Iran - the repression of Iranian Youth

There has been a surge in the level of arrests of youths attending parties in Iran in recent months. Humiliating punishments and executions are among other violations of human rights in Iran since Hassan Rouhani took office at President in 2013. These rights abuses are aimed at spreading fear and intimidating the public, particularly the youth, to prevent social unrest.

The United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran has said that the general human rights situation, and in particular the repression of Iranian women and activists, has worsened since Rouhani became President.

More than 1,800 men and women have been executed in Iran during Rouhani’s tenure.

'The international community’s silence and inaction over the systematic brutalities and abuses in Iran with the excuse of nuclear negotiations or else, tramples upon humanitarian values and human rights and further emboldens Iran’s religious fascist regime in slaughtering the populace and continuing its efforts to acquire the nuclear bomb and export fundamentalism and terrorism.'

Iranian Youth

Youth around the world can make a difference the fight for freedom in Iran

A panel of young people on August 12, International Youth Day, participated in an online conference on the subject of the problems in Iran and the region. They participated from Canada, Sweden, UK, France and Holland and spoke about the suppression in Iran and how the youth deal with this.

Nikou Kalbali Iranian student in Canada, highlighted the situation in Iran in general. She said there is no gender equality, no freedom of speech and the youth are particularly repressed (they don’t have the freedom to choose what to wear, for example).

According to one of the ratified articles of this legislation, if the driver or passenger of a vehicle takes off her veil… she will be fined one million rials and the driving license of the driver will get 10 negative points.