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Category : Free Expression

Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued

Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued

February 19, 2025

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

FP: Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People

February 12, 2025

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 11, 2025 By ...

Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government

Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government

February 11, 2025

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 independent lawyers, ...

Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran

Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran

February 4, 2025

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

Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country

January 29, 2025

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

Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre

January 23, 2025

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

A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions

January 21, 2025

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

UN: Iran Must Immediately Revoke Death Sentence Against Kurdish Woman Activist

January 17, 2025

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

International Community Must Demand Immediate Release of Swedish Academic Facing Execution in Iran

January 15, 2025

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

Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression

January 13, 2025

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

Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

January 9, 2025

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 Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights

January 6, 2025

Skyrocketing Femicides Fueled by Lack of Legal Protection Against Domestic Violence (See end of article for publicly reported femicide cases in Iran in 2024.) January 6, 2025—Killed by husbands or fathers for fleeing an ...

Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran

Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran

December 18, 2024

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

Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law

December 13, 2024

Hijab Mandated in All Spheres of Life, Cementing Gender Apartheid in Iran Punishments Include Heavy Fines, Lashes, Long Prison Sentences, and Execution Citizens Turned Into Spies and Enforcers, Paving Way for Vigilante Violence ...

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient 

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient 

December 5, 2024

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

Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout

November 29, 2024

“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

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

November 27, 2024

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

Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World

November 20, 2024

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

Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi

November 18, 2024

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

Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial

November 14, 2024

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

Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters

November 13, 2024

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 ...

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

November 12, 2024

Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities Targeted November 12, 2024 – The death sentence just handed down for Kurdish activist Varisheh Moradi, ...

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

November 5, 2024

Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Faith November 5, 2024 – The Islamic Republic has intensified its crackdown on the ...

Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers

Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers

November 4, 2024

World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents Is Severe Violation of Law November 4, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists

Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists

October 31, 2024

On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, Imprisonment and Even Death for Exposing State’s Brutal Repression October 31, 2024 – As the ...

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Press Releases

  • 23-Year-Old Iranian Student Sentenced to Death Over Social Media Post
    October 19, 2026
  • Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown
    October 6, 2026
  • 46 States Condemn Iran’s Escalating Use of the Death Penalty at UN Human Rights Council
    October 1, 2026
  • UN: Iranian Authorities Committed Crimes Against Humanity in January 2026 Suppression of Nationwide Protests
    September 24, 2026
  • The Cost of Impunity: Four Years After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death, Thousands More Are Victims of Iran’s Brutal Repression
    September 16, 2026
  • Iran's Sweeping New Bill Threatens to Isolate Its People From the World
    September 15, 2026
  • Ten Civil Society Groups Inside Iran Vow to Continue the Struggle for Freedom Ahead of Fourth Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s
    September 9, 2026
  • UN Fact-Finding Mission Urges Iran to Withdraw Bill Criminalizing Contact With Foreign Entities
    September 3, 2026
  • The Court of History Film Broadcast to Millions in Iran, Envisioning Justice and Accountability in a Future Iran
    August 25, 2026
  • Iran’s New Weapon: Group Prosecutions of Protesters Send Dozens Toward the Gallows
    August 12, 2026
  • UN Experts Urge Iran to End Escalating Targeting of Ethnic Minorities
    August 10, 2026
  • Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists
    July 28, 2026
  • UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Immediately Halt Executions
    July 27, 2026
  • Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression
    July 16, 2026
  • Civilians Must Be Protected At All Times During War
    July 15, 2026
  • Iran Intensifies Assault on Independent Lawyers Amid Expanding Post-War Crackdown
    June 18, 2026
  • As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State's Killings
    June 8, 2026
  • A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
    May 28, 2026
  • Iran’s Baha’i Community Under Intensified State Attack Amid Escalating Domestic Repression
    May 19, 2026
  • Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
    April 30, 2026
  • UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    April 29, 2026
  • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    April 14, 2026
  • Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    April 6, 2026
  • At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    March 31, 2026
  • Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    March 25, 2026
  • Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    March 19, 2026
  • Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    March 5, 2026
  • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    March 2, 2026
  • Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    February 25, 2026
  • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    February 20, 2026

FEATURED REPORTS

Contents

  • Introduction
    • Rouhani’s Remarks on Human Rights
  • President Hassan Rouhani
  • Ministry of Intelligence
  • Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
  • Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology
  • Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives, and Social Welfare
  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Oil

Guards at the Gate

  • Executive Summary
  • Recommendations
  • Methodology
  • Introduction
  • Institutional developments
    • Khamenei consolidates control over internet policy
    • Security and intelligence agencies
    • Rouhani’s influence
  • Iran’s National Information Network
    • Background
    • Implementation phases
    • Speed and Bandwidth
      • Implications
    • Network access
      • Network security
    • User security
      • User authentication
      • Servers and websites hosted inside Iran
      • SSL security certificates
      • Implications
    • Services and tools of the NIN
      • National Electronic Mail Services
      • Data Centers
      • National Search Engines
      • National Operating System
  • Cyber Attacks
    • Tactics and Methods
      • DDoS
      • Phishing
      • Malware
      • Message Tapping
      • Fake Applications
      • Implications
  • Filtering
    • Blocking under Rouhani
  • Implications
  • Conclusion
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