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Iran

February 4, 2018

Young human rights activists arrested in coordinated raids across Iran

There are reports that at least six young human rights activists were detained in coordinated arrests across Iran on 1 February.
February 1, 2018

Iran hangs man who was 15 at time of alleged crime

Amnesty International has expressed outrage at reports that the Iranian authorities have executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of his alleged crime.
January 11, 2018

Iran removes death penalty for some drugs offences

Amnesty International has welcomed Iran's removal of the death penalty for some drug offences, but hopes it will eventually be abolished for all offences.
January 3, 2018

Human Rights Watch calls on Iran to investigate killings of protestors

The Iranian authorities should refrain from using excessive force, investigate the deaths during the current protests across the country, and remove arbitrary restrictions on internet access, Human Rights Watch has said.
December 21, 2017

Reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is 'eligible for early release'

Reports that the UK-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been listed on an Iranian judicial database as “eligible for early release” has been welcomed by Amnesty International UK.
August 5, 2017

Foreign Office minister urged to raise plight of jailed UK nationals in Iran

Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt urged to raise the cases of jailed UK nationals when he attends Presidential inauguration in Iran.
February 3, 2017

Iran set to hang third juvenile offender in a month

The Iranian authorities must immediately stop the execution of a man arrested for a crime committed when he was 17 years old, said Amnesty International, ahead of his scheduled execution on 11 February 2017.
January 1, 2017

UK ties to 2016 global executions

Countries with close links to the UK and EU continued to occupy the ranks of the world’s most prolific executioners in 2016, research by the international human rights group Reprieve has found.
November 19, 2016

Briton jailed in Iran at 'breaking point' as her health declines

Fears are growing for the physical and mental health of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British charity worker jailed in Iran after being sentenced to five years in prison following an unfair trial on unspecified 'national security charges' earlier this year.
October 25, 2016

Iranian writer jailed for anti-stoning story

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release writer and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee following her jailing yesterday