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June 7, 2022

Open Letter by Former Cellmates of Imprisoned Conservationists in Iran

Former female cellmates of a group of wildlife conservationists who’ve been unjustly imprisoned in Iran since January 2018 penned the following letter as a tribute to their nature-loving friends on… ...

October 20, 2021

Detained Lawyer of Iranian Instagram Star Tortured, Bit Off Tongue After Unidentified Injection

More Political Prisoners Could Die in Custody without Urgent International Action October 20, 2021 – A prominent defense attorney in Iran bit off part of his tongue after being forcibly… ...

September 21, 2021

Lack of Accountability Perpetuates Deaths of Prisoners in Iran

The torture and inhuman mistreatment of detainees and prisoners in Iran are among the most serious violations of human rights in the country’s prisons. In many cases, prisoners or detainees… ...

August 5, 2021

Musician Marjan Farsad’s New Song Pays Tribute to Iranian Political Prisoners

“My Song is About Stars That Go Missing Every Night” August 5, 2021 – Iranian American musician and songwriter Marjan Farsad released a new song today about political prisoners in… ...

August 18, 2020

Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer in Poor Health, Needs Hospitalization

New Law Reduces Derafshan’s Sentence By 6 Months, Must Still Serve Two Years Sentence Reductions at Judge’s Discretion in “National Security” Cases Imprisoned human rights attorney Payam Derafshan is in… ...

May 11, 2020

Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to Prison Without Access to Counsel

Four Defense Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran in Less Than Two Years Human rights attorney Payam Derafshan was denied access to counsel while being tried for the charge of “insulting the… ...

May 7, 2020

Australian Academic Who Attempted Suicide Should be Freed from Unlawful Confinement in Iran

Scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert Kept in Bathroom-Like Temporary Holding Cell Since 2018 May 7, 2020 – A British-Australian academic held in isolation in Iran since September 2018, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, has repeatedly… ...

April 23, 2020

COVID-19 Poses Extreme Danger to Arbitrarily Jailed Conservationists, Dual Nationals

Infected Wildlife Conservationist Sam Rajabi Refused Hospitalization, Cellmates Untested American Citizen Siamak Namazi Held in Same “Cell and Bunk Bed Row” as Rajabi Prisoners Held on Politically Motivated Charges Excluded… ...

April 16, 2020

Detained Teen Instagram Star With COVID-19 on Ventilator After Judge Refused to Release Her

Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, Who Could Authorize Her Release, Has Been Unreachable Detained teenage Instagram celebrity Fatemeh Khishvand is currently on a ventilator at Sina Hospital in Tehran after contracting COVID-19… ...

April 2, 2020

Rights Attorneys Call for Release of All Eligible Prisoners: “Tomorrow Will be Too Late”

As inmates in Iran continue to be killed or injured in “prison disturbances” amid the country’s devastating COVID-19 outbreak, two defense attorneys in Tehran have joined the growing chorus of… ...

February 20, 2020

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

Conservation Scientist Niloufar Bayani: “Every time I… sought help from the authorities, the pressures, threats, and acts of torture increased.” Appeals Court Upheld Prison Sentences Against Conservationists on Baseless Charges… ...

February 18, 2020

Appeals Court Upholds Baseless Prison Sentences Against Wildlife Conservationists

Prison Terms Range from 4-10 Years Based on No Evidence and False “Confessions” February 18, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the Iranian appeals court’s… ...

February 13, 2020

Evin Prison Sees Inmate Transfers, Construction as Authorities Prep for More Protest Crackdowns

Iranian authorities have transferred a large number of inmates out of Evin Prison in Tehran—notorious for holding political prisoners—to other prisons and implemented further security measures in Evin in preparation… ...

December 12, 2019

Jailed Under Lengthy Sentences, Iran’s Conservationists Suffer Ongoing Rights Violations

Detainees Punished for Complaining That They Were Forced to Make False Statements, Says Lawyer Iranian authorities are refusing to transfer imprisoned conservationist Sam Rajabi to the hospital to treat a… ...

November 20, 2019

Six Conservationists Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Iran After Two Years Behind Bars

  Preliminary Sentences Range Between 6 and 10 Years, Two Still Awaiting Ruling No Evidence of Wrongdoing Ever Found *Update: Two conservationists were sentenced on November 23: Sam Rajabi was… ...

November 14, 2019

Widow of Detainee Who Died in Iranian Custody Recognizes Her Interrogator Posing as “Reporter” on State TV

IRIB Briefly Airs Pseudo-Documentary About Detained Conservationists Ahead of Verdict A man claiming to be a reporter in a pseudo-documentary about Iran’s detained conservationists that was aired by the state-controlled… ...

