Femicide in Iran / A Woman Stabbed to Death in Front of Her Children by Her Ex-Husband
A 50-year-old man in Mashhad brutally murdered his former wife in front of their daughters by stabbing her multiple times before fleeing the scene.
Shahin Wasaf Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
According to information received by Avatoday, Shahin Wasaf, a 29-year-old detainee of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Women, Life, Freedom) uprising in Urmia, has been sentenced by Branch 1 of the city’s Revolutionary Court to 10 years in prison.
Repression in Kurdistan / Release of Bafrin Maroufi and Arrest of Mehdi Ramazani by Intelligence Forces
According to a report received by Avatoday, Bafrin Maroufi, a Kurdish political prisoner and 44-year-old resident of Bukan, was released from Urmia Central Prison on Tuesday, September 9, after serving three months and 14 days of her sentence.
Femicide in Iran: Man Kills Wife and 13-Year-Old Daughter in Tehran
State-affiliated media in Iran reported that on Saturday, July 27, 2025, a 45-year-old man shot and killed his wife and 13-year-old daughter in the Chitgar district of Tehran.
"Iran Human Rights Center" Reports Unprecedented Crackdown on Media in Iran
The Iran Human Rights Center, in a report published on Wednesday, September 3, documented an unprecedented escalation in the repression of media and journalists across the country.
“so far, nearly 7 million hectares of the Zagros forests have been destroyed.
According to local media reports, following a military maneuver by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army on Wednesday, September 3, vast forested areas near the village of Yengijeh in the region known as Kani Qolajan were engulfed in flames.
Dr. Parchizadeh: "The Monarchist Movement Is One of the Most Destructive Forces in the Opposition’s Political Landscape"
Ali Khamenei, the dictator ruling Iran, had once declared: “There will be neither war nor negotiations.” Yet contrary to his claims, both war d
Massive Demonstration of Sanandaj Residents in Support of Dismissed Kurdish Teachers
On the morning of Friday, August 29, hundreds of citizens of Sanandaj gathered along the “Abidar” hiking route at the invitation of the “People’s Committee in Support of Dismissed Kurdish Teachers.”
A human rights activist faces serious threat of deportation from Turkiye to Iran
Hossein Hosseini, a civil activist from Iranian Kurdistan, has been arrested by Turkish police and transferred to a deportation camp in Muğla, where he faces the threat of being handed over to Iranian security forces.