Nurses in Gilan Province Protest for Official Employment
ILA-Iran-Nurses International Liberty Association: A group of nurses in Gilan province held a protest rally in front of the central headquarters of the local University of Medical Sciences, on 9 May 2020. The protesters were demanding official employment. After the Coronavirus outbreak, we saw that nurses were being hired in the private... Read More
Iran: Couple Prisoners’ Children Turn Homeless after Their House Confiscated
International Liberty Association: Iran confiscated the home of political prisoners Fatemeh Mosanna and Hassan Sadeghi, The husband and wife have been in prison for the past four years. The confiscation of the couple’s home is part of a verdict issued earlier by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran, due to an order made by the former... Read More
Iran: Horrific Death of a Juvenile Under Torture
International Liberty Association: Danial Zeinol-Abedini, a juvenile in death row, was killed under torture in a western Iran prison before being executed. Following the riot in prison on Sunday, 29 March 2020, Danial Zeinol-Abedini and several other prisoners accused of instigating the riots were transferred to solitary confinement. ... Read More
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Iran
Michelle Bachelet-ILA International Liberty Association: Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave a statement on Human Rights situation in Iran. Michelle Bachelet started her report: "I am honoured to present reports by the Secretary General and my Office regarding the human rights situations in... Read More
UN Secretary-General’s Report on the Human Rights Situation in Iran
International Liberty Association: The United Nations Secretary General's released 6 pages reported to the 43rd UN General Assembly on the Human Rights situation in Iran, until 1 November 2019. The report, prepared in accordance with the previous resolution of the General Assembly, contains information on the patterns and trends... Read More
Iran: Teachers Sentenced to Prison for Nationwide Teachers Strike
International Liberty Association: An Appeals Court has sentenced seven Iranian teachers from North Khorasan Province for participating the nationwide teachers’ strike in 2018. According to the Council of Teachers’ syndicates, a Revolutionary Court had sentenced the seven teachers to a total of 41 years in prison as well as lashes,... Read More
“I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years.”
International Liberty Association: Iran's sole female Olympic medalist says she's defected CNN has published a report about a female Olympic medallist, who has left Iran permanently. The following is part of the CNN news and a letter from Kimia Alizadeh, Iranianl Olympic medalist. For the full text of the report you can use the following... Read More
Iran protesters outraged over plane shot-down and chanted against Khamenei
International Liberty Association: Students and other protesters in Tehran and other cities went to streets last night and today to express their outrage to Ali Khamenei after the Iran officials admitted that they shot down a Ukrainian commercial airliner, killing all 176 aboard. Riot police fired teargas and used water cannons... Read More
New evidence of crimes against humanity committed during November protests in Iran
International Liberty Association: According to human rights organisations; More details are leaking out every day on the slaughter of defenseless people and crimes against humanity committed during Iran protests in November. Recent news and reports from Iran indicate that intelligence agents and security forces fired coup de graces... Read More
Amnesty International’s Report on Iran November Protests Iran: Thousands arbitrarily detained and at risk of torture in chilling post-protest crackdown
International Liberty Association: Amnesty International has issued a report regarding Iran’s November protests and arbitrarily detained protesters by the government. Following is an excerpt of the report: Iran’s authorities are carrying out a vicious crackdown following the outbreak of nationwide protests on 15 November, arresting... Read More
Iran: 10 universities’ Students protest November crackdown
Amir-Kabir-University-ILA International Liberty Association: Iranian students held protest gatherings in at least 10 universities against the regime’s brutal crackdown of nationwide protests on Iran’s Student Day. Students in Tehran University, Tehran’s Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran University of Art, Allameh Tabataba’i... Read More
Iran Protests: Photo Exhibit of Martyrs in Stockholm
International Liberty Association: A day after Iranian government announced a hike in fuel prices by as much as 300%, people came to streets across the country to peacefully protest against this price rise. According to the latest reports from Iran, the death toll from recent protests on petrol price has reached to 1000. Reports... Read More
Top UN Human Rights Official Calls on Iran to Address “Clear Violations” of International Norms on Use of Force and “Serious” Human Rights Violations Against Protesters
ILA: United Nation Human Rights logo International Liberty Association: Following the release of more information that gradually filters out of Iran, regarding the recent protests, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday, 6 December, issued a statement to expressed alarm at the continuing lack of transparency... Read More
Iran: Seven Civil Rights Activists Were Sentenced to 29 Years Imprisonment
International Liberty Association: According to human rights news agency, Moin Hajizadeh, Raha Ahmadi, Leila (Khadijeh) Mirghafari, Armin Sourani, Mohammad Abolhasani, Saman Zandian, and Vahid Ghadirzadeh were sentenced to 29 years imprisonment, combined. On 10 November, 2019, they were tried at the Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary... Read More