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  • Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
  • Leading Iranian Lawyers Urge UN to Address Illegal Use of Death Penalty
  • Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
  • World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
  • More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials

  • PRESS RELEASES

    • Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
      Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
      June 1, 2023
    • World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
      World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
      May 24, 2023
    • More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
      More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
      May 17, 2023
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  • LATEST NEWS

    Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran

    Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran

    June 1, 2023

    University Officials Are Committing Major Rights Violations, Say Students At Least 720 Students Arrested Since Protests Began in September 2022 June 1, 2023 – University students and professors in Iran are facing arrests, banishments and expulsions in a renewed state crackdown on their right to peacefully criticize state policies, ...

    Leading Iranian Lawyers Urge UN to Address Illegal Use of Death Penalty

    Leading Iranian Lawyers Urge UN to Address Illegal Use of Death Penalty

    May 30, 2023

    In light of the escalating number of illegal executions in Iran, a group of leading Iranian human rights lawyers have penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, urging him to promote global compliance with international law on capital punishment, particularly in countries that still ...

    Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum

    Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum

    May 26, 2023

    In a joint letter sent to U.S. President Joseph Biden and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran urged his administration to lead efforts to retract the outrageous appointment of Ali Bahreini, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to ...

    World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions

    World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions

    May 24, 2023

    Islamic Republic Is Severely Violating International Laws Governing Death Penalty  Protesters Hanged After Sham Trials, Minorities Targeted for Capital Punishment May 24, 2023 — In a letter delivered to 75 governments around the world today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) called on ...

    UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Condemns Surging Executions

    UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Condemns Surging Executions

    May 20, 2023

    UN Photo Press briefing by Mr. Javaid Rehman, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the independent experts condemning Iran's execution of three men on 19 May, 2023, convicted of involvement in the killing ...

    More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials

    More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials

    May 17, 2023

    Prosecution of Three Young Men Relied on Torture, Forced “Confessions” Defendant: "They kept beating me to make me tell their version of their crime on camera" *Editor's Note: Saeed Yaghoubi, Saleh Mirhashemi, and Majid Kazemi were hanged on May 19, 2023 May 17, 2023 – Three young men—Saeed Yaghoubi, 37, Saleh Mirhashemi, ...

    UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum

    UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum

    May 11, 2023

    Iran Chairing Human Rights Body While HRC Is Investigating Its Crimes Against Humanity Is Moral Outrage May 11, 2023—The appointment of Ali Bahreini, the Islamic Republic’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, to chair the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) 2023 Social Forum, is an outrage and should ...

    UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop

    UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop

    May 10, 2023

    Ten People Being Put to Death Each Week, 209 Hangings Since January 1 UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called on the authorities in Iran to “halt all executions” and “abolish the death penalty,” in a statement on May 9, 2023. Türk said over 10 people are ...

    Three Hangings in Three Days: The Islamic Republic Continues Its Killing Spree

    Three Hangings in Three Days: The Islamic Republic Continues Its Killing Spree

    May 8, 2023

    Executions to Silence Dissent After Grossly Unfair Trials Increase in Iran Dissidents and Minorities Targeted, 42 People Executed in Last Ten Days May 8, 2023—The execution of three men over the last three days in Iran—two men for “insulting the prophet” and an Iranian-born Swedish citizen and dissident who ...

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  • ART, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY

    • Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
      Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
      June 1, 2023
    • Imprisoned Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Voice of Iran’s Protests, Faces Possible Execution
      Imprisoned Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Voice of Iran’s Protests, Faces Possible Execution
      April 6, 2023
    • 20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings
      20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings
      March 6, 2023
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  • CENTER SPOTLIGHT

    Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)

    Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing from Iranians from all walks of life.

    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.

    Internet Freedom

    Internet Freedom

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

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