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Mai Sato
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Prof & Director, Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London @icpr.bsky.social @worldprisonbrief.bsky.social

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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به همراه سایر کارشناسان سازمان ملل تخریب قطعهٔ ۴۱ بهشت‌زهرا در تهران را محکوم کردیم.
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Together with other UN experts, I condemned the destruction of Plot 41 of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran. In August 2025, authorities reportedly demolished this section, with plans to convert it into a parking lot, describing the site as ‘abandoned’—a claim families strongly dispute.
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
سرکوب فراملی: تهدید، آزار رساندن و آسیب زدن به افراد توسط حکومت‌ها در خارج از مرزهایشان، پدیده‌ی جدیدی نیست اما این اصطلاح به تدریج بیشتر شناخته می‌شود.
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Transnational repression - when States intimidate, harass or harm individuals outside their borders – isn’t new, but the term is gaining recognition.
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
همراه با سایر کارشناسان سازمان ملل، بیانیه‌ مطبوعاتی‌ای را در مورد اعدام‌ها در ایران صادر کردیم.
(لینک: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...)
موج بی‌سابقه‌ی اعدام‌ها را بسیار هولناک یافتم، در سال ۲۰۲۵ (۱۴۰۴) بیش از هزارنفر در کمتر از نه ماه اعدام شده‌اند.
UN experts appalled by unprecedented execution spree in Iran with over 1000 killed in nine months
GENEVA – Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights ...
www.ohchr.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Together with UN experts, I published this press release on executions in Iran (www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... ).
UN experts appalled by unprecedented execution spree in Iran with over 1000 killed in nine months
GENEVA – Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights ...
www.ohchr.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reposted by Mai Sato
August 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
On 16 August 2025, Iran’s Supreme Court (Branch 39) upheld the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi, labour rights activist from the Azerbaijani ethnic minority. In Oct 2024, the same Court had overturned the conviction citing substantial legal and procedural deficiencies.
August 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
روز شانزدهم اوت ۲۰۲۵ دیوان عالی کشور ایران (شعبه‌ی ۳۹) حکم اعدام شریفه محمدی فعال کارگری، از اقلیت اتنیکی آذربایجانی، را تایید کرد؛ با وجود اینکه همین شعبه‌ی دیوان عالی پیشتر، در اکتبر ۲۰۲۴، با استناد به نواقص جدی حقوقی و مربوط به آیین‌دادرسی این حکم را نقض کرده بود.
August 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
On 16 August 2025, Iran’s Supreme Court (Branch 39) upheld the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi, labour rights activist from the Azerbaijani ethnic minority. In Oct 2024, the same Court had overturned the conviction citing substantial legal and procedural deficiencies.
August 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
روز ۳۱ فروردین ۱۴۰۴ زندانی سیاسی کرد، حمید حسین‌نژاد حیدرانلو اعدام شد. طبق گزارش‌هایی که دریافت کردم روند دادرسی ناقض حقوق اساسی او بوده است، از جمله عدم دسترسی کافی به وکیل و مترجم. در عین حال ادعاهای جدی‌ای منبی بر اینکه از او تحت شکنجه اعتراف گرفته شده است وجود دارد.
August 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Kurdish political prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou was executed on 20 April 2025. According to reports received, the trial process violated his basic rights, including access to adequate legal counsel and interpretation.
August 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Press release: The Islamic Republic of Iran has returned over 1.5 million Afghan nationals in 2025, with returns and forced returns escalating dramatically following the Iran-Israel conflict.
July 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Mai Sato
UN experts condemn ongoing mass returns of #Afghan nationals – many of them #refugees – from Iran & Pakistan. They call for returns to be halted immediately, saying Afghanistan is not a safe country for returnees since the #Taliban seized control.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
July 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
گزارش‌هایی دریافت کرده‌ام که از احتمال اعدام قریب‌الوقوع سه زندانی سیاسی عرب، علی مجدم، معین خنفری و محمدرضا مقدم خبر می‌دهند. آن‌ها علی‌رغم وجود ادعاهایی مبنی بر نقض جدی اصول دادرسی عادلانه و اخذ اعترافات تحت شکنجه، در خطر اعدام به اتهام بغی قرار دارند.
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reports of imminent execution three Ahwazi Arab political prisoners
I have received reports that Ali Mojadem, Moein Khanfari and Mohammadreza Moghaddam face imminent execution for baghy, despite allegations of serious fair trial violations and torture-induced confessions.
spcommreports.ohchr.org
July 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Press release: Post-conflict situations must not be used as an opportunity to increase repression against ethnic and religious minorities or suppress dissent.
July 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’ve been receiving troubling reports of transfer of prisoners from Evin Prison during and after Israeli attacks.
June 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
گزارش‌های نگران کننده‌ای در مورد احتمال اعدام محقق ایرانی-سوئدی، احمدرضا جلالی دریافت کرده‌ام.
Detention taking its toll on hostage Ahmadreza Djalali: UN experts call on Iran to release him without delay
GENEVA – Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said...
www.ohchr.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I have received concerning reports about the risk of execution for Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali.
Detention taking its toll on hostage Ahmadreza Djalali: UN experts call on Iran to release him without delay
GENEVA – Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said...
www.ohchr.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
به عنوان گزارشگر ویژه‌ی ایران، به کمیته‌ی حقیقت‌یاب سازمان ملل پیوسته‌ام و خواستار حفاظت از غیرنظامیان در پی تشدید درگیری میان ایران و اسرائیل هستم:https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/06/iran-un-fact-finding-mission-special-rapporteur-call-civilian-protection-and
June 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As Special Rapporteur, I have joined the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran in calling for civilian protection as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates. tinyurl.com/4yfpvt65
Iran: UN Fact-Finding Mission, Special Rapporteur call for civilian protection and respect for human rights as Israeli attacks cause extensive suffering
GENEVA  – The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran urged all parties in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran to immediately respect international law and pr...
tinyurl.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
۱) همراه با سایر متخصصین سازمان ملل، تهاجم اسرائیل به جمهوری اسلامی ایران را به عنوان نقض قوانین بین‌المللی محکوم می‌کنم. عملیات نظامی علیه سایت‌های هسته‌ای و شهروندان، باعث کشته‌ شدن بیش از ۲۲۴ نفر در ایران شده است که نود درصد آن‌ها غیرنظامی هستند. tinyurl.com/4efhwvym
UN experts condemn Israeli attack on Iran and urge end to hostilities
GENEVA  – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and...
tinyurl.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Together with UN experts, I denounce Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran as breaches of international law. Military operations targeting nuclear sites and civilian zones resulted in at least 224+ deaths in Iran (90% civilians). tinyurl.com/4efhwvym
UN experts condemn Israeli attack on Iran and urge end to hostilities
GENEVA  – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and...
tinyurl.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
حملات اسرائيل به ایران، که تنها چند روز قبل از مذاکرات برنامه‌ریزی شده بین ایالات متحده و ایران در عمان رخ داده است، عمیقا نگران کننده است و خطر تضعیف تلاش‌های دیپلماتیک برای رسیدن به یک راه‌حل مسالمت‌آمیز را در پی دارد.
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM