Iranian political prisoners

Sexual abuse in Iranian prisons sharply rises as population repression increases during ceasefire

One young woman told The Media Line that she was sexually assaulted during interrogation, and that heavily-built officers used batons to carry out the abuse. 

|ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE
THREE WOMEN - Sharifeh Mohammadi, Pakhshan Azizi, and Varisheh Moradi - are at risk of death following the confirmation of their death sentences.
FILE PHOTO: Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple who have been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage, according to their family, pose for a selfie in an unknown location in this undated handout photograph taken in 2024 and obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2026.

UK nationals in Iran call on government to defend them amid Tehran airstrikes

Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years in prison in February after Iran accused them of spying for Britain and Israel. The couple have repeatedly denied the charges.

|ByREUTERS
Prison cell block

Iran denies medical care for political inmates at Kurdish region prisons, raises security - report

An Azerbaijani Turkic political prisoner held in Orumiyeh Central Prison was reportedly denied medical attention for hours after suffering a heart attack.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

UK condemns 10-year sentence for British nationals detained in Iran under espionage allegations

Craig and Lindsay Foreman had been charged with espionage after Iran accused them of gathering information in several parts of the country.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran releases imprisoned Australian bloggers

Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remain in Tehran's Evin prison.

OCTOBER 5, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
A prison guard stands along a corridor in Tehran's Evin prison June 13, 2006.

Australian jailed in Iran identified as Melbourne University academic

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a specialist in Middle East politics at the University of Melbourne, is one of three Austrailian citizens detained in Iran.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019ByREUTERS
Prison cell block

Iran says it killed the mastermind of the Tehran attacks

41 arrested in connection to twin attacks claimed by ISIS.

JUNE 11, 2017ByREUTERS
Iranian police stand near the parliament's building during a gunmen attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017

Iran counts votes after big turnout in presidential election

For Iranians, the election presents a stark choice between competing visions of the country.

MAY 20, 2017ByREUTERS
Electoral employees sits next to ballot boxes before closing vote for the presidential election in a polling station in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017.

Int'l outcry over imprisoned Iranian rights activist on hunger strike

Both Arash Sadeghi and his wife have been jailed by Islamic Republic.

JANUARY 1, 2017ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Demonstrators shout slogans in front of a poster depicting Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini during a rally in Tehran

Iranians arrested after celebrating ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great

Crowds of mostly young Iranians attended the march near the ancient city of Pasargadae in central province of Fars on Friday.

OCTOBER 31, 2016ByREUTERS
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered King of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae outside Shiraz, south of Tehran, September 24, 2007

Defending human rights prisoners of Tehran

As part of Canada's Iran Accountability Week, Canadian politicians “adopt” political prisoners and engage in sustained public advocacy on their behalf.

MAY 11, 2015ByIRWIN COTLER
Iranian flag

Iran to loosen restrictions on women at sporting events

Women will soon be allowed at indoor sport matches, but be banned from all outdoor sporting events, such as soccer games.

APRIL 5, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A woman, cheering on Iran's team, smiles while attending a soccer match in Nuremberg, Germany