WHY DO HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE IN IRAN?

BY: Donya Jam

So far during President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure (between August 2013 and September 2017), reports indicate 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran.  This figure could be higher as the country is known for carrying out executions in secret. Among those executed include 81 women and 24 people arrested under the age of 18. The most recent case of Iran carrying out a juvenile execution was in August 2017;Alireza Tajiki, 15-years-old at the time of his arrest,

was hanged in the city of Shiraz.  Tajiki’s execution was strongly condemned by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International.

Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, whose articles can be reached on various credible international media and works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule.

Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, whose articles can be reached on various credible international media and works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule.

Simultaneous with an increase in executions, “Many human rights activists, reporters, college students, and workers have been arrested by security forces, parallel to prisoners being placed under torture,” Kia explained.

As seen especially in recent months, brutal forms of punishment such as hand amputations, denial of medical treatment, flogging and beatings continue.

Human Rights Abuses Continue in Iran

London, 21 Oct - According to reports, at least 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran between August of 2013 and September of 2017, the years of President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure.

Included in this number are 81 women, and 24 individuals who were arrested while they were under the age of 18. In fact, in August this year, Alireza Tajiki, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, was hanged in the city of Shiraz. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International strongly condemned Tajiki’s execution.

Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, journalist and activist who works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule.

Kia went on to say, “Many human rights activists, reporters, college students, and workers have been arrested by security forces, parallel to prisoners being placed under torture.”

Examples of this were seen in recent months, such as the October 5th death of Mohammad Jarahi, political prisoner and labor activist imprisoned for the past five years, who was denied adequate medical treatment. A large number of political and ordinary prisoners remain in need of medical treatment.

Although international organizations have repeatedly called for the Iranian regime to halt executions and torture, human rights abuses continue.

In late September of this year, according to the state-run news agency IRIB, Younes Davoudi, the Deputy Prosecutor of the province of Qom, announced that four prisoners had been executed on drug related charges and at least three prisoners had their hands amputated on theft charges.

WHY DO HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE IN IRAN?

far during President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure (between August 2013 and September 2017), reports indicate 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran.  This figure could be higher as the country is known for carrying out executions in secret.

Among those executed include 81 women and 24 people arrested under the age of 18. The most recent case of Iran carrying out a juvenile execution was in August 2017; Alireza Tajiki, 15-years-old at the time of his arrest, was hanged in the city of Shiraz.  Tajiki’s execution was strongly condemned by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International.

Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, whose articles can be reached on various credible international media and works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule.

Simultaneous with an increase in executions, “Many human rights activists, reporters, college students, and workers have been arrested by security forces, parallel to prisoners being placed under torture,” Kia explained.

As seen especially in recent months, brutal forms of punishment such as hand amputations, denial of medical treatment, flogging and beatings continue.

http://www.vocaleurope.eu/why-do-human-rights-continue-to-deteriorate-in-iran/

OPINION: COUPLE US SANCTIONS WITH MIDDLE EAST EXPULSION OF IRAN

by Shahriar Kia

Riyadh Daily, 16 August 2017 - The Iranian regime is attempting to secure a corridor through Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, providing a supply route for its numerous terrorist proxies in the region.Iran’s clandestine nuclear and ballistic missile drive, support for terrorism and domestic crackdown are all aimed at maintaining the Tehran’s fascist mullahs in power and pursue their regional policies.

This notorious objective, in direct conflict with those of the regional and global coalitions to fight terrorism and extremism, can be stopped. Eviction of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and all its proxy forces from the Middle East must complete the new US Congress sanctions. With President Donald Trump signaling his approval, this first and foremost step should be taken with hesitation following the sanctions.

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to rally major new sanctions on Iran, parallel to measures on North Korea and Russia. To impose additional sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, the House voted 419-3. Coming after three weeks of negotiations, this bill “tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries,” explained House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Maryam Rajavi , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ), welcomed the adoption of a bill by both chambers of the US Congress which imposes new sanctions on the Iranian regime for violating human rights and pursuing ballistic missiles.

“Since several years ago, the Iranian Resistance had urged the terrorist designation of the IRGC, as it preserves the entirety of the clerical regime and acts as its main apparatus for domestic suppression and export of terrorism and fundamentalism,” she stressed. “However, the policy of appeasing the mullahs’ religious dictatorship paved the way for the IRGC and its proxies’ rampage in the entire region.”

U.S. Sanctions on Iran "Tightens the Screws on Our Most Dangerous Adversaries"

White House and more Americans Urge New Sanctions on Iran

 IRAN, AUGUST 2, 2017-- Securing a corridor through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon that will provide a supply route for #Iran, is a move the regime is attempting. It is aimed at maintaining Tehran’s pursuit of its regional policies. However, this objective is in conflict with those of the regional and global coalitions to fight terrorism and extremism.

The Iranian regime’s fascist mullahs in power and pursue their regional policies.  

To prevent this, Shahriar Kia, Iranian dissident and a political analyst, writes in his article for Riyadh Daily that, “Eviction of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and all its proxy forces from the Middle East must complete the new US Congress sanctions. With President Donald Trump signaling his approval, this first and foremost step should be taken without hesitation following the sanctions.”

In an overwhelming majority, the US House of Representatives voted to issue new sanctions against #Iran, along with North Korea and Russia. The House voted 419-3. House Speaker Paul Ryan explained that this new bill “tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries.”