The Iranian government’s Friday prayer leaders have been accused of actively suppressing civil liberties and violating human rights, according to a recent report by Iran Human Rights Monitor. The organization documents instances where clerics have endorsed or participated in repressive measures against dissenting voices, including the use of intimidation, arbitrary arrests, and public shaming of activists.

These actions undermine the principles of justice and sovereignty that the Iranian people claim to uphold. The report calls for an independent inquiry into the clerical role in state oppression and demands that Iran adhere to international human rights standards. It also urges the global community to hold both religious and political leaders accountable for their complicity in systemic abuses.

Source: Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM)