Iran’s Parliament Overwhelmingly Agrees to Begin Deliberating Disabilities Rights Bill
With only two opposing votes, Iran’s Parliament has overwhelmingly passed the outlines of a bill designed to ...
December 22, 2017
Guardian Council Rejects Parliament’s Amended Law Allowing Religious Minorities to Run in Local Elections
Six days after Iran’s Parliament passed an amendment reaffirming the right of minorities to run in local council elections, the Guardian ...
December 22, 2017
Former VP Hamid Baghaei Says His 63-Year Prison Sentence Was Issued by Judiciary Chief as “Revenge”
Former Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei has denounced his 63-year prison sentence, alleging it ...
December 22, 2017
Evin Prison Medical Chief Denies Ali Shariati Specialist Care Despite Severe Symptoms
Political prisoner Ali Shariati is being denied specialist medical treatment by Evin Prison’s medical chief ...
December 22, 2017
Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Denied Basic Rights Including Heat in Cold Winter Months
“All they want to do is harass the political prisoners.” The authorities of Rajaee Shahr Prison are keeping ...
December 21, 2017
Two Journalists Held for Months Without Charge Released on Bail
After four months in arbitrary detention, Iranian journalists Sasan Aghaei and Yaghma Fashkhami ...
December 21, 2017
Students Challenge Minister’s Claim That No One in Iran is Banned From University for Political Reasons
Majid Dorri(right) and ...
December 21, 2017
Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison
Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release from Rajaee Shahr Prison ...
December 21, 2017
Three Years Later, Conservatives Are Still Blocking “I’m Not Angry” From Screening in Iran
After finally receiving approval to screen his movie “I’m Not Angry” in Iran, director Reza Dormishian’s film was ...
December 21, 2017
US Repeal of Net Neutrality Harms Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad
December 21, 2017 -- The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal net neutrality rules has given a green light to repressive countries ...
December 20, 2017
Iran’s State TV Aired Forced Confession of Ahmadreza Djalali Because He Refused to Spy for Iran
A screenshot of a clip of Ahmadreza Djalali’s so-called “confession” on Iran’s state-run IRIB state TV. Iranian state TV aired a forced ...
December 19, 2017
Tehran Prosecutor’s Office Ignores Imprisoned Iranian-Austrian’s Request for Back Operation
The Tehran prosecutor's office has ignored a request by imprisoned Iranian-Austrian dual national Kamran Ghaderi...
December 18, 2017
Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke
Update: Reza Shahabi was released on March 19, 2018. December 19, 2017—The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered ...
December 18, 2017
Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy
A scene from Ahmadreza Djalali's forced confession that was aired on Iran's state-run IRIB news ...
December 18, 2017
Iran’s Culture Ministry Successfully Pressures Iranian Director to Cancel Film Screening in Canada
Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani cancelled a screening of one of his films in Canada after Iran’s Ministry of Culture ...
December 18, 2017
In Letter From Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi Demands Judiciary Stop Violating Due Process Rights
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has criticized Iran’s judiciary and security organizations for holding detainees in solitary confinement for prolonged periods without charge while trying to build ...
December 15, 2017
Rajaee Shahr Prison Officials Refuse to Hospitalize Labor Activist Reza Shahabi After He Has a Stroke
An imprisoned trade unionist, Reza Shahabi, has been denied hospitalization despite suffering a stroke, ...
December 14, 2017
Judge Demands Political Prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri Pick Lawyer from Judiciary’s List
Judge Salavati Often Assigned to Issue Harsh Sentences in Political Cases The judge who will re-sentence imprisoned spiritual thinker Mohammad Ali Taheri ...
December 14, 2017
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Has Been Pressuring Families Of “Chain Murder” Victims to Be Silent for Decades
Sohrab Mokhtari is the son of writer Mohammad Mokhtari, who was murdered by agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in 1998. The families of ...
December 13, 2017
Baluchi Imprisoned For Brother’s Alleged Terrorist Links Hunger Strikes Against Repeated Beatings
Mohammad Saber Malek-Raeisi, imprisoned in Iran for the last eight years solely because of his brother’s alleged links with a terrorist ...
December 13, 2017
After Burn Victims Denied Compensation Because They’re Girls, Lawyer Says Law Must Change
A lawyer in Iran is speaking out about sexism in the country’s legal code after the families of two children who ...
December 11, 2017
Security Forces Block Annual Ceremony to Commemorate “Chain Murders” Victims
Mohammad Mokhtari(left) and Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh ...
December 11, 2017
Supreme Court Upholds Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali’s Death Sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence issued against Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali...
December 8, 2017
Iran’s Culture Minister Says He’s Trying to “Transform” Conservative Clerics’ Views on Music
Before musicians can perform concerts in Iran without the threat of the authorities suddenly canceling them, someone has to convince ...
December 8, 2017
Iran’s Student Movement Faces Roadblocks Under Rouhani Despite Election Campaign Promises
A Student Day protest at the University ...