Niki Nikbakht comes from a close-knit family. Her two elder brothers, Hadi and Fazlollah, are just two out of dozens of ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet censorship and blackout. Ever since ...

According to Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 109 prisoners in Iran were executed in June.

PARIS, May 26 -- Iran has executed another man over charges linked to recent anti-government protests, human rights organisations said on Monday, warning that dozens more prisoners remain at risk of ...

Iran has carried out the highest number of executions in three decades as part of a “mass killing campaign”, a new report has found. More than 1,000 people were executed between January and September ...

A group of 75 French lawmakers have taken the unusual step of formally sponsoring individual death-row political prisoners in Iran as the country's authorities continue to ramp up executions. The move ...