Issues

Reformist MP Calls for Judicial Investigation Into Imprisoned Journalist’s Worsening Health

August 27, 2017

A member of the Iranian Parliament has called on the judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist ...

Rouhani VP Reaffirms Promises to Mehdi Karroubi After Pushback by Judiciary

August 24, 2017

Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has publicly affirmed promises made by officials of the Rouhani government to detained ...

Iranian Glue Company’s Rules Attract Scrutiny for Possible Rights Violations

August 23, 2017

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Lawyer Accuses Intelligence Ministry in Kermanshah of Harassing Kurdish Civil Rights Activist

August 22, 2017

In the six months since she was released from a three-week detention, Iranian Kurdish children and women's rights activist ...

Judiciary Contradicts Rouhani Officials’ Promise to Detained Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi

August 22, 2017

The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has publicly rejected a report that ...

Christian Convert Released From Prison in Iran Slapped With Travel Ban

August 22, 2017

Zargaran Reports Being Given “Unnecessary” Anti-Psychotic Medication Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, who was released from Evin Prison on August 1, 2017 ...

Reformist Journalist Not Heard From Two Weeks After Arrest in Tehran

August 21, 2017

Several Journalists Arrested in 2017 for Alleged Connections With Amad News Reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei’s family has not heard a ...

Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Sentence Against Princeton Student Xiyue Wang

August 21, 2017

An Iranian Appeals Court has upheld the 10-year prison sentence against American graduate student Xiyue ...

Labor Activist Forced to Stay Behind Bars Until December 2018 Despite Completing Sentence

August 18, 2017

Update: With assurances from a senior official, labor activist Reza Shahabi ended his hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison on September 27, ...

Countdown Begins for Karroubi’s Trial After Deal With Rouhani Government Ends His Hunger Strike

August 18, 2017

Now that detained political leader Mehdi Karroubi has ended his life-threatening hunger strike, all eyes are on President ...

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Slapped With New Charge For Demanding Medical Care

August 17, 2017

Activist Denied Care Despite Medical Examiner’s Recommendation Already serving a seven-year prison sentence, imprisoned ...

800 Activists Urge Iranian Parliament to End Child Marriage

August 17, 2017

Hundreds of Iranian women and children’s rights advocates in Iran are urging Parliament to ...

Iranian Women’s Rights Activist to Serve Three Years in Prison For Attending Seminar

August 17, 2017

Women’s rights activist and photojournalist Alieh Matlabzadeh has been sentenced to three years in prison by a preliminary court in Tehran for participating in a women’s empowerment seminar. A legal source with knowledge about Matlabzadeh’s case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...