Mohammadreza Mansouri, a 26-year-old Kurdish Khorasani (Kurmanj) resident of Rasht, was one of those injured during the nationwide protests on Friday, January 9, 2026. He was seriously wounded after being directly shot with pellet ammunition by Iranian security forces and died after 25 days of suffering from his injuries. According […]
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During nationwide protests in the cities of Rasht, Bandar Anzali, Rostamabad, and Manjil in Gilan Province, as well as the cities of Ramsar, Tonekabon (Shahsavar), Chalus, and Babol in Mazandaran Province, at least 10 Gilaki citizens, including two women, lost their lives after being directly shot with live ammunition by […]
According to a report by Kolbarnews and the announcement of Amir Raeisian, the lawyer of Sharifeh Mohammadi, labor activist and political prisoner, the death sentence of this female activist has been changed to 30 years of imprisonment. Raeisian stated that this decision was made following widespread public pressure, the support […]
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has issued an urgent appeal expressing grave concern over the imminent risk of execution faced by Sharifeh Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian woman human rights defender and labor activist. According to Kolbarnews and the GCHR statement, published on August 30, 2025, Sharifeh Mohammadi’s case […]
Germany’s largest trade union, DGB, has issued an official statement calling for the immediate cancellation of the death sentence against Sharifeh Mohammadi, her unconditional release, and an end to the repression of independent labor activists and human rights defenders in Iran. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, September 5, 2025, DGB […]
Branch 39 of the Supreme Court has once again upheld the death sentence of labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, despite the fact that the ruling had previously been overturned due to multiple legal flaws. According to Kolbarnews, her defense lawyer, Amir Raeesian, stated: “None of the previous deficiencies have been addressed, […]
Two women’s rights activists from Gilan, Zahra and Zohreh Dadras, have been temporarily released from prison following the Supreme Court’s acceptance of their request for a retrial. According to Kolbarews, Zahra and Zohreh Dadras were temporarily freed after the Supreme Court approved the retrial. This decision came after legal efforts […]
The lawyers of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist and former member of the Committee for the Coordination of Labor Organizations, have announced that her death sentence has been reinstated. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, February 13, 2025, her lawyers, Mohammad Reza Nazari-Nejad and Mohammad Reza Sarvari, confirmed the reissuance of […]
In two separate incidents in Zabol and Rasht counties, two workers lost their lives due to a lack of adequate safety measures at their workplaces. According to Kulbarnews, Hashem Narouei, a married worker residing in Kouhak township, Zabol, died while digging a well on agricultural land due to a collapse. […]
Zahra Dadras, a women’s rights activist, has been temporarily released from Lakan Prison in Rasht. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Zahra Dadras was granted leave from Lakan Prison in Rasht to undergo medical treatment. Zahra Dadras was initially arrested by security forces in August 2023 and was […]