Publications
Publications
Chronicle of an Execution: The Case of Mohsen Amir Aslani
January 28, 2015
Chronicle of an Execution: The Case of Mohsen Amir Aslani
In September of 2014, Iran carried out the death sentence of a man who had allegedly attracted a small following…
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2015
January 22, 2015
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2015
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2015. The official announcements are…
Video Witness Statement of Babak Khorram Khorshid
January 21, 2015
Video Witness Statement of Babak Khorram Khorshid
In this video witness statement, Babak Khorram Khorshid, an actor and writer, reflects on changes in social life in Iran…
Video Witness Statement of Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam: A Prisoner in Kahrizak during the 2009 Post-Election Protests
October 31, 2014
Video Witness Statement of Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam: A Prisoner in Kahrizak during the 2009 Post-Election Protests
Majid Abedinzadeh Moghadam was imprisoned in Kahrizak Detention Center for participating in the protests following the 2009 elections. There, he…
Witness Statement of Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari
October 31, 2014
Witness Statement of Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari
In this witness statement, Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari describes how he was charged with apostasy and sentenced to death by the…
Witness Statement of Shahoo Hosseini
October 31, 2014
Witness Statement of Shahoo Hosseini
In this witness statement, Shahoo Hosseini, a Kurdish journalist and teacher, shares an account of the extreme pressure under which…
Witness Statement of Hamid Nasseri Basati
October 1, 2014
Witness Statement of Hamid Nasseri Basati
In this witness statement, Hamid Nasseri Basati, an Ahwazi Arab convert from Shi’a to Sunni Islam, provides testimony regarding his…
Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
September 25, 2014
Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(July 30, 2014) – IHRDC’s latest 50-page report, Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran, details the jurisprudential as well…
Mostafa Rahmani: A Witness to Non-Political Prison Wards in Iran
September 10, 2014
Mostafa Rahmani: A Witness to Non-Political Prison Wards in Iran
Mostafa Rahmani, an Iranian human rights activist who spent two months in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj among ordinary prisoners in…
Witness Statement of Davood Irani
September 8, 2014
Witness Statement of Davood Irani
In this Witness Statement, Davood Irani, a Christian convert who led a home church in Shiraz, describes the circumstances of…