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March 17, 2021

A Message of Hope and Strength to the People of Iran this Nowruz

March 17, 2021—As Iranian families remember the beautiful traditions of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, we ask our friends and supporters for renewed ...

March 15, 2021

“Art for Change” Prints by Shirin Neshat, Kour Pour, Arghavan Khosrav to Benefit Center for Human Rights in Iran

Shirin Neshat film still from "Land of Dreams" signed and ...

March 15, 2021

French National Benjamin Briere Tried on National Security Charges in Iran

Ten months after being arrested in Iran, a French national has been charged with “espionage” and “propaganda against the state,” ...

March 12, 2021

Iranian Courts are Unlawfully Banishing Political Prisoners Into “Prison Exile”

*Editor's Note: Transfers that occurred after this article was published are listed at the bottom. Iran’s judicial system has a long, documented history of ...

March 11, 2021

Lawsuit by Civil Rights Activists Reignites Debate on Solitary Confinement in Iran’s Prisons

Judicial Action Sought Against “Those Who Enforce Solitary Confinement and Superiors Who Order It” Use of Solitary Confinement Not Supported Under Iranian law Key ...

March 11, 2021

Joint Statement: Civil Society Groups Call on Iran to Overturn Disbandment of Prominent Charity

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March 9, 2021

UN: Women and Girls in Iran Treated as Second Class Citizens, Reforms Urgently Needed

UN Press Release, GENEVA (8 March 2021) – Women and girls continue to be treated as second class citizens in Iran, a UN ...

March 9, 2021

For Translating a Book About Syria, Arash Ganji Must Serve 5 Years in an Iranian Prison

Arash Ganji, a translator and secretary of the board of directors of the ...

March 5, 2021

UN Deplores “Systematic” Use of Lethal State Force Against Border Couriers in Iran

Widespread Shutdown of Internet Described as Violation of International Law In response to the killing by state security forces of couriers ...

March 4, 2021

Relatives Visit Ethnic Arab Prisoners in Khuzestan Jail Only to Be Handed Corpses Minutes Later

"They Learned of the Executions When the Bodies of Their Children Were Delivered to Them" Ethnically Arab political prisoners Jasem Heidary, Hossein ...

March 4, 2021

Security Establishment and Judiciary Collude in Disbandment of Iran’s Largest NGO

Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society Shuttered after Tehran Court Grants Motion by Interior Ministry  March 4, 2021—An Interior Ministry motion ...

March 2, 2021

UN: Iran Committed Multiple Rights Violations in Downing of Ukrainian Jet and Aftermath

45-Page Letter by Top Experts Details Harassment of Victims’ Families and Violent Suppression of Protests In a 45-page official letter to the government of ...

March 1, 2021

Deaths Rising in Sistan and Baluchistan as Unrest Continues Amid Internet Shutdown

At Least 23 Killed by State Forces Since Unrest Began in Late February March 1, 2021—The killing by state security forces of some ...

February 28, 2021

Narges Mohammadi Video Message: Evin Prison Director Personally Assaulted Me

Following is an excerpted translation by the Center for Human Rights in Iran of comments made by the renowned rights ...

February 26, 2021

Non-Persian Mother Languages Treated as “National Security Threat” in Iran

As the world marked International Mother Language Day in 2021, non-Persian native languages remained under attack in Iran, where non-Persian-speaking ethnic minorities ...

February 23, 2021

84-Year-Old U.S. Detainee Baquer Namazi Suffering “Severe Health Conditions” in Iran

In a statement published on February 22, 2021, a relative of two U.S. citizens detained in Iran on trumped-up charges--Baquer Namazi ...

February 22, 2021

Iran’s Political Prisoners Are Dying Due to Denial of Medical Care

Death of Behnam Mahjoubi Will Be Followed by Others without Urgent Action February 22, 2021—The death of prisoner of conscience Behnam Mahjoubi, who died on February 21, 2021, after untreated medical conditions that included serious neurological issues, reflects ...

February 16, 2021

Critically Ill Political Prisoner Should be Freed, Receive Life-Saving Medical Care

Iran Must End Systematic Denial of Healthcare in Prisons February 16, 2021 – Prisoner of conscience Behnam Mahjoubi could die if he is ...

February 16, 2021

Instagram: Give Us Our Account Back!

Non-Profit Writes Open Letter to Instagram in Hopes of Recovering Advocacy Account *Update, February 17: A personal contact at Facebook kindly helped us ...

February 15, 2021

New UN Report Assails Iran for Persistent Discrimination against Women

Juvenile Executions, Persecution of Human Rights Defenders Also Condemned In the latest report issued by the UN’s top expert on Iran, UN ...

February 11, 2021

Female Activists Imprisoned for Attending Protests, Refusing “Virginity Test”

Two imprisoned student activists continue to be persecuted for peacefully protesting unjust policies and practices in Iran, including so-called "virginity tests." Charged with “assembly and ...

February 11, 2021

Letter from Iran: “Political Prisoners Have Nowhere to Turn for Safety and Support”

The married couple Arash Sadeghi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi are imprisoned in Iran for engaging in peaceful civil rights activism. In a letter from Rajaee Shahr Prison in the Iranian city of Karaj, political prisoner ...

February 4, 2021

36 Human Rights Groups Appeal for Release of Kurdish Detainees and Other Minorities in Iran

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has joined 35 fellow civil society and human rights organizations to make the following urgent appeal and end the ongoing intimidation and arrest campaign against Kurdish and other minority activists ...

February 4, 2021

UN Experts Condemn Iran’s Executions of Baloch Minority Prisoners

Following is the UN statement issued today condemning the Iranian judiciary's hanging of Javid Dehghan, a member of the country's Baloch minority, ...

February 1, 2021

Dying of Hopelessness: Suicides on the Rise in Iran

Suicides increased in Iran in 2020, according to state medical data. Blue-collar workers as well as students who’ve been disproportionately impacted by the ...

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