January 9, 2025

Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

If Carried Out, Pakhshan Azizi Will Be First Woman Political Prisoner Hanged in Iran in 14 Years Death Sentence Upheld Despite Torture, Evidence ...

January 6, 2025

Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights

Killed by husbands or fathers for fleeing an abusive forced marriage, seeking a divorce, or allegedly “dishonoring” the family, women are being killed in Iran by male family members in alarming numbers. The Iranian government is complicit in this violence, as it refuses to take ...

December 18, 2024

Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran

Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection Growing Political Executions in Iran Now Also Include Women December ...

December 13, 2024

Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law

This CHRI briefing examines Iran’s new “Law to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,” which mandates the wearing of the hijab by women in all spheres of life. The law’s draconian punishments for noncompliance, including heavy fines, lashing, imprisonment, and, for ...

December 5, 2024

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient

International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to Prison Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel ...

November 29, 2024

Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout

“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s most intense crackdowns…They managed to ...

November 27, 2024

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

Survivors Express Frustration at Lack of Action by International Community November 27, 2024 – In a statement released today, ...

November 20, 2024

Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World

World Children's Day is Meaningless Without Fighting to Protect the Most Vulnerable November 20, 2024 — The children of Iran’s ethnic and ...

November 18, 2024

Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a joint letter released today, the ...

November 14, 2024

Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial

Judges Violate Iran’s Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling Meant to Intimidate Public on ...

November 13, 2024

Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters

Families Seeking Accountability for Killed Loved Ones Face Imprisonment Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More than 1000 Protesters November 13, 2024 ...

November 12, 2024

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities Targeted November 12, 2024 – The ...

November 5, 2024

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Faith November 5, 2024 ...

November 4, 2024

Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers

World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents Is Severe Violation of Law November ...

October 31, 2024

Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists

On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, Imprisonment and Even Death ...

October 28, 2024

Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder

Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s Hostage Taking October 28, 2024 – The ...

October 22, 2024

Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the International Day to End ...

October 10, 2024

Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child

Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future October 10, 2024 – On this International Day of the ...

September 24, 2024

Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers

Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers' Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman Life Freedom Uprising One of the ...

September 23, 2024

Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA

Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — As Member States and journalists ...

September 16, 2024

Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up to the Islamic Republic’s security ...

September 11, 2024

A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising

Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic Republic Repression Becomes Normalized September ...

September 9, 2024

Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist

Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

September 4, 2024

Iran’s Security Forces Kill Growing Numbers of Kurdish and Baluchi Border Couriers

30 Kurdish and 34 Baluchi Couriers Killed by Guards So Far in 2024, Including 1 Child “When border agents see a fuel courier…they just start shooting” September 4, ...

September 3, 2024