Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care
At Least Four Prisoners Dead in Just Two Months CHRI Speaks to Cellmate of Political Prisoner Who Died Due to Medical Neglect March 12, 2025 — At least four ...
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Gender Apartheid in Iran is Crushing Women’s Lives and Futures
This International Women’s Day, the World Must Declare Gender Apartheid a Crime Against Humanity March 6, 2025 — In Iran, women are second-class citizens—systematically oppressed by laws and policies ...
Joint Statement: Stop the Imminent Deportation of Activist Nahid Modaressi to Iran
Refugees in Turkey at High Risk of Imprisonment, Torture if Returned to Iran February 25, 2025 — We, the undersigned organizations, urgently call on the Turkish government to immediately halt the deportation of Nahid Modaressi, ...
Joint Statement: 20 Rights Organizations Alarmed by Appointment of Notorious Judge as Head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights
February 20, 2025 — In a joint statement released today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) alongside nineteen human rights organizations, condemned the appointment ...
Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued
Sharifeh Mohammadi’s Second Death Sentence Imposed on Her Son’s 13th Birthday Three Women Political Prisoners Face Execution on Sham Charges February 19, 2025 — Iranian authorities have once again sentenced female labor activist...
FP: Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People
Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters. This article was originally published on Foreign Policy. February ...
Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government
Lawyers Who Defended Woman Life Freedom Protesters Targeted for Prosecution Notorious Prosecutor Involved in Death of Iranian-Canadian Journalist Zahra Kazemi Receives License to Practice Law February 11, 2025 —Iran is intensifying its assault on ...
Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran
Iran Using the Gallows to Terrorize Population into Silence Severe Violations of Due Process and Fair Trial Rights Even in Death Penalty Cases February 4, 2025 – Two political prisoners, Manouchehr Fallah and ...
Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country
State Commits Mass Violent Crimes as It Moves to Suppress Dissent Huge Surge in Mass Arrests, Violence, and Enforced Disappearances of Kurd, Baluch, Arab, and Azeri Turk Citizens January 29, 2025 —The Iranian government ...
Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre
Senior Officials Protected, Low-Ranking Officers Receive Reduced Sentences Lawyers for Victims Arrested, Evidence Suppressed, Families Pressured to Take “Blood Money” and Stay Silent January 23, 2025 – In a stark mockery of justice, ...
A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions
Prisoners in Over 30 Prisons Stage Weekly Hunger Strikes Demanding End to Executions January 21, 2025 — One year ago, a small group of prisoners on death row in Iran initiated a brave ...
UN: Iran Must Immediately Revoke Death Sentence Against Kurdish Woman Activist
Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence is a “serious violation of international human rights law” January 17, 2025 —Top UN human rights experts have expressed “grave concern” over the Iranian Supreme Court's ...
International Community Must Demand Immediate Release of Swedish Academic Facing Execution in Iran
New Audi File Released From Prison: “Swedish Authorities Have Abandoned Me” Sweden Should Rally Global Action to Free Ahmadreza Djalali, Imprisoned Since 2016 Governments Must Work Together to End Iran’s Hostage Taking, ...
Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression
Security Groups Control Cases of Victims Seeking Justice; Lawyers Then Prosecuted for Filing Cases January 13, 2025 — The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging a campaign of intimidation and prosecution against ...
Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial
If Carried Out, Pakhshan Azizi Will Be First Woman Political Prisoner Hanged in Iran in 14 Years Death Sentence Upheld Despite Torture, Evidence of Innocence of Charges January 9, 2025 — The first ...
Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights
Killed by husbands or fathers for fleeing an abusive forced marriage, seeking a divorce, or allegedly “dishonoring” the family, women are being killed in Iran by male family members in alarming numbers. The Iranian government is complicit in this violence, as it refuses to take legal or practical measures to address a crisis affecting women ...
Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran
Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection Growing Political Executions in Iran Now Also Include Women December 18, 2024 — Amidst a huge ...
Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law
This CHRI briefing examines Iran’s new “Law to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,” which mandates the wearing of the hijab by women in all spheres of life. The law’s draconian punishments for noncompliance, including heavy fines, lashing, imprisonment, and, for certain hijab-related offenses, even the death penalty, are detailed. The ...
Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to Prison Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Laureate Is Critical December 5, 2024 – ...
Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout
“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s most intense crackdowns…They managed to cover their tracks well." November 29, 2024 – To commemorate the fifth ...
UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown
Survivors Express Frustration at Lack of Action by International Community November 27, 2024 – In a statement released today, the International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic ...
Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World
World Children's Day is Meaningless Without Fighting to Protect the Most Vulnerable November 20, 2024 — The children of Iran’s ethnic and religious minority communities suffer an appalling range of rights abuses ...
Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi
Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a joint letter released today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) and 43 human ...
Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial
Judges Violate Iran’s Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling Meant to Intimidate Public on Eve of Anniversary of Bloody November 2019 Protests November ...
Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters
Families Seeking Accountability for Killed Loved Ones Face Imprisonment Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More than 1000 Protesters November 13, 2024 – As the fifth anniversary of the Islamic Republic’s bloody ...