Prisoners in Iran are suffering through bitter winter weather with inadequate heating and insufficient medical care which is contributing to illness, information obtained by Iran International revealed.
The now-viral unveiled performance by singer Parastoo Ahmadi which landed her briefly in jail was not just an artistic endeavor, but a groundbreaking act of defiance of Iran’s new oppressive Hijab law and the theocratic apparatus of control.
The Iranian Embassy in France announced Thursday that it is actively investigating the deaths of two Iranian citizens in a shooting in northern France.
Iran on Wednesday rejected a sweeping United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Tehran's human rights record the day before, calling it shameful and hypocritical.
Severe humiliation and abuse in schools are driving Iranian students to contemplate or attempt suicide, interviews conducted by Iran International reveal.
Two Romanian men arrested in Romania over the stabbing of Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati have been extradited to Britain, where the attack took place in March 2024.
An Iranian-Kurdish political prisoner faces execution in Iran for providing medical supplies to protesters injured during the Women, Life, Freedom uprising in 2022.
Iran executed 11 detainees on Sunday and transferred a political prisoner to solitary confinement over the weekend ahead of his imminent execution, sparking fresh condemnation from rights groups.
The Islamic Republic has officially postponed the implementation of the controversial hijab law that imposes severe penalties on women and girls who defy veiling requirements, following huge backlash from the public and the international community.
Iranian security forces arrested and released female singer Parastoo Ahmadi during the weekend, after she livestreamed aconcert without mandatory hijab in defiance of the Islamic Republic's law.
Authorities have transferred political prisoner Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh to solitary confinement ahead of his execution for "insulting Islamic sanctities" and "collaboration with the enemy," according to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
An Iranian female singer is facing legal action after performing an online concert without a hijab, an act which defied the theocracy's Islamic dress mandates.
Iran's Attorney General's Office has warned media outlets and online activists to avoid discussions of the downfall of Tehran's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria that could undermine domestic security.