamid Gharagozloo and chair of the Iran action group at IRF gave his report at the Weekly IRF Roundtable meeting. At a time when the regime in Iran is facing insurmountable existential challenges, both at home and abroad, such as the critical...
Commemorating 40th day since the murder of Behnam Mahjoubi – Public statement of Markus Grübel on discrimination and persecution of Sufis and Baha’is in Iran
“I am calling upon the regime in Iran to release all prisoners of conscience such as the Sufis and the Baha’i community, and to end the persecutions based on religion. No one should be discriminated against due to their religion or belief. With respect to the possible...TWITTER FEED
Sir #DavidAmess was a very special MP. He was always the voice of the voiceless & spoke out and defended freedom & democracy.
He continued to speak out against the occupying regime of Iran, the largest state sponsor of Islamist terrorism.
We will make sure his legacy lives on. https://t.co/2ZdZYObYJT
On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, we emphasize that too many innocent lives around the world STILL fall victim to the #DeathPenalty, & we call upon those states to #AbolishDeathPenalty - it has never brought any security nor peace to any nation!
#NoDeathPenalty #NoToExecutions https://t.co/0ESf3FZVJn
On #InternationalPeaceDay2021 we remember all those who have fought for #peace☮️and have lost their lives along the way and those who will continue to be the voice of peace🕊️ for the future generations 🌏 #InternationalPeaceDay
#PreserveHumanRights https://t.co/41EA5LnrKP
This shocking content is what Iran's official state TV broadcasts.
This cleric says it's halal (permitted in Islam) to rape girls/women once they're taken hostage, even though they might be married.
As Taliban brings shari'a law in Afghanistan, Afghan women are also now fearful https://t.co/Crc9vVYGkp
IOPHR calls for an independent int'l commission composed of human rights activists in #Iran & abroad to monitor the #HumanRightsViolations & implement preventive mechanisms to make Iranian authorities accountable.
#IranPrisons #PrisonersOfConsience
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