Iran: The Ekbatan Case and the Use of Death Sentences in Protest Prosecutions
The collapse of six death sentences in the high-profile “Ekbatan Township” case has raised serious concerns about the use of capital punishment, coerced confessions, and security-based prosecutions against protesters in…
Crackdown on Independent Lawyers: Denying Protesters the Right to Defence
The suppression of independent lawyers in the Islamic Republic—particularly during protests and in cases involving political and ideological prisoners—is part of a broader judicial-security strategy designed to dismantle the right…
An Eyewitness Account of the Final Hours of Six Political Prisoners in Qezel Hesar
Qezel Hesar Prison – March 29, 2026 Some narratives set words on fire. What you are about to read is the jarring report of an eyewitness from the night of…
The 119th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 56 Prisons Across Iran
Political prisoners in 56 prisons across the country continued their hunger strike within the framework of this campaign, in protest against the mounting wave of executions and the issuance of…
Sudden and violent transfers of political prisoners to Qezel Hesar Prison
Qezel Hesar, the Final Station Before the Gallows Following an unprecedented wave of political executions in Iran (17 executions in 35 days) and continuous pressure on political detainees, the forced…
Political Executions Amidst Global Inaction: Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum Shahi Hanged in Iran
In the face of international inaction and the dismissal of all these warnings, two political prisoners, Hamed Validi and Mohammad (Nima) Massoum Shahi, were sent to the gallows by the…
Hold the Perpetrators of Political Executions in Iran Accountable: International Debt to Human Rights
Between March 30 and April 9, 2026 (10-20 Farvardin 1405), ten political prisoners were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison. These individuals included political prisoners Vahid Bani-Amerian, Mohammad Taghavi, Babak Alipour,…
Hostage-Taking of Bodies in Iran
Policy of Enforced Disappearance, Torture of Families of the Executed The question “Where are the bodies?” has been one of the primary and most agonizing demands of the families of…
Escalation of State Killings, under Torture and Executions in the middle of the War
Crimes in Security Detention: The Murder of Hossein Ghavi (Silavi) Under Torture Amid recent military tensions, security agencies have intensified the suppression of citizens by exploiting the “atmosphere of war.”…
Execution of Vahid Bani-Amerian and Abolhassan Montazer: The Lethal Cost of International Inactio
Despite repeated warnings and urgent calls for international intervention, the final two members of a group of six political prisoners—Akbar Daneshvarkar, Mohammad Taghavi, Pouya Ghobadi, Babak Alipour, Vahid Bani-Amerian, and…