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iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 23h

Commemorating #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty at a conference tomorrow in London, UK.
Executions in Iran are surging, making it the world’s leading executioner per capita, an unprecedented record in three decades. Let’s shed light on this crisis to #StopExecutionsInIran
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iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 2d

On the eve of #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty, Iran stands as the world’s top executioner, targeting women, the poor, minorities, and political prisoners. Executions remain the regime’s tool of fear and control.
#StopExecutionsinIran
#NoDeathPenalty @drmaisato.bsky.social
iran-hrm.com/2025/10/08/e...

Executions in Iran: A Deadly Record in 2025

The World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed annually on 10 October, launched in 2003 by the World Coalition

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 11d

Violation of the Right to Access Information under Systematic Censorship by the Ruling Regime in Iran
📉 Ranked 176/180 in press freedom (RSF 2025)
📰 2nd largest jailer of journalists
🚫 Blackouts hide protests & bloodshed
#IDUAI #AccessToInfo
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/28/v...

Violation of the Right to Access Information under Systematic Censorship by the Ruling Regime in Iran

Introduction September 28, the International Day for Universal Access to Information, was first recognized by UNESCO in 2015 and later

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 13d

Iran HRM is closely monitoring the cases of 15 political prisoners sentenced to death solely for their political affiliation.
#StopExecutionsinIran
📩 Contact us to learn how you can join the campaign.
@drmaisato.bsky.social

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 14d

📚 As Iran’s schools reopen, teachers face poverty wages, job insecurity & repression. Those demanding fair pay & unions are met with arrests & prison. Silencing teachers = silencing the future of education.
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/26/i...

Iranian Teachers Face Poverty Wages and Intensified Repression

As the new academic year begins in September 2025, teachers across Iran return to classrooms under conditions that strip them

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 17d

Silent Death of Prisoners in Iran
A Deliberate Policy of Medical Deprivation and Gradual Execution
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/22/s...

Silent Death of Prisoners in Iran

Iran’s Prisons: Waiting Rooms of Death for Sick inmates Executive Summary “Every day of delayed treatment is a hidden death

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 21d

or 86 weeks, political prisoners across 52 prisons in Iran have waged the “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign, weekly hunger strikes defying the regime’s killing machine. Their message: life & freedom cannot be silenced by the noose.
@drmaisato.bsky.social
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/19/i...

Iran’s Expanding Prison Protest Movement against Executions

The “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign, launched on 28 January 2024 in Qezel Hesar Prison, has become the largest and most

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 22d

On National Online Learning Day 2025, we highlight Iran’s systematic denial of free education: universities under political control, women barred from fields, & digital censorship blocking knowledge.
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/15/s...

Systematic Denial of Free Education in Iran

Introduction Free and equal education is a fundamental human right, recognized in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 22d

With the start of European Mobility Week 2025, while the EU highlights sustainable and safe mobility, Iran under the mullahs’ regime faces a deepening transport crisis.
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/15/i...

Iran’s Collapsed Transport System

On 16 September – with the start of European Mobility Week 2025, while the EU highlights sustainable and safe mobility,

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 23d

Iran’s execution crisis isn’t about justice, it’s about repression.
From 578 executions in 2022 to nearly 1,000 already in 2025, the death penalty has become a tool to silence dissent.
Read why this surge sparked Iran’s No to Executions movement ⬇️
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/17/i...

Iran’s Escalating Execution Crisis: A Tool to Suppress Dissent

Over the past three years Iran has experienced an unprecedented surge in executions. What began in 2022 intensified year after

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · 29d

The numbers speak for themselves.
In 2025 the rise in executions in Iran is alarming.
Time and again, we have shed light on these deteriorating conditions.
Silence only invites the regime to continue with impunity.
#stopexecutionsiniran
@drmaisato.bsky.social @amnesty.org

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 10

Iran: 13 months into Pezeshkian’s presidency, the execution toll has surpassed 1,625.
Every execution in Iran is a call to action.
#StopExecutionsInIran
#نه_به_اعدام
#NoDeathPenalty

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iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 10

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, Iran faces a devastating reality: Suicide has become a national crisis driven by poverty, repression, discrimination & the regime’s brutality.
📊 7,000 deaths/year, rising sharply.
Read Iran HRM’s special report ⬇️
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/10/s...

Suicide Crisis in Iran: The Final Escape from a Life of Unbearable Deadlock

Introduction September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day, is an opportunity for global attention to one of the most pressing social

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 8

On #InternationalLiteracyDay, while the world advances in digital literacy, Iran faces a silent crisis:
📉 At least 20 million illiterate & semi-literate
🚫 Nearly 1M out-of-school children—mostly girls
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/08/i...

