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Campaign Highlights

June 23, 2020

List of Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights (Updated)

At least five defense lawyers are currently imprisoned in Iran for supporting human rights ...

October 14, 2019

Iranian Women Artists Showcased in Upcoming Exhibit Curated by Shirin Neshat

Exhibition Extended Until December 14 October 14, 2019 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran is honored to announce an upcoming exhibition of 13 contemporary Iranian women artists in New York City, curated by the internationally acclaimed ...

August 1, 2012

American Hikers’ Lawyer Threatened, Interrogated, Denied Permission to Leave Iran

Massoud Shafiee, the lawyer who represented the three Americans who were released after more than a year in an Iranian prison, said in an exclusive interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since his clients left Iran he has been repeatedly ...

January 24, 2012

Censorship and Satellite Jamming

News segment on Voice of America on the illegal telecommunications practices of Iran. ...

January 9, 2012

Who is Amir Hekmati?

Radio interview with Hadi Ghaemi about imprisoned Iranian-American Amir Hekmati. ...

December 12, 2011

Le Monde Reports on the Free Sotoudeh Project

Coverage of the Campaign’s Free Sotoudeh Project in France. ...

October 6, 2011

Who Are Iran’s Political Prisoners?

Roxana Saberi writes about political prisoners, human rights defenders, and abuses taking place in Iran. ...

June 20, 2011

Charlie Rose on Iranian Reform

Charlie Rose interviews Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi on the reform movement in Iran. ...

June 15, 2011

Social Media Gives Women a Voice In Iran

Silenced by stigma and fear, women turn to social media. (Article on The Guardian) ...

May 13, 2011

Senate Hearing on Human Rights in Iran

The Campaign testifies before Foreign Relations committee on violations of human rights in Iran. ...

May 2, 2011

Video: Shirin Ebadi on Workers’ Rights

Human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi discusses the challenges facing workers in Iran (video). ...

February 28, 2011

Commentary: President Dilma; Please Keep Your Promise

Oped by Parvin Ardalan and Hadi Ghaemi published in Brazilian newspaper, Estado de Sao Paulo. ...

February 3, 2011

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

Iranian officials should base convictions on reliable evidence and due process. ...

August 30, 2010

Neda’s Mother Appeals to the International Community

Hajar Rostami appeals to international community to help find her daughter’s murderer. ...

August 25, 2010

“2,100 on Death Row in Mashad, 300 Secretly Executed”

An activist in Mashad told the Campaign of secret group executions. ...

May 6, 2010

Repressed in Iran need SA’s support

Mehrangiz Kar writes of the peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa. ...

April 22, 2010

No to Iran on the Human Rights Council!

Oped in the Daily Star of Lebanon by Ali Akbar Mousavi against inclusion of Iran on the HRC. ...

April 22, 2010

264 Days and Counting

Editorial in The New York Times: American hikers in jail for nine months. Two-hundred-sixty-four days. ...

February 23, 2010

Iran’s ‘Excruciating’ Human Rights Record – Council on Foreign Relations

“The government has lost all legitimacy and ‘Iranians will continue their protests.'” ...

February 9, 2010

Soltani: “Throwing stones or breaking windows is not ‘moharebeh'”

Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani discusses the proper application of moharebeh laws. ...

February 8, 2010

Shirin Ebadi: Politics Rule the Iranian Judiciary

The 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, was interviewed by the Campaign regarding Iran’s Judiciary. ...

January 28, 2010

Pace of Political Executions Accelerating

The execution of Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani (37) and Arash Rahmani Pour (19) were executed on 28 January. ...

Latest News

  • Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    January 25, 2023
  • Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    January 19, 2023
  • Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    January 12, 2023
  • Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September
    Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September
    January 10, 2023
  • Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk
    Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk
    January 7, 2023
  • Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice
    Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice
    January 6, 2023
  • What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?
    What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?
    January 5, 2023
  • Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
    Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
    January 4, 2023
  • Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    December 20, 2022
  • Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    December 15, 2022
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    December 14, 2022
  • Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent
    Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent
    December 13, 2022
  • Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
    Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
    December 12, 2022
  • Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters
    Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters
    December 8, 2022
  • Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances
    Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances
    December 6, 2022
  • Women’s Uprising in Iran
    Women's Uprising in Iran
    December 5, 2022
  • Iran Protests: Juveniles Could Face Death Penalty in Kangaroo “Revolutionary” Court
    Iran Protests: Juveniles Could Face Death Penalty in Kangaroo “Revolutionary” Court
    November 30, 2022
  • Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State Protests
    Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State Protests
    November 29, 2022
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