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Cartoon 116: Nuclear Inspections and Human Rights

Cartoon 116: Nuclear Inspections and Human Rights

June 10, 2015

One of the conditions set for reaching a nuclear deal between the 5+1 countries and Iran is inspection of some of Iran's military facilities, an issue that has heightened sensitivity and opposition to a ...

For Iranian workers…

For Iranian workers…

May 22, 2015

This Campaign video highlights the plight of workers in Iran. Some 70% of Iranian workers live below the official poverty line, 90% of Iranian laborers have temporary employment contracts offering no job security, and 19,974 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents last year in Iran. Yet workers are not allowed to ...

Teacher Protests Sweep Iran despite Threats by Officials Not to Participate

May 11, 2015

Thousands Gather in Many Cities to Call Attention to Wages below the Poverty Line Another nationwide protest by Iranian teachers swept through dozens of cities throughout Iran on May 7, with thousands taking to the streets to ...

Eminent Iranian Poet and Filmmaker Repeatedly Interrogated by Intelligence Ministry

Eminent Iranian Poet and Filmmaker Repeatedly Interrogated by Intelligence Ministry

May 6, 2015

Baktash Abtin’s Case Expected to be Sent to Court Iran's Intelligence Ministry has repeatedly summoned and interrogated the well-known Iranian poet, documentary filmmaker, and member of the Board of Directors of the Iran Writers Association, ...

“Why Did I Go to Prison for Four Years, Mr. Zarif?”

May 5, 2015

Formerly Imprisoned Journalists Challenge Iran Foreign Minister’s Remarks to Charlie Rose Astonished reactions to recent statements made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a television interview with PBS’ Charlie Rose, ...

Leading Activist Arrested Ahead of Her Trial for Peaceful Civil Activities

May 5, 2015

Narges Mohammadi is Transferred to Evin Prison Civil rights activist and Deputy Director of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, was arrested at her home in Tehran in the early hours of  May ...

Prominent Lawyer Says “Plan to Promote Virtue” Endangers Citizens and State

May 1, 2015

The prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh spoke out strongly against the recent approval of the Plan to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice, a Parliamentary bill which calls on Basij militias to enforce strict hijab ...

Prominent Activist Charged with National Security Crimes for Her Peaceful Civic Activism

May 1, 2015

A Tehran court has charged the prominent Iranian civil rights activist and deputy head of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, with crimes against national security for her ...

Labor Leaders Detained in Iran as International Workers’ Day Approaches

April 29, 2015

Hundreds of workers protesting in front of the Iranian Parliament on January 7, 2015 April 29, 2015—On the eve of International Workers’ Day on May 1, Iranian authorities have arrested ...

Police Demolish Imprisoned Baha’i Leader’s Ancestral Home

Police Demolish Imprisoned Baha’i Leader’s Ancestral Home

April 29, 2015

Iranian police demolished the home of an imprisoned Baha’i community leader in Semnan on April 22, 2015. The home belonged to Jamaloddin Khanjani, one of seven Baha’i leaders who have been in prison since 2008. ...

Political Prisoner To Be Tried for Contacting UN Human Rights Expert

April 27, 2015

Ebrahimi is accused of contacting the UN’s Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, from prison, to report to the Special Rapporteur on the condition of political prisoners who are ill. Iranian prison officials routinely deny even critically needed medical care to political prisoners. ...

New Video: Iranian Expats Face Arrest upon Return to their Homeland

New Video: Iranian Expats Face Arrest upon Return to their Homeland

April 23, 2015

April 20, 2015—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a video today highlighting the plight of the thousands of Iranians who wish to return to their homeland, yet fear likely imprisonment upon arrival for the peaceful expression of their beliefs, art, or lifestyle. ...

Prominent Iranians’ Views on Impact of Nuclear Agreement on Human Rights

Prominent Iranians’ Views on Impact of Nuclear Agreement on Human Rights

April 22, 2015

"Our next agreement will be on our civil rights!" was one of the slogans people chanted in Tehran only hours after a nuclear agreement was reached on April 2, during their street celebrations. During his election campaign, ...

