Families Supporting Children With Disabilities Struggle to Obtain Supplies in Iran’s Troubled Economy

The mothers of two children with spinal disabilities in Tehran Province told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) that ...

September 12, 2018

Let My Daughter See Her Sick Father, Pleads Narges Mohammadi’s Mother

The mother of imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has urged Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi to allow the ...

September 5, 2018

Iran’s Assault on Legal Profession Intensifies with Three More Attorneys Arrested

Seven Lawyers Now Behind Bars with More Summoned or Banned from Work *On September 6, after publication of this article, the lawyers Payam Derafshan ...

August 15, 2018

Imprisoned Iranian Activist Rushed to Hospital, Husband Calls For Her Release

Prominent Rights Defender Has Lost 16 Pounds in Short Time Span The husband of prominent Iranian political prisoner Narges ...

August 7, 2018

Iran’s Child Protection Bill Includes Kids With Disabilities But Fails to Close Legal Loopholes

A bill in the final stages of Iran’s legislative process addresses the country’s legal vacuum regarding the abuse of children with disabilities but includes loopholes ...

July 29, 2018

Nine Years After It Was Drafted, Iran’s Parliament Begins Debating Child Abuse Bill

Bill Lacks Enforcement Mechanisms A bill drafted nine years ago in Iran to combat child abuse is finally being debated by Parliament following a number of ...

July 21, 2018

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi’s Sister Banned From Travel as State Continues to Harass Her Family

From her cell in an infamous Iranian prison, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has condemned Iran’s judiciary ...

July 21, 2018

Activists Note Serious Failings by Iranian Organization Tasked With Supporting People With Disabilities

As Iran’s State Welfare Organization (SWO) marked its 38th birthday, several people with disabilities...

July 11, 2018

Iranian Teens’ Televised “Confessions” For Social Media Postings Prompt Strong Outcry

IRIB Defends Decision to Air Clips of Teenagers Detained For Expressing Themselves Online An Iranian charity for children has condemned Iran’s state-run broadcasting organization for ...

July 10, 2018

Execution of Young Man for Crime Committed at Age 14 Shows Iran’s Blatant Disregard for Children’s Rights

Iran is one of world’s few countries executing juveniles; dozens currently on death row July 10, 2018—The execution of 19-year-old Chezani Sharahi by hanging ...

June 22, 2018

Child Refugees With Disabilities in Iran Struggle to Access Education and Healthcare

In interviews conducted by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ahead of this year’s World Refugee Day...

May 16, 2018

Iran: Little Progress to Show UN on Disability Rights

Iran is facing a looming deadline to present its response to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with ...

May 8, 2018

“Downtism Café” Launched as Iran’s First Business Staffed by People Living With Disabilities

Iran saw the opening of Downtism Café, the country’s first café staffed by people living with ...

April 15, 2018

Imprisoned Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Gives Message of Hope and Strength in Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize

April 15, 2018 -- Prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was unable to accept the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize in person in Columbus, Ohio where ...

April 4, 2018

Iran’s Categorization of Autism As a “Special Disease” Is a Double-Edged Sword for Persons With Disabilities

The Iranian Parliament’s recognition of autism as a “special disease” will have positive and negative consequences for persons ...

March 10, 2018

Conservative Iranian Officials Outraged That Little Girls Were Allowed to Dance at Women’s Day Event

Iran’s ultra-conservative prosecutor general has demanded that the organizers of a Women’s Day event in the capital city ...

February 27, 2018

Iranian Criminal Court Sentenced Juvenile Offender to Death on Education Minister and MP’s Recommendation

Case Highlights Violations of Domestic and International Law and Judiciary’s Lack of Independence February 27, 2018–A young man who was incarcerated at 15 ...

February 26, 2018

15-Year-Old Illegally Held in Iranian Adult Prison After Pulling Down National Flag

Unnamed Boy Has Appealed His 15-Year Prison Sentence A 15-year-old boy is illegally being held in an Iranian prison for adults, the Center for Human Rights ...

February 22, 2018

Letter from Evin Prison Highlights Grim Plight of Political Prisoners in Iran

Rights Activist, Condemning Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies, is One of Many Languishing Behind Bars February 22, 2018—The recent ...

February 20, 2018