NIAC Condemns Spate of Executions in Iran
Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) released the following statement after the Iranian government carried out a spate of approximately twenty executions: “NIAC condemns the Iranian government’s recent spate of executions and reiterates its call for Iran to uphold its international human rights obligations. The execution of a teenager who was arrested as […]
Rouhani Faces Increasing Challenges on the Domestic Front
The former head of Iran’s largest student union for democracy and human rights discussed challenges faced at home by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the midst of nuclear negotiations with the West.
One Iranian Court’s Cruel and Unusual Choice of Punishment: Death by Stoning
Death by stoning, generally thought of as a barbaric and obsolete practice of a bygone era, is unfortunately not quite the anachronism one would like it to be. An Iranian woman, facing charges of adultery for her involvement with two men responsible for the murder of her husband, has been sentenced to death by stoning […]