ENEVA (21 May 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution for tomorrow, Thursday 22 May, of two…

UA: 72/14 Index: 13/014/2014 Iran Date: 26 March 2014 URGENT ACTION TWO AHWAZI ARAB MEN RISK IMMINENT EXECUTION Two Ahwazi Arab men on death row, Ali Chebieshat and Sayed Khaled…

    A/HRC/25/75   Advance   UneditedVersion Distr.: General 11 March 2014 Original: English                         Human Rights Council Twenty-fifth…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic republic established after the 1979 adoption of a constitution by popular referendum. The constitution, amended in 1989, created a political…

Press briefing notes on Iran, Papua New Guinea and Haiti Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 21 February 2014 1) Iran We…

أعربت المفوضة السامية لحقوق الإنسان عن القلق البالغ إزاء التقارير التي تفيد بارتفاع عدد عمليات الإعدام في إيران منذ بداية العام. وقالت رافينا شامداساني المتحدثة باسم المكتب إن ثمانين شخصا…

The execution of two Iranians found guilty of what has been described as "ill-defined charges" has been criticized by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT   24 January 2013   AI Index: MDE 13/007/2013   Iran: Stop the Execution of Ahwazi Arab political prisoners   Whereabouts of Five Condemned…