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May 28, 2024

Prominent Iranian Activists Urge UN General Assembly to Cancel Tribute to Former President Raisi

Joint Letter Highlights Raisi’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Dozens of Iranian human activists, including lawyers, doctors, journalists, academics, and a Nobel Peace Laureate, have ...

May 28, 2024

UN Fact-Finding Mission: Raisi’s Death Should Not Overshadow Iran’s “Crimes Against Humanity”

Amid calls by Iranian human rights activists urging the UN General Assembly to cancel a planned tribute this week to recently ...

May 20, 2024

Death of Iranian President Poses Risk of Worsening Crackdown as Government Moves to Maintain Control

Under Ebrahim Raisi, Human Rights Crisis in Iran Greatly Worsened May 20, 2024 – The death of President Ebrahim Raisi should not be exploited by ...

May 13, 2024

Social Media Admin Facing Execution in Iran for Online Posts

Same Judge Sentenced Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Few Weeks Earlier Death Sentence for Social Media Posts Shows Intensifying Repression in Iran May 13, ...

May 9, 2024

After Refusing to Pull Film from Cannes, Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to Prison in Iran

Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s Agenda to Crush Dissent  May 9, ...

May 7, 2024

Tortured, Now Facing Execution after Sham Trial: Urgent Appeal for Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran

“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, 2024 – In a brief, ...

April 30, 2024

Target on Her Back: Tortured Woman Cartoonist in Iran Must Be Released from Prison  

Atena Farghadani Beaten to the Point of Losing Consciousness International Community Must Demand Her Freedom April 30, 2024 – Atena Farghadani, a 37-year-old ...

April 26, 2024

UN Experts Demand Release of Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death in Iran

UN experts have called for the immediate release of rapper and songwriter Toomaj Salehi and urged Iranian authorities to overturn his unjust ...

April 24, 2024

Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran’s Crackdown on Dissent

Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran's Crackdown on Dissent April 24, 2024 – A death sentence issued in Iran against dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi underscores the glaring unlawfulness and injustice of the Islamic Republic’s ...

April 23, 2024

Hunger Strikes Across Iran’s Prisons Protest “State Murder as a Means of Repression”

Black Tuesday Campaign by Prisoners Builds in Desperate Effort to Halt Surging Executions Lawyers in Iran Note Growing Pressure on Prisoners Who Join Hunger Strike April 23, 2024 – As executions in the Islamic Republic mount to numbers not ...

April 17, 2024

Iran Ramps Up Violence and Repression Against Women and Girls Amid Regional Tensions

April 17, 2024 – The Iranian government’s escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse to comply with the state’s ...

April 16, 2024

Tortured and in Deteriorating Health, Woman Activist in Iran Should be Immediately Released

Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Access to Counsel, Imprisoned after Sham Trial Lawyer Who Tried to Defend Her Arrested and Also Tortured April 16, 2024 – Grave concerns are mounting for a young woman imprisoned in Iran, who has been denied counsel ...

April 4, 2024

International Community Stands Firm: Mandates for UN Human Rights Bodies on Iran Are Renewed in the Face of Islamic Republic Atrocities

Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur Mandates 24 Countries Vote to Extend the Mandate April 4, 2024 – The decision by the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to renew the mandates of the Independent ...

April 1, 2024

Father of Executed Protester in Iran Faces Imprisonment for Seeking Justice

Son Was Executed After Torture, Forced “Confessions” and Sham Trial April 1, 2024 – The ongoing state persecution of Mashallah Karami, whose son was unlawfully executed following protests that erupted across Iran in September 2022, epitomizes a wider campaign ...

March 19, 2024

Executions, Murder, Rape, Torture Used to Repress “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests Detailed in 500+ Page UN Report

Mission Calls on States to Prosecute Responsible Officials Under Universal Jurisdiction Crimes Against Humanity: State Atrocities in Iran Revealed in First Report of ...

March 18, 2024

43 International Rights Organizations Urge UN Human Rights Council to Extend Mandates of Iran Monitoring Bodies

Crimes Against Humanity Unveiled in Fact-Finding Mission on Iran's Inaugural Report March 18, 2024 – A coalition of international ...

March 8, 2024

Crimes Against Humanity Unveiled: UN Fact-Finding Mission Exposes Iran’s State Atrocities

Peaceful Protesters Subjected to Excessive Force, Torture, Rape, and Arbitrary Executions  Call to Action: UN Human Rights Council Members Urged to Extend Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur Mandates March 8, 2024 – Grave human rights violations perpetrated by the government ...

March 6, 2024

“No One Hears Their Voices” Suicides and Self-Immolations in Iran’s Orumiyeh Prison

UN Urged to Address Crisis at Orumiyeh Prison Cruel and Inhumane Conditions Violate Iranian and International Law March 6, 2024 – The Center for ...

February 22, 2024

Street Protester Facing Imminent Execution in Iran Should be Released

Abbas Deris Sentenced to Death after Torture, Lack of Evidence, and Gross Due Process Violations Lawyer Being Prosecuted for ...

February 19, 2024

Tortured Street Protester in Iran Faces Years of Imprisonment Without Due Process

Case Reflects Severe Rights Violations Faced by Ethnic Minorities in Iran  “For a long time after his release, [due to the torture] he ...

February 12, 2024

Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini’s Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds

Medical Examiner: Osman Esmaili “Could Not Withstand Further Imprisonment” Sentenced to Prison After “Two-Hour Trial,” Denied Counsel of Choice February 8, 2024 – Iranian ...

January 29, 2024

Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison

Prisoners Will Endure Collective Hunger Strike Each Tuesday In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death ...

January 29, 2024

Urgent Appeal: Civil Society Groups Implore UN Official to Postpone Iran Visit

Amid Escalating Executions and Rights Violations, Trip Risks Being Exploited as State Propaganda January 29, 2024 – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today implored UN Deputy High Commissioner ...

January 27, 2024

UN Official Urged to Postpone Trip to Iran

Visiting Before Release of UN Fact-Finding Mission’s First Report on State Atrocities Detrimental to Mandate Islamic Republic Has Refused to Cooperate with Fact-Finding ...

January 25, 2024

Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty

Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions in Iran has triggered ...

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