HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN: REVIEW OF 2021/22 29 March 2022 Index: MDE 13/5366/2022 IRAN Islamic Republic of Iran Head of state: Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader) Head of government: Ebrahim Raisi (President, replaced Hassan Rouhani in August) Thousands of people were interrogated, unfairly prosecuted and/or arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully exercising their

EU Reporter     |     MARCH 5, 2022 Personalities and politicians take part in international conference in solidarity with the Iranian women in the resistance, calling for a firm policy against the ayatollahs, express support for Ukrainian women. On 5 March, on the verge of the International Women's Day,

Iranian activist disappears after criticizing internet bill AP     |     Feb. 26, 2022 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian activist went missing after criticizing a proposed bill by hard-liners to implement highly restrictive internet policies, his family said Saturday. Hossein Ronaghi, a blogger

Newsweek     |     LELA GILBERT      |     2/23/22 The Islamic Republic of Iran never seems to disappear from headlines, while its misdeeds persist—often out of sight and out of mind. A primary example is the regime's ceaseless abuse of religious minorities—Sunni Muslims, Zoroastrians, Baha'is, atheists and Christians, and even

Reuters     |     By Stephanie Nebehay     |     Jan. 27, 2022 GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prominent former U.N. judges and investigators have called on U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to investigate the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in Iran,

Reporters Without Border     |    Jan. 15, 2022 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is asking the UN to set up an independent international commission of enquiry into the death of Baktash Abtin, an Iranian journalist and writer who died on 8 January as a result of not being

Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Stop Iranian Drones Act out of Committee Statement     |     December 10, 2021 Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the “Stop Iranian Drones Act” (SIDA), a bipartisan bill to

Remarks by Honorable Vice President Mike Pence Washington, DC, October 28, 2021 Thank you all. Washington, DC, Thank you for that warm welcome. And it is my great honor to address the Free Iran 2021 summit. Today, along with all of you, thousands of freedom loving people across

Sir David Amess’ Last Article Calls for Reversing a Pattern of Appeasement by Arresting Iran’s Genocidal President On October 15, the world was shocked to hear about the assassination of Sir David Amess. Sir David was a staunch advocate of human rights. As a member of