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Religious Freedom

Christian Converts Face Criminalization of their Faith in Iran

Christian Converts Face Criminalization of their Faith in Iran

January 16, 2013

The 73-page comprehensive report, The Cost of Faith: Persecution of Christian Protestants and Converts in Iran, documents a pattern of rights violations that extends to all walks of life for Protestant converts in Iran: they face severe restrictions on religious practice and association, arbitrary arrests and detentions for practicing their faith, and violations of the ...

Mapping Iran’s Human Rights (Interactive)

Mapping Iran’s Human Rights (Interactive)

December 18, 2012

Mapping Iran’s Human Rights, an ongoing project of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, highlights and explores major human rights violations in different provinces of Iran, beyond Tehran’s borders. Given this geographical overview of human rights violations, you can monitor human rights trends, learn about notorious prisons, keep tabs on Iranian officials who ...

UN Resolution Intensifies International Pressure on Iran

UN Resolution Intensifies International Pressure on Iran

November 27, 2012

(November 27, 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes today’s passage of a resolution by the United Nations Third Committee of the General Assembly calling on the government of Iran to stop its massive human rights violations. ...

International Focus Can Lead to Release of Prisoners of Conscience

International Focus Can Lead to Release of Prisoners of Conscience

September 11, 2012

(September 11, 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and said that cross-regional international attention from UN mechanisms, media, governments, and civil society and human rights organizations to the dire situation of human rights in Iran can indeed bring positive results. ...

Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Acquitted of Apostasy, Released

Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Acquitted of Apostasy, Released

September 8, 2012

Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy and sentenced to death, was released from prison on Saturday, September 8. Announcing the news to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Nadarkhani’s lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, said, “At the court session on Saturday, Youcef Nadarkhani was acquitted of the charge of ‘apostasy,’ as ...

“Banditry and Extortion” Replace “Apostasy” Charges for Christian Pastor!

“Banditry and Extortion” Replace “Apostasy” Charges for Christian Pastor!

August 17, 2012

The Christian pastor’s earlier charges were “apostasy” and “converting to Christianity,” but the new charges of “banditry and extortion” were first mentioned last year on Fars News Agency. A source close to the case of Youcef Nadarkhani who wishes to remain anonymous on security grounds told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that, ...

Dissident Cleric Tortured and Prosecuted: “They Told Me ‘We Will Snatch Your Wife”’

Dissident Cleric Tortured and Prosecuted: “They Told Me ‘We Will Snatch Your Wife”’

July 3, 2012

Arash Honarvar Shojayee, a dissident blogger and cleric, returned to Evin Prison on Saturday, June 30, after his furlough leave ended. Hours before returning to prison, in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, he said that he will be put on trial on new charges of “propagating falsehoods with the ...

Cartoon 10: “Recognized Religion,” Unrecognized Believers

Cartoon 10: “Recognized Religion,” Unrecognized Believers

June 29, 2012

The Iranian Constitution grants Christianity the status of ‘recognized religion,’ safeguarding the right of its believers to exercise their faith. In practice, authorities are increasingly persecuting Christians, especially Protestants and converts, closing churches, arresting community leaders, and even threatening converts with execution. ...

Death Row Inmate Abruptly Transferred, Imminent Execution Feared

Death Row Inmate Abruptly Transferred, Imminent Execution Feared

June 28, 2012

A local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the abrupt transfer of Younes Aghayan, a political prisoner on death row, from his prison cell to other detention locations, has sparked fears of his imminent execution. According to the local source, Special Police Forces transferred a handcuffed, foot-cuffed, and blindfolded Younes ...

Protestant Church Shutdown Sparks Fears of Coming Closure Spree

Protestant Church Shutdown Sparks Fears of Coming Closure Spree

June 8, 2012

Iranian authorities should allow the Assembly of God church in western Tehran to reopen immediately, and should stop persecuting Persian-language churches, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.“The ability to join a church or mosque or temple is one of the most fu ndamental religious freedoms,” said Hadi Ghaemi, spokesperson for the ...

Imprisoned Baha’i Refused Medical Leave After Surgery

Imprisoned Baha’i Refused Medical Leave After Surgery

June 1, 2012

66-year old Riaz Sobhani, currently in prison for financially assisting the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE), was refused medical leave after his recent heart surgery. His son, Naim Sobhani, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his father was transferred to the hospital for his surgery in chains. ...

Joint Statement on the Right to Education and Academic Freedom in Iran

Joint Statement on the Right to Education and Academic Freedom in Iran

May 31, 2012

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joins 16 other student and human rights organizations in a statement expressing deep concern for the right to education and academic freedom in Iran. The statement, addressed to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, calls for Iran to uphold its obligations ...

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