Illiteracy Crisis in Iran

On the occasion of September 8, International Literacy Day Introduction September 8, International Literacy Day, highlights education as a fundamental

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Iran HRM Monthly covers:
⭕173 executions in 1 month
▫️ 8 women
▫️ 2 public hangings
▫️ 2 on “espionage” charges
⭕Wave of arrests targeting PMOI/MEK families
⭕Political prisoners at imminent risk
⭕Graves of 1980s massacre victims destroyed

iran-hrm.com/2025/09/04/i...

Iran Human Rights Monthly Report – August 2025

August 2025 witnessed a brutal and unprecedented surge in human rights violations by the Iranian regime, escalating its campaign of

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 4

On UN #InternationalDayOfCharity, (Sept 5) 🌍honors solidarity & the fight against poverty. In Iran, however, regime-run “charities” like Bonyad Mostazafan, Astan Quds & the Relief Committee are hubs of corruption, money laundering & the reproduction of poverty.
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/04/i...

Iran’s Fake Charities: Corruption, Money Laundering, and Manufactured Poverty

Introduction September 5, coinciding with the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s passing, has been designated by the United Nations as the

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Women in Qarchak Prison turned grief into defiance after the secret executions of Mehdi Hassani & Behrouz Ehsani. Through chants, songs & hunger strikes, they joined #NoDeathPenaltyTuesdays sending the world a message: #StopExecutionsInIran
iran-hrm.com/2025/09/04/q...

Qarchak Prison – The Slaughterhouse of Human Dignity and Forgotten Justice – Part 7

Qarchak Prison in Varamin once again became a stage for women’s resistance. This time, in response to the sudden and

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Qarchak Prison mirrors torture & women’s resilience. Despite illness & persecution, political prisoners resist.
We urge the UN & EU to:
🔹 Demand release of sick & elderly prisoners
🔹 Press for Qarchak’s closure
🔹 Hold Iran accountable for systemic repression

iran-hrm.com/2025/09/01/q...

Qarchak Prison – The Slaughterhouse of Human Dignity and Forgotten Justice – Part 6

Qarchak Prison in Varamin is not only a symbol of repression and torture; despite all inhumane conditions and relentless pressure,

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 31

In Qarchak Prison, Iran visitation itself is weaponized:
❌ Families travel long distances only to face sudden cancellations
❌ Women & girls subjected to degrading body searches
❌ Medicine & essentials blocked
Read part 5 in this 7 series special report:
iran-hrm.com/2025/08/30/q...

Qarchak Prison – The Slaughterhouse of Human Dignity and Forgotten Justice – Part 5

Qarchak Prison in Varamin is not merely a site of incarceration for women; it has become a tool for exerting

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 24

On International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, our special report documents systematic persecution of religious minorities in Iran 👉 iran-hrm.com/2025/08/22/s...

Systematic Repression of Religious Minorities in Iran

Introduction On 22 August, the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, the world recalls

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 13

Iran is showing chilling signs of preparing another 1988-style massacre of political prisoners: secret executions, forced transfers, prisoner classification & state media openly urging a repeat of the killings. We urge
urgent global action to stop it.
iran-hrm.com/2025/08/13/r...

Return of the Massacre’s Shadow in Iran – No. 2

Introduction – Widespread Wave of Executions of Political Opponents The ruling regime in Iran, fearing the resurgence of a nationwide

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 13

36 years on, Iran's #1988Massacre remains one of the gravest crimes of our time: 30,000+ political prisoners executed under Khomeini’s “death decree.”
This continues today with executions, arrests & pressure on victims’ families.
iran-hrm.com/2025/08/11/b...

Bloody Summer of 1988: A Crime Against Humanity – 1

Introduction – The Death Decree and Organized Crime In the summer of 1988, prisons across Iran witnessed one of the

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 5

In July 2025, Iran saw a shocking escalation in repression:
🔴 108 executions - incl. 2 political prisoners & 1 woman
🔴 Public hangings, torture, prison raids & forcible transfers
🔴 Death sentences for more dissidents
📊Full report & infographics:
iran-hrm.com/2025/08/05/i...

Iran Human Rights Monthly Report – July 2025

July 2025 marked a sharp escalation in the Iranian regime’s systematic violations of human rights. A staggering 108 executions were

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 1

Iran is a source, transit & destination for human trafficking with regime complicity at every level.
A senior security official admitted: Shiite girls are being auctioned in UAE, yet no one president, IRGC, judiciary, or police is held accountable. @klobuchar.senate.gov
iran-hrm.com/2025/07/31/h...

Human Trafficking of Iranian Women and Children under IRGC Control: A State-Stamped Crime

Introduction July 30 is recognized internationally as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. It serves to warn against one

iranhrm.bsky.social @iranhrm.bsky.social · Aug 1

International Commission against the Death Penalty
fears increased executions like that of Mr. Ehsani & Mr. Hassani, following reports of an emergency bill expanding the death penalty, rising arrests & orders to speed up trials and executions. #StopExecutionsinIran
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Alarming escalation of use of the death penalty in Iran including on politically motivated charges

The International Commission against the Death Penalty expresses its deepest concern over the escalating use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which already carries out one of the ...