Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future October 10, 2024 – On this International Day of the Girl Child, the widespread atrocities committed against girls in the Islamic Republic of Iran—which include pervasive ...
Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers' Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman Life Freedom Uprising One of the most active female advocates for teacher’s rights in Iran, Shiva Ameli-Rad began her activities in 2005 ...
Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — As Member States and journalists prepare to meet with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and other members of his delegation at the ...
For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up to the Islamic Republic’s security forces and the photographers who documented their resistance. The photographs were taken by photojournalists who ...
Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic Republic Repression Becomes Normalized September 11, 2024 – Two years ago, 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini lost her life because ...
Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), along with 25 fellow human rights organizations, issued a joint statement urgently calling for the ...
30 Kurdish and 34 Baluchi Couriers Killed by Guards So Far in 2024, Including 1 Child “When border agents see a fuel courier…they just start shooting” September 4, 2023 – An alarming number of border couriers, primarily from Iran’s Kurdish and Baluchi minorities, have been ...
UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — UN experts have voiced grave concern over a sharp rise in executions in Iran, urging authorities to halt the use of ...
September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) honors the resilient and courageous workers and labor rights leaders ...
