Why Iran must not execute brave hip hop artist Toomaj Salehi and should free all political prisoners: virg.in/3QuJcRX

#ToomajSalehi

Manahel al-Otaibi: Saudi women's rights activist jailed for 11 years bbc.in/3UpSTSQ

Beaten, abused, dumped on the street - secret document tells how Iran teen protester died at hands of security forces
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Toomaj’s phone privileges at Isfahan’s Dastgerd prison were cut off. This means he has zero contact
with his family and the outside world.

Furthermore, in a move meant to inflict maximum psychological pressure on him, all prisoners at Dastgerd have been forbidden from speaking…

Secret document reveals Islamic Republic security forces molested and killed teen protester #NikaShakarami

Horrific but sadly not surprising under this bloodthirsty theocracy.

#WomanLifeFreedom bbc.com/news/world-mid…

Dozens of political prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison issued a statement condemning the death sentence of protest rapper Toomaj Salehi, calling it 'the culmination of gross human rights violations in Iran.'
#Iran #ToomajSalehi

Iranian authorities have barred jailed dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi from having phone call with his family from Isfahan's Dastgerd Prison, ايران اينترنشنال can reveal.
Any other prisoner who talks to Toomaj in jail will also face severe reprisals, ايران اينترنشنال has learned.
Toomaj was…

Today, Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC) Board Director and 2023 Sydney Peace Prize Laureate Nazanin Boniadi and ABC Executive Director Roya Boroumand sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Secretary Antony Blinken and United States Ambassador to the…

Iranian women are being sexually assaulted, tasered and beaten in a fresh morality police crackdown on those flouting Tehran’s strict dress codes

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For all those following the news around dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence in Iran, this is an imp resource based on open source that breaks down his court case and even reveals details about his interrogation videos screenshot by screenshot. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransour…

The Islamic Revolutionary Court has sentenced beloved Iranian rapper #ToomajSalehi to death for courageously using his music to support the 2022 freedom protests and for shedding light on the brutality and oppression of the regime in Iran.

Be his voice.

#توماج_صالحی

Since Saturday morning when Iran’s “morality” police started a fresh round of crackdown on women removing their hijab, ايران اينترنشنال has obtained several videos showing violent arrests of women with “improper” hijab.
This one’s from eastern Tehran.

Everyday acts of courageous resistance by women in Iran: After sharing the video of her taekwondo performance in the streets of Tehran on Instagram without wearing the mandatory hijab, Iranian gymnastics coach Aysan Nejat’s account was suspended and labeled as “criminal content”…

Prominent Iranian wildlife conservationist and scholar #NiloufarBayani wrongfully convicted and sentenced by the Islamic Revolutionary court in Iran to 10 years after a torture-tainted confession and sham trial behind closed doors has been released along with three of her…

In 2017 women artists hung wedding dresses along Beirut seafront in protest at a law allowing rapists to escape punishment if they married their victim. The law was eventually repealed after such pressure from Arab women's groups #WomensArt
Every month is #WomensHistoryMonth

The 🇺🇳 Human Rights Council renews the mandates of the Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of #Iran , with 24 🟢 YES votes, 15 ⚪️ Abstentions, and 8 🔴 NO votes. Watch the vote and member state remarks via UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k… #HRC55

Armita Geravand was born April 2, 2006. She would have been 18 yrs old today.

On October 1, 2023, 17 yr old Iranian schoolgirl Armita Geravand was brutally assaulted by the Islamic Republic 'morality police' in a Tehran metro for not wearing the mandatory hijab and passed away…

“Two years ago, they didn’t have the courage to vow stoning women to death in public. They tested their draconian policies one by one, & reached this point because there is no one to hold them accountable…If not stopped, more and more will come.” theguardian.com/global-develop…

With best wishes for a healthy and Happy Nowruz. May the new year bring hope and renewal and a future where the principles of freedom, human rights and democracy flourish in every corner of Iran🌺
#HappyNowruz #PersianNewYear

The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of #Iran concluded that Jina #MahsaAmini 's death was unlawful and that the State was responsible.

A year-and-a-half after her death, Iranian women continue to suffer, the #Iran FFM said.

#HRC55