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. ...
September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center ...
August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran ...
Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO Obligations July 17, ...
Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts its ...
Hundreds of Arrests, Detainees Violently Assaulted and Tortured Global Leaders Must Speak Out Against the Islamic Republic’s Violence June 11, ...
UN independent human rights experts have condemned the escalating violence, threats, and intimidation faced by Persian language ...
Joint Letter Highlights Raisi’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Dozens of Iranian human activists, including lawyers, doctors, journalists, academics, and ...
Amid calls by Iranian human rights activists urging the UN General Assembly to cancel a ...
Same Judge Sentenced Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Few Weeks Earlier Death Sentence for Social Media Posts Shows Intensifying ...
Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s Agenda ...
Atena Farghadani Beaten to the Point of Losing Consciousness International Community Must Demand Her Freedom April 30, 2024 – ...
Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran's Crackdown on Dissent April 24, 2024 – A death sentence issued in Iran against dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi underscores the glaring unlawfulness and ...
April 17, 2024 – The Iranian government’s escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse to ...
Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Access to Counsel, Imprisoned after Sham Trial Lawyer Who Tried to Defend Her Arrested and Also Tortured April 16, 2024 – Grave concerns are mounting for a young woman imprisoned in Iran, ...
Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur Mandates 24 Countries Vote to Extend the Mandate April 4, 2024 – The decision by the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to renew the ...
Son Was Executed After Torture, Forced “Confessions” and Sham Trial April 1, 2024 – The ongoing state persecution of Mashallah Karami, whose son was unlawfully executed following protests that erupted across Iran in September ...
Mission Calls on States to Prosecute Responsible Officials Under Universal Jurisdiction Crimes Against Humanity: State Atrocities in Iran Revealed ...
Crimes Against Humanity Unveiled in Fact-Finding Mission on Iran's Inaugural Report March 18, 2024 – ...
Peaceful Protesters Subjected to Excessive Force, Torture, Rape, and Arbitrary Executions Call to Action: UN Human Rights Council Members Urged to Extend Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur Mandates March 8, 2024 – Grave human rights ...
Abbas Deris Sentenced to Death after Torture, Lack of Evidence, and Gross Due Process Violations ...
Case Reflects Severe Rights Violations Faced by Ethnic Minorities in Iran “For a long time after his release, [due ...
Medical Examiner: Osman Esmaili “Could Not Withstand Further Imprisonment” Sentenced to Prison After “Two-Hour Trial,” Denied Counsel of Choice February ...
Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions ...
January 23, 2024 — The execution today of 23-year-old street protester Mohammad Ghobadlou is a stark ...