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As part of the 58th annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Dr. Mai Sato, presented her first report on the state of human rights in the country. Her report highlights alarming concerns, including an unprecedented rise in executions, intensified suppression of dissent, increased pressure on prisoners, discrimination against minorities, the continuation of oppressive policies, violence against women, and femicide, as well as the use of torture and sexual abuse against detainees. Forced confessions were also cited as a major concern.
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The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in its latest report, once again highlighted the ongoing systematic and targeted repression by the Iranian regime against dissidents, particularly women and human rights activists. The findings of the Fact-Finding Mission indicate that Iranian women and girls remain the primary targets of repressive policies, with the enforcement of strict laws, including mandatory hijab, becoming even more severe. The report also underscores the responsibility of state institutions, including the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Basij, the Morality Police, and the judiciary, in human rights violations.
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On Sunday March 16, the Iranian regime, executed 2 women just days before the Noeruz or the Iranian New Year. Both Mojgan Azarpisheh 31 and Kowsar Baghernejad 24 had been convicted of premeditated murder in separate cases and were previously sentenced to death by the Iranian regime’s judiciary. Mojgan Azarpisheh was imprisoned for six years, while Kowsar Baghernejad spent four years behind bars, awaiting execution. Anothe woman named Nasrin Barani 29 years old was also excecuted on March 1.
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Mehregan Namavar, poet, writer and literary critic from Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran, was arrested on March 2 by the Interlligence Ministry forces and transferrred to an unknow location. During Iran's 2022 nationwide protests, Mehregan Namavar publicly voiced her support for dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi by sharing a video of him and calling for his release.
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