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  • Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
  • Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against "Hostage-Taking"
  • Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
  • Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
  • Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran

  • PRESS RELEASES

    • Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
      Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
      February 2, 2023
    • Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
      Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
      February 1, 2023
    • Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
      Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
      January 25, 2023
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    Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison

    Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison

    February 2, 2023

    Meysami Hunger-Striking to Demand End to Political Executions and Compulsory Hijab February 2, 2023 – The UN and international human rights organizations should urgently demand that the Iranian judiciary release political prisoner Farhad Meysami, a civil and women's rights defender whose life is in danger, said ...

    Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against “Hostage-Taking”

    Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against “Hostage-Taking”

    February 2, 2023

    In an open letter, renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi has announced the beginning of his hunger strike in Tehran's Evin Prison until he is freed from his illegal imprisonment. "I firmly declare that in protest against the unlawful and inhumane behavior of the judicial and security apparatus and this particular hostage-taking, ...

    Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran

    Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran

    February 1, 2023

    Women Aiding Vulnerable Children Detained As State Broadens Efforts to Crush Movement for Change February 1, 2023 – Women who have devoted their lives to aiding underprivileged and at-risk youth in Iran have come under increasing attack by the Iranian government in its violent ...

    Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent

    Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent

    January 25, 2023

    Attorneys Jailed to Prevent Them From Defending Protesters and Their Families   January 25, 2023 – Four months into the Islamic Republic’s violent suppression of anti-state protests, Iranian authorities are beating, firing and threatening the families of detained and killed protesters to force them to remain ...

    Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN

    Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN

    January 19, 2023

    Credible Evidence Challenges Iranian Authorities’ Claims of “Suicides” Families Describe Visibly Tortured Bodies, Fabricated Evidence, Forced Quick Burials January 19, 2023 – The UN Fact-Finding Mission should investigate the suspicious deaths of a number of recently released detained protesters, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said ...

    Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran

    Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran

    January 12, 2023

    Executions of Protesters Continuing; Forceful Action Urgently Needed  EU and At Least Eight European Countries Summon Iran’s Ambassadors January 12, 2023 – Governments around the world should recall their ambassadors from the Islamic Republic in protest against the Iranian government’s hanging of protesters and killing of hundreds of peaceful ...

    Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September

    Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September

    January 10, 2023

    Crackdown Aimed at Destroying Any Chance of Fair Trials for Protesters Detainees Forced to Use Court-Appointed Lawyers January 10, 2023 – While the Islamic Republic has been gunning down and executing street protesters, it has also been arresting defense attorneys—at least 44 since September—to block their ability to ...

    Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk

    Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk

    January 7, 2023

    World Leaders Should Withdraw Ambassadors, Demand Moratorium on Executions January 7, 2023 – The hanging in Iran today of two men who were arrested in connection with street protests, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, 39, is an escalation of the Islamic Republic ...

    Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice

    Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice

    January 6, 2023

    Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and UK Call for Binding Arbitration No One Held Accountable for IRGC’s Killing of 176 Passengers   January 6, 2023—Three years after the shooting down of Ukrainian Passenger Flight PS752 by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), no Iranian officials have been held accountable ...

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  • FEATURED REPORT

    Recommendations for Congress - A report from the Center for Human Rights in Iran
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  • ART, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY

    • Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against “Hostage-Taking”
      Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against "Hostage-Taking"
      February 2, 2023
    • Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
      Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
      December 20, 2022
    • Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
      Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
      December 14, 2022
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  • CENTER SPOTLIGHT

    Women’s Uprising in Iran

    On November 17, 2022, Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at Stonybrook University's School of Communication and Journalism on the people's uprising in Iran following the believed killing in state

    List of Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights (Updated)

    At least five defense lawyers are currently imprisoned in Iran for supporting human rights

    Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

    At least 21 (15 dual nationals, five foreign nationals and one foreign permanent resident) were known to be held in Iran (imprisoned, under house arrest, or prohibited from leaving the country) as of July 2022

    Center for Human Rights in Iran – Factsheets

    Fact Sheets

    These Fact Sheets highlight key information on a range of important human rights issues in a concise, accessible format for researchers, journalists and policymakers

    Center for Human Rights in Iran – Policy Briefings

    Policy Briefings

    Our policy briefings provide deeply informed and impartial analysis of human rights issues, their implications, and detailed recommendations for policymakers worldwide

    Art Exhibitions

    CHRI’s exhibition in NYC featuring the works of prominent Iranian-American artists.

    Videos

    The Center produces educational and artistic videos that communicate critical human rights issues in engaging and creative visual formats

    Internet Freedom

    Internet Freedom

    A chronological archive of CHRI's reports and analyses on internet freedom issues in Iran.

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