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Unrecognized Minorities in Iran Must Now Hide Religion to Obtain Crucial Government ID

Unrecognized Minorities in Iran Must Now Hide Religion to Obtain Crucial Government ID

January 27, 2020

New Rule Strengthens Long-Standing Discrimination Against Persecuted Religious Minorities, Especially Bahai’s January 27, 2020 – In a new rule that severely discriminates against all unrecognized minority religions in Iran, the state-issued National Identity Card—which is required for almost all government and other transactions—will only allow citizens to register ...

Rouhani Should Be Called to Account for Human Rights Abuses in Iran at UN Gathering

Rouhani Should Be Called to Account for Human Rights Abuses in Iran at UN Gathering

September 19, 2018

Mobile Billboard with Photos of Iran’s Political Prisoners to Circle UN Headquarters During Meetings September 19, 2018—As President Hassan Rouhani comes to NY to attend the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urges the international community to directly address ...

Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

May 24, 2018

At least 15 dual nationals, four foreign nationals and one foreign permanent resident were known to be held in Iran (imprisoned, under house arrest, or prohibited from leaving the country) as of May 2022 ...

Rouhani’s Citizens’ Rights Charter: A Harmful Distraction

Rouhani’s Citizens’ Rights Charter: A Harmful Distraction

May 1, 2018

This report is essential reading for policymakers and officials charting a forward path with the Islamic Republic. It provides an in-depth review of the Citizens’ Rights Charter and analysis of the political dynamics affecting human rights in Iran. The report establishes that the charter has no ability to impact the rights situation in Iran and ...

UK Resident Detained in Iran by IRGC For More Than a Year Without Charge or Access to Counsel

UK Resident Detained in Iran by IRGC For More Than a Year Without Charge or Access to Counsel

February 8, 2018

Mohammad Reza Hashemi-Nabi, a permanent resident of the UK, has been held in solitary confinement in Iran’s Evin Prison for more than a year without access to a lawyer, his mother informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Hashemi-Nabi, 47, was arrested ...

Imprisoned Iranian-American Art Dealer Accuses IRGC of Judicial Interference

Imprisoned Iranian-American Art Dealer Accuses IRGC of Judicial Interference

February 6, 2018

Karan Vafadari: “I don’t think we will be justly treated unless there is greater and more effective international pressure.” Karan Vafadari Arrested After ...

“Girls of Revolution St” Protest Ignites Debate on Iran’s Compulsory Hijab

“Girls of Revolution St” Protest Ignites Debate on Iran’s Compulsory Hijab

January 31, 2018

Iranian women protest their country’s hijab law by waving their headscarves in public. Several women protested against Iran’s compulsory hijab law in the streets of Tehran and ...

Iranian Protesters Who Died in Custody Accused of Being Drug Addicts

Iranian Protesters Who Died in Custody Accused of Being Drug Addicts

January 22, 2018

 Iranian officials have accused two Iranian protesters who died in custody of committing suicide and of being drug addicts. But a prominent human rights lawyer and a reformist MP from Tehran have stated that there's much more to the ...

Intelligence Ministry Forces Father of Slain Protester to Repeat Authorities’ Version of Events on State TV

Intelligence Ministry Forces Father of Slain Protester to Repeat Authorities’ Version of Events on State TV

January 16, 2018

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry coerced the father of a dead protester into claiming in front of a camera that his son was killed during an armed confrontation with security forces, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. The footage was then aired on state TV. “What you ...

Intelligence Ministry Agents Intimidate Family of Slain Farmer Killed at Protest

Intelligence Ministry Agents Intimidate Family of Slain Farmer Killed at Protest

January 12, 2018

Nematollah Shafiei was a bystander who was shot and killed during protests in Qahderijan, Isfahan Province, on January 2, 2018, his brother Hossein, told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “Intelligence Ministry agents came to our house and told my mother not to scream and ...

Reformist MP Pledges to “Seek Answers” on Students Arrested in Iran’s Protests

Reformist MP Pledges to “Seek Answers” on Students Arrested in Iran’s Protests

January 8, 2018

16 Reformist MPs Urge Support For Protesters A top reformist lawmaker has pledged to investigate the arrests by Iran's Intelligence Ministry of dozens of university students during the country’s recent nationwide protests. “According to a list that was given to me, about 90 students have been arrested throughout ...

Iranian Protesters’ Relatives Threatened With Arrest For Holding Sit-In at Evin Prison

Iranian Protesters’ Relatives Threatened With Arrest For Holding Sit-In at Evin Prison

January 5, 2018

“We will not go anywhere until we get some news about our kids.” The families of protesters detained during the anti-government protests that began in Iran on December 28, 2017, have been threatened with arrest for holding a sit-in at Evin Prison in Tehran. “Since the first night ...

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