Guilt by Association: Relatives of Armed Kurdish Group Member Shot by IRGC Arrested
“We don’t know if he’s dead or still alive.” Four relatives of a member of a Kurdish militant organization who was recently ...
June 27, 2017
Reformist Politician: President Rouhani Must Stand Up to Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Hardline Policies
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s ongoing public criticism of President Hassan Rouhani is “rooted in the fact that the leader of the ...
June 27, 2017
Azeri Rights Activist Imprisoned Despite Posting Bail One Year Ago Begins Hunger Strike
Siamak Mirzaei, an Azeri ethnic rights activist, started a hunger strike on June 25, 2017 in Tehran’s Evin Prison to convince ...
June 26, 2017
Islamic Feminist Scholar: No Better Time For Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet
Jila Movahed Shariat Panahi President Hassan Rouhani should honor his campaign pledges to women and nominate them to ...
June 26, 2017
Reformist Journalist, Activist Arrested in Run-Up to Iran’s 2017 Election Post Bail
Ailing Human Rights Lawyer Granted Brief Furlough Journalist Tahereh Riahi and civil rights activist Mona Moafi...
June 26, 2017
Prominent Imprisoned Activist Who Voted for Rouhani: My Vote Was For Iran’s Civil Society
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist serving a 16-year prison sentence for her peaceful advocacy efforts, is publicly urging ...
June 24, 2017
Rouhani Supporters Launch Huge Twitter Storm Backing Him After Hardline Mob Forces Him to Flee Rally
Map shows extent of #ISupportRouhani tweets in Iran by ...
June 23, 2017
Angry Protestors Force Rouhani to Flee Rally in Tehran
A few weeks after being elected for a second term as president, Hassan Rouhani had to be whisked away from a ...
June 22, 2017
Iranian Nobel Laureate Blasts Khamenei’s “Fire at Will” Policy Against Domestic Opponents
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recent declaration that his supporters should “fire at will” against presumed enemies of the state is an established policy of the ...
June 22, 2017
Photojournalist Who Worked for Rouhani’s Presidential Campaign Arrested Without Charge
Husband Pressured to Confess to Espionage Formerly imprisoned photojournalist Asal Esmailzadeh was “suddenly” arrested without charge while accompanying her husband to the Culture and ...
June 22, 2017
Prominent Civil Rights Activists Urge Iran’s Parliament to Ban Use of Deadly Force Against Border Couriers
The killing, by border guards, of another kulbar—the Persian word for the border-crossing couriers who transport ...
June 21, 2017
Judiciary Chief Threatens Domestic Proponents of US-Instigated Regime Change With Death Penalty
The chief of Iran’s judiciary has responded to recent comments by the US secretary of state describing the Trump ...
June 21, 2017
Art Exhibitions
CHRI’s exhibition in NYC featuring the works of prominent Iranian-American artists. ...
June 21, 2017
Editorial Cartoons
CHRI’s weekly cartoons examining social and political issues in Iran. ...
June 21, 2017
Videos
June 21, 2017
Internet Freedom
A chronological archive of CHRI’s reports and analyses on internet freedom issues in Iran. ...
June 21, 2017
Denied Due Process, Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike
Telegram channel admin Nima Keshvari was detained in mid-March 2017 by the IRGC's Intelligence Organization. ...
June 20, 2017
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, the opening night of the ...
June 18, 2017
Ailing Political Activist Detained Without Charge Subjected to Three-Month Solitary Confinement and Renewed Interrogations
Hengameh Shahidi’s Family Under Media Ban More than three months after her arrest and detainment, ailing political activist Hengameh Shahidi...
June 16, 2017
Iran’s Judiciary Prevents Top Labor Activists From Attending International Conference
A travel ban imposed by the Iranian judiciary has prevented prominent labor rights activists Reza Shahabi and ...
June 15, 2017
Human Rights Lawyer: Iran’s Response to Terrorist Attacks Could Lead to Major Rights Abuses
The arrests by Iranian security forces of dozens of suspects with alleged links to the terrorist group that calls ...
June 14, 2017
Parliamentary Committee Blocks Security Agencies’ Attempts to Significantly Delay Death Penalty Amendment
A Parliamentary committee in Iran has blocked an attempt by security agencies to delay for a year a ...
June 13, 2017
In Slight to Rouhani, Supreme Leader Forbids Adoption of UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines
Iran’s supreme leader has forbidden the government of President Hassan Rouhani from implementing any part of ...
June 12, 2017
Some Female Sports Fans Allowed to Watch Men’s Volleyball Match in Tehran, But Ban Persists
After being denied entry into Iran’s sports stadiums since 2012, hundreds of women were allowed inside Tehran’s 12,000-seat Azadi Arena on ...
June 12, 2017
Human Rights Activist Told He Must Serve Additional Year in Prison on Day of Expected Release
While his family waited for him outside Rajaee Shahr Prison the day he was supposed to be released, ...