By Pooya Stone

The Iranian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani on Thursday and his case has been transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan province, for his execution to be carried out.

By Pooya Stone

A juvenile offender in northern Iran, who was convicted of alleged murder at just 16 after being tortured in prison, will be hanged in less than a month.

By Jubin Katiraie

These days, the news of the confirmation of the death sentence of five or eight young Iranians in Isfahan is the first news of many media outlets, while the regime’s Judicial authorities are trying to carry out their work in silence with continuous denials of these verdicts.

By Pooya Stone

The Iranian Supreme Court in Isfahan has upheld the death sentences of five protesters arrested during the December 2017-January 2018 uprising, with some sources saying they received two death sentences; one for “waging war against God” and one for taking arms against the government.

By Pooya Stone

Following is the excerpt from the monthly summary of the Iran Human Rights Monitor’s report. As always, more information can be found here.

By Jubin Katiraie

According to ISNA, due to unemployment, coercion, and low wages, the Kulbars cross the border, import, and export goods. Hamshahri wrote that Kulbar turned to this job due to the lack of a suitable job with a fair income. The average monthly income of each Kulbar is reported to be 3 million Tomans.

By Pooya Stone

Iranian women and girls are being systematically trafficked to other countries by criminal gangs with state officials providing immunity or outright taking part.

By Pooya Stone

The 1988 massacre of Iranian political prisoners were a series of state-sponsored execution of political prisoners across Iran, starting on 19 July 1988 and lasting for approximately five months.