Spring of freedom

Since grabbing power in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has executed, killed and  tortured  thousands of political dissidents and ordinary Iranians who dared challenge its rule Execution of Iranian Kurds Hundreds of Iranian Kurds were executed in 1981 on the direct command of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Related Posts Iran’s 40 years of torture – Report  JANUARY 11, 2019 Iran officials say noncompliance with hijab threatens Islamic Republic  JANUARY 10, 2019 Iran MP sounds alarms over “paralyzing” Tehran street protests  JANUARY 7, 2019   Most executions were carried out in public after the victims were asked a few questions without the possibility to defend themselves. Iran’s “hanging judge”,  Sadegh Khalkhali  was responsible for the execution of more than 8,000 men and women including Iranian Kurds. First from right, S...

Truck drivers across Iran continued their nationwide strike on Monday, the tenth consecutive day, expanding to over 258 cities in all of the country’s 31 provinces. The drivers are protesting low paychecks, skyrocketing spare parts prices and hollow promises provided by the mullahs’ officials and authorities. While truck drivers are demanding their rights, due to the highly dangerous potential of truck drivers massive protest movement, the regime’s judiciary officials and Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are continuously resorting to threats of arrests and executions. The brave truck drivers are refusing to succumb to these measures. Despite the fact that more than 120 protesting truck drivers have been arrested, the protest strike continues. The Iranian regime attorney general Mohammad Ali Montazeri resorted to threatening the truck drivers to execution. On a state TV on Saturday, he declared, “Based on our information, there are individuals seen in various paths of some cities, p...

This execution is contrary to Iran's international commitments   France, August 16, 2017  -- France condemns the execution in Iran, on August 10, of Alireza Tajiki, a minor at the time of the events and at the time of his sentencing, and expresses its concerns about reports of the imminent execution of Mehdi Bohlouli, also sentenced to death when he was a juvenile. This execution is contrary to the international commitments that Iran itself has signed on to, particularly the international Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is also a step backward with respect to the positive developments we have seen on human rights in Iran, most notably the Iranian Parliament’s adoption of a law on August 13 limiting the scope of the death penalty. France reiterates its unwavering opposition to the death penalty throughout the world and in all circumstances. It encourages Iran to continue its efforts and to establish a moratorium with a view to its abolition.