Feb 23, 2021 | Human Rights, News, Press Release
Following the cowardly murder of a prisoner of conscience, Mr. Behnam Mahjoubi, at the Evin Prison Medical Centre through poisoning, the IOPHR expresses its deep concern in regards to the safety and health of political and non-political Sufi prisoners in Iran. In this...
Feb 21, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Press Release
According to reports received, the security agents of the ruling regime in Iran, have refused to hand over the lifeless body of the brave prisoner of conscience, Behnam Mahjoubi, who was killed in the Evin prison hospital due to poisoning. The authorities have made...
Feb 19, 2021 | Human Rights, Press Release, Women's Rights
The IOPHR strongly condemns the execution of the innocent prisoner Ms. Zahra Esmaeili and 16 other prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, on the 17th February 2021. Zahra Esmaeili’s lawyer, Omid Moradi wrote on his Facebook page that Zahra Esmaeili suffered a...
Feb 17, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Press Release
According to reports received in regards to Mr. Behnam Mahjoubi, a prisoner of conscience in an Iranian prison, after a period of several months of untold suffering and torture, in accordance with the official confession of certain judiciary officials, Mr. Mahjoubi...
Jan 20, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, News, Press Release
Dear Professor Javaid Rehman, As you are no doubt aware, unfortunately, during the recent months and in connection with international developments, the process of issuing and executing death sentences in Iran has increased alarmingly, and has resulted in the deaths of...
Jan 6, 2021 | News, Press Release
Three years ago, on 6th January 2018, under a very suspicious circumstances an accident involving the Iranian ship Sanchi, occurred within Chinese waters, where 30 members of crew of Sanchi were killed or disappeared, 28 of whom were Iranian citizens. After three...