Intelligence authorities regularly arrest adherents and confiscate property; Iran says some Baha'is engage in espionage on behalf of Israel

After raids on offices of several groups allegedly linked to PFLP, over 40 organizations release joint statement urging international pressure on Israel to reverse designations

State Deptartment says Israel pledged to provide new information justifying office closures, says 'high bar' needed to act against civil society

Salma al-Shehab, a student at a UK university and mother of two, arrested during a trip home and found guilty of retweeting posts by dissidents; rights groups slam punishment

Committee says Paris guilty of human rights violation after woman refused entry to education course because of her traditional Islamic headgarb

Mohamed Ramadan, 47, was arrested in September 2018 after posting a picture of himself wearing a yellow vest; he was accused of 'terrorism' and later of 'spreading fake news'

Norway-based Iran Human Rights warns surge in hangings aimed at spreading fear as civil unrest grows, calling for stronger international response to roll back increasing trend

After fleeing to safety in Israel, director Anna Shishova completes 'The New Greatness Case,' portraying Russian use of cyber-entrapment against youth calling for more freedom

Human Rights Office calls on Tehran to revise criminal penalties and halt all corporal punishments including amputation, flogging and stoning

Eight men face disfigurement for robbery; rights group blasts 'cruel and inhuman punishment'