Iranian political prisoners

WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined six key demands to rally global support for Iranian activists and protesters, urging a coordinated international effort to weaken the regime.

|ByJAMES GENN
Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.
Bita Shafiei moments after her release from prison, December 27, 2025.

Bita Shafiei, young Iranian activist released on bail after six weeks in prison

Freed on a $760,000 bail, 20-year-old Bita Shafiei spoke out after weeks in solitary confinement. Her mother is still imprisoned under alleged threats and coercion.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Members of the Iranian Navy attend the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2025; illustrative.

Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman

Iran said those detained in the ongoing investigation include the tanker's captain. The vessel's identity and the crew members' nationalities were not disclosed.

|ByREUTERS
Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.

Iran arrests Iranian-American Jew for visiting Israel - NYT

Hekmati, a 70-year-old resident of Long Island, New York, has been held in Evin Prison since July.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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