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Female Political Prisoner at Risk of Imminent Execution

June 28, 2010

(28 June 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately suspend all execution sentences of political prisoners and initiate a thorough and independent review of these cases, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, 27, ...

Iran Fails to Block Critical Human Rights Council Statement

June 15, 2010

(Geneva, 15 June 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed a statement by a broad, cross-regional group of 56 countries, expressing serious concern about the human rights crisis in Iran, which was issued today at the ...

Nobel Laureate Defamed on Iranian TV, Colleague Arrested

June 11, 2010

(11 June 2010) An Iranian state television program defamed human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi in a heavily edited program on 10 June, and an associate and spokesperson for Ebadi’s organization was detained, the International Campaign for Human ...

Leader’s Pardon of 81 Political Prisoners Shows Arbitrary Nature of Prosecutions

June 3, 2010

(2 June 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed today’s pardon of 81 political prisoners by Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamanei as a positive sign, but said the gesture amounted to an explicit admission that the prisoners ...

Men of Violence — Perpetrators of the Post Election Crackdown

June 1, 2010

(2 June 2010) On the anniversary of the disputed June 2009 election and one year of unprecedented violence and repression in Iran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a report today naming fifteen leading officials responsible for ...

Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists

May 20, 2010

(20 May 2010) The continuing sentencing of activists to long prison terms by the Iranian Judiciary, in politically-motivated trials and based on unfounded charges, should be immediately halted and all the rulings should be reviewed by an independent and impartial ...

Student’s Death Sentence for Throwing Rocks Reversed

May 16, 2010

(17 May 2010) Following strong condemnations of the secret execution of five political prisoners on 9 May, Tehran’s Prosecutor General, Abbas Jaafari Dowlatabadi, continued to defend these executions as terrorism related while failing to provide any convincing new evidence to ...

Political Executions Indication of Government’s Insecurity

May 9, 2010

(9 May 2010) The sudden execution of five Iranian political prisoners today appears to signal a government policy of relying on politically-motivated executions to strengthen its position vis-à-vis its opposition through terror and intimidation, the International Campaign for Human Rights ...

Two More Baseless Death Sentences Rubber Stamped by Appeals Court

April 30, 2010

(30 April 2010) The hasty and secretive confirmation of execution sentences for post-election protestors by Iranian appeals courts is a flagrant violation of international standards of due process and justice, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Nasim ...

Clampdown on Teachers and Labor Activists

April 30, 2010

(30 April 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today urged Iranian authorities to respect the rights of trade union activists and teachers to participate in International Workers Day (1 May) and National Teachers Day (2 May) observations, ...

End Politically Motivated Executions

April 26, 2010

(26 April 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concern today regarding the issuance of death sentences for post-election protestors in Iran. The Campaign released a short video aimed at raising international awareness about such politically motivated ...

Ali Motahari, Iranian Conservative MP: Iran’s Judiciary Lacks Independence

April 26, 2010

Over the past few months, several lawyers who represent political prisoners have expressed concern over the Iranian Judiciary’s lack of impartiality, as well as the widespread influence of Ministry of Intelligence and IRGC’s Intelligence Unit in the Judiciary’s decision-making processes. ...

Human Rights Community Prevails in Forcing Withdrawal of Iran’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council

April 23, 2010

(24 April 2010) The withdrawal of Iran’s candidacy for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was vociferously opposed by Iranian civil society leaders and human rights community, is a victory for Iranian citizens whose human rights ...

“Does Iran Deserve to be on the UN Human Rights Council?”

April 23, 2010

(23 April 2010) Prominent Iranian human rights defenders and other members of civil society are calling on United Nations member states to soundly reject the Iranian government’s bid to become a member of the Human Rights Council. Despite Iran’s chronic neglect ...

Family Unfairly Sentenced to Death

April 20, 2010

(20 April 2010) Death sentences issued to three family members and two of their close associates after a politicized, unfair trial, at which only weak evidence was presented, reveal a continuing program of punishing post-election protestors and intimidating the population, ...

Threats Against Maziar Bahari Extend Repression to Diaspora

April 20, 2010

(19 April 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today strongly condemned government threats against Maziar Bahari and warned against possible government sponsored violence targeting dissidents and activists abroad. In an interview with the Campaign, Bahari said that an ...

Purge of Independent-Minded Professors Underway

April 19, 2010

(19 April 2010) The Iranian government continues to dismiss prominent university professors on political grounds, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. After the dismissal of Dr. Morteza Mardiha from his faculty post at Allameh Tabatabaee University on ...

Former President’s Travel Ban Part of Systematic Effort to Contain Criticism

April 15, 2010

(15 April 2010) The Iranian government’s refusal to allow former president Mohammad Khatami to attend a conference in Hiroshima, Japan, is a violation of his freedom of movement and part of a broad but futile effort to contain critical voices ...

Human Rights Group Demands Closure of Evin Prison Court

April 14, 2010

(14 April 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the operation of a recently-established “special court” at Evin prison, which confines judges and magistrates to the prison complex and denies lawyers and families any access to judicial proceedings, the International ...

Intelligence Agents Pressure Judiciary for Harsh Sentences

April 9, 2010

(10 April 2010) The Iranian Intelligence Ministry is manipulating the judicial process by forcing the issuance of harsh and long sentences for activists regardless of the lack of credible evidence against them, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...

Protestor in Danger of Execution as Iran Flouts Human Rights Standards

March 3, 2010

(4 March 2010) An Iranian protestor, prosecuted in a post-Ashura trials on charges of Moharebeh, or “enmity against God, is in danger of imminent execution, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The identity of the protestor sentenced ...

Imprisoned Student Reveals Details of Unfair Prosecution

February 22, 2010

(22 February 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained a copy of a letter by an imprisoned student, sentenced to 15 years, which demonstrates the utter lack of evidence against him as well as the arbitrary ...

Iran’s Shameful Performance Stuns the UN Human Rights Council

February 17, 2010

(17 February 2010) As the review of Iran’s human rights record under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process concluded at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Iranian government demonstrated its utter lack of respect for internationally accepted norms by ...

UN Review Affirms Need for More Pressure to Improve Human Rights

February 15, 2010

(15 February 2010) Iran’s rejectionist initial response to recommendations by members of the international community to address grave human rights abuses during the UN’s Universal Period Review clearly demonstrates the need for a special session of the Human Rights Council ...

Wife of Mehdi Karroubi Addresses Ayatollah Khamenei About The Torture of Her Son

February 14, 2010

(14 February 2010) The wife of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has published an open letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader detailing her son Ali Karroubi’s torture following his detention on 11 February, as the authorities stifled opposition demonstrations, and appealed for ...

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      March 5, 2026
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    • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
      February 16, 2026
    • Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
      February 12, 2026
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    • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
      January 29, 2026
    • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
      January 26, 2026
    • Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
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    • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
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    • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
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      January 6, 2026
    • UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
      December 28, 2025
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