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September 3, 2024

UN Experts “Alarmed” by Surge in Unlawful Executions in Iran, Call for Halt to Death Penalty

UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — UN experts have voiced grave concern ...

September 1, 2024

Labor Day: A Tribute to the Unyielding Spirit of Iran’s Workers

September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...

August 28, 2024

Nurses’ Strikes Escalate Across Iran as Authorities Intensify Repression

Peaceful Protests for Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions Met with Arbitrary Arrests August 28, 2024 – As nurses' strikes surge across Iran, ...

August 27, 2024

Joint Letter: 68 Human Rights Organizations Call for Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran

Death Penalty in Iran Used as a “Tool of Political Repression” August 27, 2024 – In a joint statement released today, the Center ...

August 26, 2024

Iran: Congress Should Back Bipartisan “Internet Reach and Access Now Act”

August 26, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly urges Congress to support the Internet Reach and ...

August 22, 2024

Joint Letter: Global Coalition Demands Immediate Release of Iranian Lawyer, End to Repression of Rights Defenders

August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran Human Rights Documentation ...

August 19, 2024

Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners

August 19, 2024 — In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran and 42 fellow human rights ...

August 14, 2024

Ruthless Retaliation: Human Rights Lawyer Summoned to Prison Amid Heart Problems

76-Year-Old Mohammad Seifzadeh is the “Godfather” of Human Rights Lawyers in Iran Punished for Signing a Letter to the UN on Unlawful Executions ...

August 13, 2024

Iran Uses Cover of Regional Tensions to Crush Its Domestic Opponents

Executions, Arrests, Attacks on Women, Abuse of Political Prisoners All Soaring World Must Respond to the Islamic Republic’s Escalating Crimes Against Its Own ...

August 9, 2024

UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran After Alarming Surge

August 9, 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an immediate halt to executions in ...

August 2, 2024

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment

Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and Medical Care for Iran’s Political ...

July 30, 2024

Women Activists Increasingly Sentenced to Death as Political Executions in Iran Surge

Four Women Slammed with Bogus Political Charges That Carry the Death Penalty Women Subjected to Torture, Mock Executions, Forced Confessions, Denial of Counsel July ...

July 27, 2024

Iran’s New President Inaugurated as Human Rights Crisis Deepens

Unelected and Repressive Centers of Power in Iran Remain Untouched by Election World Must ...

July 22, 2024

UN Says Iran’s “Atrocity Crimes” Must Be Investigated

UN’s Top Expert on Iran Calls for Prosecution of Responsible Iranian Officials July 22, 2024 – The UN’s top human rights expert on ...

July 16, 2024

Iran Locking Up Its Labor Activists as Worker Demands Grow

Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO Obligations July 17, 2024 – The ...

July 8, 2024

Death Sentence for Female Labor Activist Highlights Lethal Repression in Iran

Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, 2024 – The death sentence ...

June 25, 2024

Iran Goes After Its Women Activists as World’s Attention Turns to Its Sham Election

Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts its democratic credentials with a ...

June 15, 2024

Sweden’s Prisoner Swap with Iran is Shameful Reward for Tehran’s Hostage Taking

Hamid Nouri, Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity for Role in Massacre of Thousands of Prisoners, Walks Free Many Foreign and Dual Nationals Still ...

June 11, 2024

Crackdown in Iran Intensifies as Iran’s Sham Presidential Election Nears

Hundreds of Arrests, Detainees Violently Assaulted and Tortured Global Leaders Must Speak Out Against the Islamic Republic’s Violence June 11, 2024 - Three weeks ...

June 5, 2024

Iran Quietly Prepares Six More for the Gallows as Presidential Election Looms

Juvenile Offender Among Those Reported to be Hanged Three Quarters of Recorded Executions Worldwide Last Year Were in Iran June 5, 2024 – Iran’s ...

June 3, 2024

Open Letter: Jailed Labor Activists in Iran Demand Action from International Labor Organization

In a joint letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO), prominent imprisoned labor activists Reza Shahabi and Davoud Razavi have issued a ...

May 31, 2024

UN Experts Condemn Violence and Attempted Killings Against Persian Language Journalists

UN independent human rights experts have condemned the escalating violence, threats, and intimidation faced by Persian language journalists for their critical ...

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, ...

May 28, 2024