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September 24, 2019

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

Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi ...

September 23, 2019

“His Health is Deteriorating” Imprisoned US Navy Vet Undergoes Melanoma Operation in Iran

Imprisoned American navy veteran Michael White is in poor health after undergoing an operation to remove his melanoma in ...

September 20, 2019

Audio Message From Gharchak Prison Reveals Intense Pressure on Labor Activist Sepideh Qoliyan

Mehdi Qoliyan Acquitted of All Charges After Violent Home Raid On September 14, 2019, the BBC aired an audio file containing the voice of labor ...

September 18, 2019

No Budget or Implementation: Rouhani Government Fails to Implement Disability Rights Law

People with disabilities and activists in Iran signed petitions and held several rallies in 2019 to protest the government's unlawful refusal to allocate a budget for the ...

September 17, 2019

Detained Iranian-British Anthropologist Says Charges Based on Government-Approved Research

Kameel Ahmady Was Held in Solitary Confinement for Nearly a Month, Detention Order Extended Held in solitary confinement since being arrested in Tehran ...

September 6, 2019

Female Political Prisoners To Serve Additional Two Years For “Insulting” Supreme Leader

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September 5, 2019

15 Iran MPs Urge New Judiciary Chief to Stop Renewed Crackdown on Freedom of Speech

During a speech addressing Iran’s legislature, member of Parliament (MP) Parvaneh Salahshouri strongly criticized the recent crackdown on ...

September 4, 2019

Authorities Ignored Serious Mental Health Condition of Defendant Who Set Herself on Fire Outside Courthouse

A 29-year-old woman set herself on fire outside a Tehran courthouse reportedly after hearing that she would have to serve six months in prison after being arrested while ...

August 30, 2019

Prisoners in Iran’s Gharchak Prison for Women Protest Inhumane Living Conditions 

Prison Fails to Meet UN’s Minimum Standards for Treatment of Prisoners Two hundred inmates in Ward 5 of Gharchak Prison for women in ...

August 29, 2019

At Least 13 Signers of Open Letters Urging Khamenei’s Resignation Are Arrested

Demonstrating the Iranian authorities’ continued intolerance for peaceful dissent, two open letters written since June 2019 by 28 political and civil rights ...

August 29, 2019

No Family Visits or Lawyer Allowed for Detained Anthropologist Kameel Ahmady Two Weeks Into Detention

Wife’s Requests for Charges and Medical Examination Go Unanswered After more than two weeks in detention, Iranian-British social anthropologist Kameel Ahmady has ...

August 28, 2019

Blind Man’s Life-Threatening Fall Highlights Iran’s Lacking Safety Measures for People With Disabilities 

Public transportation, roads, and buildings are frequently inaccessible in Iran, leading to increased accidents and ...

August 28, 2019

Journalist Sentenced to 10.5 Years Imprisonment for Covering Labor Day Rally

Four months after being arrested while covering a Labor Day protest, Journalist Marzieh Amiri has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison and 148 lashes by ...

August 28, 2019

Iran Cracks Down on Instagram Celebrities

Instagram influencers in Iran are being forced to censor their posts and give their account passwords to intelligence agents amid a renewed crackdown on freedom of expression and speech. Investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) indicate that dozens of Iranians with ...

August 27, 2019

Iranian Authorities Force Detained Photographer to Threaten Activist With Eerie Voice Message

Nooshin Jafari Detained and Used as Bait to Gain Control Over Anti-Government Twitter Account A tearful audio message containing the voice of ...

August 26, 2019

Iran Sentences Satirist Keyomars Marzban to 23 Years Imprisonment

Marzban’s Only “Crime” Was Working for Foreign Media Outlets He Must Serve 11 Years if Appeals Court Upholds Sentence Before Eligibility ...

August 21, 2019

British Council Employee’s 10-year Prison Sentence Upheld Without a Hearing

The 10-year prison sentence issued against British Council employee Aras Amiri was upheld on August 18, 2019, without a hearing, the Center ...

August 21, 2019

Iran Releases Detained Stadium Ban Protesters as Hardliners Cheer on Discriminatory Policy

Four women arrested by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on August 17, 2019, for trying to enter Azadi Stadium in Tehran to watch a men’s soccer game were released on bail ...

August 16, 2019

Six-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Journalist Who Was Denied Right to Fair Trial

An Appeals Court in Tehran has upheld a six-year prison sentence against political affairs journalist Hamed Aynehvand without holding a hearing, his ...

August 16, 2019

Iran Cracks Down on Instagram Celebrities as It Tightens Noose on Freedom of Speech and Expression

Investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) indicate that dozens of Iranians with large followings on Instagram—including athletes, fashion ...

August 15, 2019

“Why Should We Be Silent?” Colleagues Condemn Photographer’s Unjust Detention

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August 13, 2019

Female Plaintiff’s Battle to Get a Motorcycle License Exposes Arbitrary Restrictions on Women in Iran 

In response to a complaint by a woman from the city of Isfahan, Branch 1 of Iran’s Administrative Justice Court ruled that ...

August 12, 2019

Supporters of Detained Workers’ Rights Activists Arrested Outside Courthouse 

The family of labor activist Roham Yeganeh has not heard from him since he was arrested in front of the Revolutionary Court in ...

August 9, 2019

Disability Rights Activists Urge Apple to Allow Persian Speakers to Access VoiceOver Screen Reader

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August 8, 2019

Detained Conservationists Niloufar Bayani and Sepideh Kashani on Hunger Strike

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