The "Khavankar" ritual is the most significant religious event and the central symbol of collective identity for the followers of the Yarsan faith (Yari/Ahl-e Haq). This celebration is rooted in an 8th-century AH…
Today, Saturday, October 17, 2026, Dr. Naser Hemmati, a clinical psychologist and former political prisoner whose sentence of 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day in prison was…
October 17, 2026; In a continuation of the wave of arbitrary arrests, the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran and state-affiliated media, quoting an…
October 14, 2026; In recent days, the Sanandaj Court issued a ruling on security charges against "Shahrzad Rezaei," a civil and women's rights activist and former…
October 12, 2026 — Four days following the sudden transfer—without prior notice to the family and attorney—of Parham Parvari , a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to…
October 11, 2026 — Kurdpa Human Rights Organization releases a comprehensive disaggregated statistical report warning that the Islamic Republic of Iran executed at least…
October 10, 2026 — On the occasion of the "World Day Against the Death Penalty" (October 10), Kurdpa Human Rights Organization releases a detailed, disaggregated, and…
October 8, 2026 Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11th, Human Rights Activists (in Iran) (HRA) and the undersigned organizations call on Google…
October 8, 2026 — Ahmadreza Haeri, a human rights defender, former political prisoner, and Kurdish citizen from Ilam residing in Tehran, has been named one of the five…
October 2, 2026 — Ahead of World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic…
September 29, 2026 — Following her call for a moratorium on the death penalty ahead of World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), Mai Sato, the UN Special…
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