November 7, 2019

Conservationists Slapped with New Charge 22 Months After Being Arrested by Revolutionary Guards

Fate of Detainees Unclear Despite Intervention by Supreme Leader Nearly two years after they were first detained in Tehran, eight conservationists have been charged with “cooperation with U.S. and Israeli… ...

October 14, 2019

Death Penalty-Carrying Charge Dropped Against Four Conservationists After Supreme Leader Intervened

The charge of “corruption on earth,” which can lead to the death penalty under Iranian law, has been dropped against four detained conservationists following intervention by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali… ...

September 24, 2019

Filmmaker’s Family Blocked From Boarding Flight in Tehran: “Iran is Sick and Making Everyone Sick”

Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi poses for a photo beside his mother Iran Hamzehie. Several members of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi’s family have been banned from leaving Iran and his mother… ...

August 8, 2019

Detained Conservationists Niloufar Bayani and Sepideh Kashani on Hunger Strike

Wildlife conservationists Niloufar Bayani and Sepideh Kashani have been detained in Iran without due process along with six other conservationists since… ...

July 2, 2019

Letter: Families Cite Seven Law Violations in Cases of Detained Wildlife Conservationists 

Iran’s judiciary has violated at least seven laws in its handling of the cases of eight wildlife conservationists who’ve been detained on unfounded espionage charges since January 2017, according to… ...

June 11, 2019

Political Prisoner Stabbed to Death in Tehran Penitentiary Three Months After Protesting Unsafe Conditions

Alireza Shirmohammadali Was Unlawfully Held in Ward With Inmates Convicted of Dangerous Crimes He Had Gone on Hunger Strike Against Unsafe Prison Conditions Three Months Before His Death The 21-Year-Old… ...

April 24, 2019

Memo to Zarif: Stop Taking Dual Nationals as Hostages

April 24, 2019 – Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s statement today that he has the “authority” to exchange Iranian-Americans imprisoned in Iran with the US is a glaring admission that these… ...

April 18, 2019

12 Conservationists Detained Without Counsel in Iran’s Kurdistan Province

Twelve of the 20 environmental conservationists arrested in Iran’s Kurdistan Province in January and February 2019 remain in detention centers run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the… ...

April 12, 2019

Prominent Human Rights Defender: Iran is Intensifying Crackdown on Activism to Stifle Dissent

The Iranian government and judiciary are intensifying a nationwide crackdown on civil society and beyond to stifle any form of dissent, Karim Lahidji, a prominent Iranian human rights attorney now… ...

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Latest News

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    Leading Iranian Lawyers Urge UN to Address Illegal Use of Death Penalty
    May 30, 2023
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    Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    May 26, 2023
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    World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
    May 24, 2023
  • 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
  • More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
    More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
    May 17, 2023
  • UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    May 11, 2023
  • UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop
    UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop
    May 10, 2023
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    Three Hangings in Three Days: The Islamic Republic Continues Its Killing Spree
    May 8, 2023
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    Activists Detained, Workers Threatened as Oil Industry Workers Strike in Iran
    May 4, 2023
  • Dozens of Labor Activists Detained, Thousands of Workers Threatened as Strikes Roil Iran
    Dozens of Labor Activists Detained, Thousands of Workers Threatened as Strikes Roil Iran
    May 4, 2023
  • Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
    Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
    April 24, 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
  • Journalists Denied Release from Prison Amid Supreme Leader’s “Pardon” PR Ploy
    Journalists Denied Release from Prison Amid Supreme Leader’s “Pardon” PR Ploy
    March 23, 2023
  • Iranian and French Lawyers, Doctors Demand Release of Lawyer Mohammad Najafi
    Iranian and French Lawyers, Doctors Demand Release of Lawyer Mohammad Najafi
    March 17, 2023
  • Another Abducted Dissident Sentenced to Death in Iran
    Another Abducted Dissident Sentenced to Death in Iran
    March 13, 2023
  • Teachers Across Iran Protest Government’s Inaction on School Gas Attacks
    Teachers Across Iran Protest Government’s Inaction on School Gas Attacks
    March 10, 2023
  • CHRI Board Member Mehrangiz Kar Receives Women’s Award for Justice and Advocacy from NYC Bar Association
    CHRI Board Member Mehrangiz Kar Receives Women’s Award for Justice and Advocacy from NYC Bar Association
    March 9, 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
  • Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will “Testify” About Sexual Assault Against Protesters
    Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will "Testify" About Sexual Assault Against Protesters
    March 3, 2023
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