Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, ...
Issues
Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder
Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s Hostage Taking October ...
Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests
Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the International ...
Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child
Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future October 10, 2024 – On this ...
Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers
Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers' Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman ...
Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA
Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — ...
Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)
Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing from Iranians from all walks of life. ...
Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up ...
A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising
Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of ...
Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist
Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center ...
Iran’s Security Forces Kill Growing Numbers of Kurdish and Baluchi Border Couriers
30 Kurdish and 34 Baluchi Couriers Killed by Guards So Far in 2024, Including 1 Child “When border agents see a ...
UN Experts “Alarmed” by Surge in Unlawful Executions in Iran, Call for Halt to Death Penalty
UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — ...
Labor Day: A Tribute to the Unyielding Spirit of Iran’s Workers
September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the ...
Nurses’ Strikes Escalate Across Iran as Authorities Intensify Repression
Peaceful Protests for Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions Met with Arbitrary Arrests August 28, 2024 ...
Joint Letter: 68 Human Rights Organizations Call for Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran
Death Penalty in Iran Used as a “Tool of Political Repression” August 27, 2024 – In a joint ...
Iran: Congress Should Back Bipartisan “Internet Reach and Access Now Act”
August 26, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly urges Congress to support ...
Joint Letter: Global Coalition Demands Immediate Release of Iranian Lawyer, End to Repression of Rights Defenders
August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, ...
At Least 34 Political Prisoners in Iran Denied Access to Medical Care in Recent Weeks
Denial of Critical Care Intensifies as Prisoners Speak Out Against Abuses August 21, 2024 – The deliberate denial ...
Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners
August 19, 2024 — In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...
Ruthless Retaliation: Human Rights Lawyer Summoned to Prison Amid Heart Problems
76-Year-Old Mohammad Seifzadeh is the “Godfather” of Human Rights Lawyers in Iran Punished for Signing a Letter to ...
Iran Uses Cover of Regional Tensions to Crush Its Domestic Opponents
Executions, Arrests, Attacks on Women, Abuse of Political Prisoners All Soaring World Must Respond to the Islamic Republic’s ...
UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran After Alarming Surge
August 9, 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an ...
UN Uncovers “Crimes Against Humanity” Against Minorities During “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement
August 7, 2024 – The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission ...
Mass Executions Underway as Islamic Republic Escalates Its Killing Spree
33 Executed in Last 24 hours, All Were Marked by Severe Violations of International Law Global Community ...
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment
Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and ...