Judiciary Chief Threatens Domestic Proponents of US-Instigated Regime Change With Death Penalty
The chief of Iran’s judiciary has responded to recent comments by the US secretary ...
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Denied Due Process, Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike
Telegram channel admin Nima Keshvari was detained in mid-March ...
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, ...
Ailing Political Activist Detained Without Charge Subjected to Three-Month Solitary Confinement and Renewed Interrogations
Hengameh Shahidi’s Family Under Media Ban More than three months after her arrest and detainment, ailing political activist ...
Iran’s Judiciary Prevents Top Labor Activists From Attending International Conference
A travel ban imposed by the Iranian judiciary has prevented prominent labor rights activists ...
Human Rights Lawyer: Iran’s Response to Terrorist Attacks Could Lead to Major Rights Abuses
The arrests by Iranian security forces of dozens of suspects with alleged links to ...
Parliamentary Committee Blocks Security Agencies’ Attempts to Significantly Delay Death Penalty Amendment
A Parliamentary committee in Iran has blocked an attempt by security agencies to delay for ...
In Slight to Rouhani, Supreme Leader Forbids Adoption of UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines
Iran’s supreme leader has forbidden the government of President Hassan Rouhani from implementing...
Some Female Sports Fans Allowed to Watch Men’s Volleyball Match in Tehran, But Ban Persists
After being denied entry into Iran’s sports stadiums since 2012, hundreds of women were allowed inside ...
Human Rights Activist Told He Must Serve Additional Year in Prison on Day of Expected Release
While his family waited for him outside Rajaee Shahr Prison the day he ...
Ahmadinejad Aide Says He Was Imprisoned for Refusing to Collaborate With Revolutionary Guards
An imprisoned media advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the Islamic Revolutionary ...
MPs Criticize Friday Prayer Leader for Calling Female Rouhani Supporters “Prostitutes”
The Friday prayer leader of the city of Saveh in central Iran is facing backlash from reformist members of Parliament ...
Rouhani Government “Closed Seven Million” Websites in First Term
A cabinet minister appointed by centrist President Hassan Rouhani has admitted that the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology filtered “seven million” websites during Rouhani’s first term (2013-17) ...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says 1988 Executions of Thousands of Political Prisoners “Unfairly Judged”
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has broken his silence over the state’s execution of thousands of ...
Another Student Expelled From University in Iran For Baha’i Faith
Farzad Safaei was one semester away from a bachelor’s degree in industrial metallurgy at the Islamic Azad University when he was expelled on May 20, 2017 by the security office for being a member of the Baha’i faith ...
Political Activist Detained Without Charge Subjected to “Illegal” Interrogations in Evin Prison
Ailing political activist Hengameh Shahidi, who has been on hunger strike in Evin Prison since March 16, 2017 to protest her detention without charge, is being subjected to renewed interrogations by security agents ...
Iranian Political Prisoner With Multiple Sclerosis Refused Medical Furlough
Imprisoned music producers Mehdi Rajabian and his brother ...
Imprisoned Teachers’ Rights Activist Returned to Evin Prison After Three-Day Hospitalization
Prominent teachers’ rights advocate Esmail Abdi, who has been on hunger strike for more than 30 days, was transported from Evin Prison to a hospital in Tehran on June 3, 2017 ...
Book Club Members in Iran Sentenced to Prison Time for Allegedly “Promoting Feminism”
Eight political and civil rights activists have received sentences of up to four years in prison for allegedly reading and spreading feminist literature in Iran ...
Appeals Court Strikes Down Additional Charges by IRGC Against Imprisoned Rights Activist Atena Daemi
Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi ended her hunger strike after she and her sisters were acquitted of additional charges brought by the IRGC that resulted in additional time added onto her seven-year prison sentence ...
Musical Concerts Face Uncertain Future in Iran Despite Rouhani’s Vocal Support
Officially sanctioned musical concerts in Iran continue to be canceled following pressure by religious conservatives, while musicians and performers are subjected to threats and other forms of intimidation ...
Arresting People for Eating in Their Cars During the Ramadan Fasting Month in Iran is Illegal
Iranian police are not legally allowed to arrest anyone eating or drinking in their car during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan without a warrant, a legal expert told CHRI ...
Well-Known Cleric Urges Rouhani to Drop Justice Minister for Role in 1988 Prisoner Massacre
A well-known dissident cleric is urging newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to drop Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi from his cabinet for his role in human rights violations. ...
Top Reformist Campaign Staff Member Arrested in Front of Children Without Warrant
Reza Golestani, a senior staff member at the reformists’ election headquarters in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, was arrested ...
Artists, Activists Send Letter to Rouhani Demanding Release of Imprisoned Music Producers
A group of artists and supporters of the artistic community in Iran have called on newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to free two imprisoned music producers ...