Amnesty International - Iran Team

Iran: President Raisi’s death must not deny victims of his grim human rights legacy their right to accountability

The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to justice, truth and reparation for the litany of crimes under international law and human rights violations committed since the 1980s during his time in the echelons of power, said Amnesty International today, following his passing in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province.

Ebrahim Raisi, who at the age of 20 was appointed as Prosecutor General of Karaj, Alborz province, in 1980, quickly rose through the ranks to assume various senior judicial and executive positions, before becoming president in 2021. Over the past 44 years, he was directly involved in or oversaw the enforced disappearance and extrajudicial executions of thousands of political dissidents in the 1980s, the unlawful killing, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture of thousands of protesters; and violent persecution of women and girls defying compulsory veiling, among other serious human rights violations.

Islamic Republic of Iran: President Raisi Died on May 19, 2024

 May 20, 2023:

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO):

Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the Islamic Republic and a member of the "Death Committee," died yesterday in a helicopter crash.

Honoring the memory of thousands of men and women who have fallen victim to the crimes of Ebrahim Raisi and the Islamic Republic over the past four decades, Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) emphasizes that Raisi's death does not mean the closure of the case on his crimes. IHRNGO hopes that one day, his record, along with those of other officials of the Islamic Republic and perpetrators of crimes against humanity, will be addressed in a competent court. For more information, Click here.

Free Toomaj Salehi

 Amnesty International USA

Dear Friends:

Last week we got the shocking news that Toomaj Salehi, a popular Iranian rap musician and hip-hop artist has been sentenced to death solely for his peaceful artistic expression in support of the protests that broke out in Iran in fall 2022, and for his criticism of the Iranian authorities’ human rights violations. Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 and subjected to brutal torture which led to several broken bones and damage to his eyes. He was convicted of “corruption on earth” and was originally sentenced to more than six years in prison and a ban on his artistic activities but then a death sentence was handed down in April 2024. Please take this action to urge the Iranian authorities to void the death sentence against Toomaj Salehi and to call for his immediate and unconditional release and for his conviction to be overturned:

https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/133648/action/1