Iranian authorities on Thursday, April 25, faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a ...
The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a ...
Iranian authorities on Thursday faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge ...
Iranian officials have denied media reports about the imminent delivery of new Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Iran.
The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried out against women and ...
Executions of convicts, arrests of dissidents and a resurgence in patrols enforcing the obligatory wearing of hijabs: Iran is ...
The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty calls a “war on drugs.” In 2023, more than half — 481 — of the total executions were for drug-related offenses.
Iranian rapper Toumaj Salehi known for his outspoken criticism of the government has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court on speech-related charges sp ...
Iran executed 853 people in 2023 — the highest number on record since 2015, according to a report in Amnesty International. The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty calls a ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Amnesty International on Thursday reported that at least 853 people were executed across Iran in 2023, with more than half of the executions carried out for drug-related ...
UN experts today demanded the immediate release of rapper and songwriter Toomaj Salehi and urged Iranian authorities to reverse the decision to sentence him to death.
(Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Iran — already notorious for its high rate of executions — has ramped up its use of the death penalty, according to an Amnesty International report published Thursday.