Worsening Conditions for Women in Iran Begin to Draw Attention

April 16, 2015

Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi. Rouhani and Other Administration Officials Speak Out against Discrimination Analysis- Almost two years after his 2013 election, President Hassan Rouhani ...

Prominent Activists Optimistic on End of Ban on Women at Sports Stadiums

April 10, 2015

Two prominent Iranian human rights defenders have expressed optimism over the recent moves in Iran to amend the laws banning women from sports stadiums, but note that real and permanent changes will require ...

Tehran Professor Decries Iran’s Criticism of UN Human Rights Expert

April 6, 2015

Tehran University Professor Sadegh Zibakalam (Right), and Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Marzieh Afkham (Left) The following is a translation of Tehran University Professor Sadegh Zibakalam's letter to Iranian Foreign ...

Imprisoned Journalist Denied Furlough, Remains with Hardened Criminals

March 27, 2015

Saeed Matinpour Despite support from the Zanjan Province Prosecutor and prison officials, and repeated requests by family members, journalist Saeed Matinpour's furlough for the Iranian New Year was not granted and he remains behind bars. In an interview with ...

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Denied Furlough Again

March 27, 2015

For the fourth year in a row, the ailing prominent human rights defender Mohammad Seifzadeh was not granted furlough for the Iranian New Year (March 20-April 1). Furlough, typically granted to prisoners in Iran for a variety of familial, holiday, and medical reasons, is ...

UN Keeps Pressure on Iran for its Rights Failures

March 27, 2015

Human Rights Monitoring Will Continue March 27, 2015—The United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to renew the mandate of Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, ...

Children’s Rights Activist Charged with “Acting against National Security”

Children’s Rights Activist Charged with “Acting against National Security”

March 19, 2015

Civil and children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been formally charged, after six months of “temporary detention” in Evin Prison, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. ...

Suspects Identified, but No Action Taken in Attack against Critic of House Arrests

Suspects Identified, but No Action Taken in Attack against Critic of House Arrests

March 19, 2015

Despite the fact that several suspects have been identified in the recent attack on Member of Parliament Ali Motahari, who was the Iranian Parliament’s most outspoken critic of the continued house arrest of the Green Movement leaders, no arrests have been made so far, according to official statements. ...

UN Secretary-General Expresses Alarm about Executions, Retaliation Against Activists and Attacks on Women in Iran

UN Secretary-General Expresses Alarm about Executions, Retaliation Against Activists and Attacks on Women in Iran

March 3, 2015

In particular the Secretary-General voiced his concern about Iran’s chronic application of the death penalty to drug-related offenses, which do not qualify as the “most serious crimes”; the number of death penalty cases with a political dimension; the high incidence of public executions; and the execution of juveniles. ...

Prisoner of Conscience Released After Nine Months of “Temporary Detention” At Deplorable Facility

Prisoner of Conscience Released After Nine Months of “Temporary Detention” At Deplorable Facility

February 27, 2015

Nine months after her arrest, the lawyer and prisoner of conscience Negar Haeri was released on bail of about US$580,000 on February 25, 2015. She spent her entire time in prison since her May 2014 arrest on “temporary detention orders.” ...

Activists Ask FIFA to Intervene to End Iran’s Ban on Women in Stadiums

Activists Ask FIFA to Intervene to End Iran’s Ban on Women in Stadiums

February 25, 2015

Referring to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, approved in 1997, the signatories added, “Any type of deprivation of fundamental rights or restricting such rights based on gender, aimed to or resulting in reduced access of women to sports” is prohibited. ...

Free Them Now: End Arbitrary House Arrests of Green Movement Leaders

Free Them Now: End Arbitrary House Arrests of Green Movement Leaders

February 16, 2015

(February 17, 2015) – The Iranian Judiciary and Iran’s National Security Council should put an immediate end to four years of extrajudicial house arrest of Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. ...

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