Iranian Political Prisoner Sets Himself on Fire to Be Heard
Mehdi Darini, a political prisoner in Tehran’s Evin Prison, set himself on fire on October 27, 2021, after ...
Mehdi Darini, a political prisoner in Tehran’s Evin Prison, set himself on fire on October 27, 2021, after ...
Two months after the inauguration of ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s state-run Headquarters for the Promotion of ...
In a speech to the UN General Assembly for his fourth annual report, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human ...
More Political Prisoners Could Die in Custody without Urgent International Action October 20, 2021 – A prominent defense attorney ...
Court Rulings Reveal Systematic Religious Discrimination The Baha’i faith community is one of the most severely persecuted religious minorities ...
Group was Arrested Ahead of Filing Lawsuit Against State Officials for Disastrous Pandemic Response Legal Teams of ...
Congressional letter was spearheaded by Center for Human Rights in Iran and Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans Oct. 11, 2021 – A bipartisan congressional group today urged U.S. President ...
The Iranian government’s intolerance of dissent has resulted in systemic suppression of freedom of expression. To prevent the free ...
September 28, 2021 – The Iranian security establishment’s attempt to imprison four prominent human rights defenders, only a ...
The torture and inhuman mistreatment of detainees and prisoners in Iran are among the most serious violations of ...
With Iran’s new academic year, beginning on September 23, 2021, just around the corner, teachers have been ...
Video footage showing a policeman unlawfully shooting a suspect in the Mehrshahr district of Karaj, a city west ...
By the age of eleven, “Raha” already had seven children. Married off to a man five times her age, she was in poor health when her situation was ...
Hacked footage from security cameras in Iran’s Evin Prison and the publication of some of the prison’s documents ...
Investigation Marked by Torture, Witness Tampering and Contradictions August 26, 2021—The refusal by Iran’s Supreme Court to allow ...
Agents Confiscate Personal Security Cameras to Hide Evidence of Unlawful Raid State security agents carried out unlawful search operations ...
Lawyer: The Ruling against Vahid Afkari had “24 Contradictions and 3 Lies” Despite Inconsistencies and Torture, Supreme Court Refuses ...
Persecution and Discrimination by State and Society Pervades Daily Life August 26, 2021—In a new LGBTQ Fact Sheet ...
U.S. Leadership on Global Pandemic Response Should Not Be Tied to Politics Iranian American Groups Call for Aid to ...
Six Arbitrarily Detained as State Tries to Block Attempt to Seek Justice August 17, 2021—The unlawful arrests of six ...
Iran Refusing COVAX Offers as Infections, Deaths Surge Biden Administration Should Include Iran in Global Vaccination Campaign August 11, 2021–Iranian ...
The historic trial against Nouri, which will hear testimonies from dozens of witnesses in 72 sessions, will be the first time that one of the worst crimes committed in the Islamic Republic of Iran will be thoroughly examined and exposed ...
“My Song is About Stars That Go Missing Every Night” August 5, 2021 – Iranian American musician and songwriter Marjan Farsad released a new song today about political prisoners ...
Editor’s Note: The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) conducted the following interview with Iranian American musician Marjan Farsad ahead of the release of her new song, ...
Upcoming Trial of Hamid Nouri May Reveal Details of Executions of Thousands of Prisoners and Role of Incoming ...