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January 25, 2021

Center for Human Rights in Iran Joins International Call Against Deadly Crackdown on Afghan Civil Society

A group of international human rights groups including the Center for Human Rights in Iran today published a joint statement expressing serious concerns ...

January 22, 2021

Iran Touts Unverified Domestic Vaccines, Ignores International Condemnation of Non-Scientific Policy

When the World Health Organization approved vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries began planning for mass immunizations. Yet the Iranian supreme leader’s televised speech on January 8--where he announced that “importing American and English vaccines into the ...

January 20, 2021

Iranian Rights Groups Call on Khamenei to Allow Purchase of U.S. and UK COVID-19 Vaccines

Iran Should Base COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions on Science January 20, 2021 -- In light of the statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on ...

January 19, 2021

“Suffering” Iranian Retirees Joining Nationwide Protests Against Chronic State Failures

On January 10, 2021, Iranian retirees gathered in front of government buildings in at least 19 cities including--Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, ...

January 15, 2021

Freemuse and Center for Human Rights in Iran Call on Iran to Free Writer Arash Ganji, Stop Prosecuting Free Speech

Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer, translator, and the secretary of the board of directors of the Iranian Writers' ...

January 13, 2021

Athletes Appeal to Save Life of Wrestler on Death Row

On January 9, 2021, a press report was published in Iran about the imminent execution of 29-year-old wrestler Mehdi ...

December 23, 2020

Three Baluch Prisoners Executed, Three Others in Imminent Danger of Execution

At Least 10 Prisoners on Death Row in Zahedan, Accused of Membership in Militant Groups Application of Death Penalty in Political Cases Continues ...

December 23, 2020

Abducted German-Iranian Denied Choice of Attorney, Whereabouts Still Unknown

Jamshid Sharmahd Assigned Lawyer Who “Defended” Executed Dissident Ruhollah Zam  The exact whereabouts of Jamshid Sharmahd, the German-Iranian dissident who was ...

December 22, 2020

Major Humanitarian Organizations Call for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Iranians

US Government Must Provide Assurances that Sanctions Will Not Impede Purchases A coalition of major human rights and humanitarian organizations released a ...

December 17, 2020

New Directive Allows Iranian Judiciary to Control Lawyers Through Disciplinary Body

Paves Way for Arbitrary Discipline; Likely to Be Used against Human Rights Lawyers  Further Blow to Iranian Legal Profession’s Independence In a new assault ...

December 15, 2020

Comment by UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on the Execution in Iran of Ruhollah Zam

Geneva, 14 December 2020 I am appalled at the execution in Iran on 12 December of Ruhollah Zam, activist and founder of the AmadNews Telegram ...

December 14, 2020

Europe Says “No Business as Usual” with Iran After Hanging of Dissident Journalist

EU Countries Withdraw from Iran Business Forum in Protest Over Execution France Tweets Outrage over “Barbaric and Unacceptable” Execution of Rouhollah Zam December 14, ...

December 9, 2020

Beautiful Holiday Gift: A Book of Illustrations and Essays on Human Rights

The book, published by the Center for Human Rights in Iran, highlights the days set aside by the international community for reflection and action on rights that are fundamental to the human condition—and the struggle for these rights in Iran. Days to Remember is not only ...

December 4, 2020

Iranian Authorities Go After More Members of Writers Association

Poet Amin Moradi Detained, Arash Ganji Released on Bail Manufactured National Security Charges Used to Silence Free Expression In yet another blow to the ...

December 2, 2020

Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Being Returned to Gharchak Prison

Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has already previously served three ...

December 2, 2020

Rights Groups Call on Supreme Leader to Release Sotoudeh, Stop Persecution of Lawyers

A group of human rights organizations including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) have penned an open letter ...

December 1, 2020

Easy State Loans Prompting Surge in Child Marriages in Iran

Child Marriages Rise Four-Fold as Parents Marry Off Their Children to Receive Loans Easily available loans provided by state-owned banks to cover marriage ...

November 25, 2020

Iran Must Not Execute Ahmadreza Djalali

Execution Reported to Be Imminent, Wife Has Received Farewell Call Swedish-Iranian Doctor Was Convicted on Spurious Charges After Unfair Trial November 25, 2020—The reported ...

November 25, 2020

Top UN Experts: Iran Must Halt Execution of Ahmadreza Djalali

Execution of Swedish Doctor “would be a clear and serious violation” of law The UN issued a statement today calling for an immediate halt to the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, which is reportedly imminent. The Swedish-Iranian ...

November 25, 2020

Concern Grows Over German-Iranian Women Held in Solitary at Evin Prison

Authorities Refuse to Give Any Information Nearly Six Weeks After Her Arrest Except for one short phone call, 66-year-old German-Iranian dual national ...

November 24, 2020

A Special Holiday Sale: Persian-Inspired Designs to Support Human Rights

Shop this sale online at: https://www.amirtaghi.com/day-of-giving  Shop for your holiday gifts AND support human rights! ...

November 13, 2020

Two Students Sentenced to Prison for Peaceful Protest During November 2019

Issued on Anniversary of Protests, Six-Year and One-Year Sentences May Be Warnings to Others  24-Year Prison Sentence Upheld for Peaceful Campaigner against Compulsory ...

November 13, 2020

UN: Iran Must Quash Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Convictions and Ensure Her Permanent Release

Top Experts Say Her COVID-19 Diagnosis “Shows the real risks for those in detention in Iran” Top UN experts* released a statement ...

November 13, 2020

State’s Online Schooling During COVID-19 Is a Privilege Only for the Well-Off in Iran

Teachers, Families and Students Struggle without Needed Technology in Iran’s Poorer Regions A new online schooling program created by the government to allow ...

November 7, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh Released on Temporary Leave from Prison

Human Rights Lawyer, Weakened from Lack of Proper Medical Care, Now Home in Tehran November 7, 2020—Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was ...

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