“I Will Turn My Body Into a Weapon,” Writes Detained Women’s Rights Activist on Hunger Strike
Detained women’s rights activist Atefeh Rangriz has been on hunger strike in Gharchak Prison, south of Tehran, since October 16, ...
Issues
14 Women Activists to Be Prosecuted for Demanding Supreme Leader’s Resignation
The prosecution of 14 women who signed a statement demanding the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali ...
Judicial Order Seeks to Block Iranians’ Access to Google Play App Store
Move Would Limit Iranians to State-Controlled App Store, Vulnerable to State Surveillance, Malware A judicial order to block Google Play in Iran, which would ...
Reign of Evin Prison’s New Director Begins with Denial of Political Prisoners’ Rights
Female Prisoners of Conscience Denied Phone Contact with Children The appointment of Gholamreza Ziaei, former director of two disreputable ...
Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Has Been Separated from Her Children for Five Years and Counting
Imprisoned human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has not been able to hold her two children since 2015, for ...
Iranian Women Artists Showcased in Upcoming Exhibit Curated by Shirin Neshat
Exhibition Extended Until December 14 October 14, 2019 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran is honored to announce an upcoming exhibition of 13 contemporary Iranian women artists in New ...
Death Penalty-Carrying Charge Dropped Against Four Conservationists After Supreme Leader Intervened
The charge of “corruption on earth,” which can lead to the death penalty under Iranian law, has been dropped ...
Women Football Fans Decry Restrictions: “Why Didn’t They Let Us All In?”
Women's Tickets Capped at 4,000 Out of 75,000 The soccer match between Iran and Cambodia on October 10, 2019, in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium included the historic presence of thousands of women. ...
Iran Must Confront Its Child Protection Crisis
On the International Day of the Girl Child, All States Urged to Address Needs of Girl Children Child Marriage, Lack of Protection against Abuse, Juvenile Executions Key Issues in Iran October ...
Appeals Court to Rule on Satirist’s Case Without Hearing His Defense
Iran’s Appeals Court, which met last week to review satirist Keyomars Marzban’s appeal against a ...
Education For All
Millions of children with disabilities in Iran are being denied education. Center for Human Rights in Iran & Human Rights Watch interviewed dozens of people in Iran with kids who’ve been denied school enrollment because they’ve been unjustly labeled ...
Children Born to Non-Iranian Fathers Win Right to File for Citizenship—With a Catch
Amendment Authorizes Intelligence Agencies to Investigate Applicants’ Parents Legislation granting a citizenship application option to ...
Sepideh Qoliyan Said She Was Tortured in Iran, Now She’s Serving an 18-Year Prison Sentence
Female Activist Described Inhumane Conditions of Detention in Video Statement *Warning: This article contains content that could ...
Children With Disabilities in Iran Denied Access to Inclusive Education
Iran's Government Should Allow Kids With Disabilities to Be Educated Alongside Their Peers October 2, 2019 – Children with ...
Mother of Slain Son to Serve One Year in Prison for Seeking Justice
Appeals Court Upholds Sentence against Shahnaz Akmali Shahnaz Akmali, the mother of a protester who was killed in a ...
Joint Letter on the Arrests of Activists’ Relatives by the Iranian Government
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned about arrests of family members of activists, journalists and ...
Striking Iranian Sugar Plant Workers Add Colleagues’ Freedom to List of Demands
More than three years into ongoing strikes for unpaid wages and benefits, workers of Iran’s biggest sugar ...
Baha’i Woman Blindfolded During Interrogations, Imprisoned Under “National Security” Crimes
Man Pressured to Make False Confession, Charged With National Security Crimes for Running Peaceful Baha'i Social Media ...
Authorities Deny Prisoner of Conscience Saeed Shirzad Eye Operation, Access to Mother’s Funeral
Prisoner of conscience Saeed Shirzad has been imprisoned for over five years for attempting ...
Iran Arrests Activist Masih Alinejad’s Brother Amid Crusade to Silence Citizens Based Abroad
September 25, 2019 – Against a backdrop of an ongoing campaign aimed at silencing foreign-based activists, agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry arrested the brother of prominent U.S.-based activist Masih Alinejad, ...
No Budget or Implementation: Rouhani Government Fails to Implement Disability Rights Law
People with disabilities and activists in Iran signed petitions and held several rallies in 2019 to protest the government's unlawful refusal to ...
Iranian Stadium Ban Activists Honored in Wake of “Blue Girl” Tragedy
Minute of Silence Observed for "Blue Girl" Stadium Ban Resister Who Died by Self-Immolation Activists leading the struggle against Iran's ...