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October 28, 2017

Here’s How President Trump’s Latest Travel Ban Affects Iranians

In speeches, President Trump has distinguished the "good people of Iran" from their government, while trying to ban most Iranians from visiting or immigrating to the United States. All three of his "travel bans," which ...

October 26, 2017

UN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran

Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In presenting ...

October 25, 2017

Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff

Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to UN on Iran’s “Unprecedented Collective Punishment ...

October 25, 2017

Bill for Protection of Children in Iran Stunted in Parliament Since 2011

Police forces simulate a child abuse case. Attorney: Social Welfare Organizations Lack Sufficient Resources Despite ongoing reports of disturbing cases of child abuse, Iran’s Parliament has failed to ratify a bill on the ...

October 25, 2017

Conservative Clerics, IRGC Pressured Court to Convict Rouhani Campaigner

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October 25, 2017

Swedish Resident Facing Death Penalty: I Was Imprisoned For Refusing to Spy For Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Ahmadreza Djalali poses for a picture with his wife, Vida Mehran-nia. Ahmadreza Djajali, an Iranian-born Swedish ...

October 24, 2017

Cartoon 174: Surfing the Web in Iran

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October 24, 2017

Students, MPs Protest Against Rouhani’s Conservative Nominee for Iran’s Science Ministry

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October 23, 2017

Iranian-Born Swedish Resident Sentenced to Death Based on Forced Confession

Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident who has been imprisoned in Iran since April ...

October 20, 2017

After Years of International Condemnation, Iran Revises Death Penalty Policy

Amendment to Drug Law Could Result in Drastically Reduced Execution Rate After years of being pressured by the UN and other rights groups to ...

October 20, 2017

“Help Me Gain the Freedom I am Legally Entitled To,” Pleads Hunger-Striking Political Prisoner

Mohammad Nazari has been imprisoned in Iran since 1994 for his membership in a separatist group. ...

October 19, 2017

Iran’s Expediency Council to Decide Whether Religious Minorities Can Run in Elections

Yazd city ...

October 19, 2017

Photo of Smiling Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison Lands One in Prison Known For Harsh Conditions

Arash Sadeghi (right) and Soheil Arabi ...

October 19, 2017

Mousavi’s Daughters: Officials “Hoping and Planning” for Death of Opposition Leaders Under House Arrest

Former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavian addresses a cheering crowd during the protests ...

October 18, 2017

Husband: Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Jobs and Britishness “Exaggerated” to Use Her as “Bargaining Chip”

Iranian judicial officials are misrepresenting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s past jobs and her British citizenship to persuade the UK government to negotiate with the Iranian ...

October 18, 2017

Reformist Political Activist Turned Refugee Briefly Arrested Upon Return to Iran

A reformist political activist who fled Iran in 2011 after years of being harassed by the Intelligence Ministry was summoned to the Revolutionary Court in Evin Prison ...

October 17, 2017

Reformist Journalist Sasan Aghaei in Prolonged Solitary Confinement Despite Calls for His Release by MPs

The Iranian judiciary is refusing to release reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei, who has been detained ...

October 14, 2017

Narges Mohammadi Calls on MPs to End the “Illegal” Torture of Solitary Confinement in Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has called on members of Iran’s Parliament to investigate and end the “illegal” practice of solitary confinement of prisoners. “As a defender of human rights who has been tortured by this practice, I ...

October 14, 2017

Tehran Prosecutor: Streaming TinyMoviez Website Shut Down For “Indecent” Content

Case Highlights State Sanctioning of Copyright Infringement in Iran The popular Iranian streaming movies website, TinyMoviez, which featured pirated material, was shut down ...

October 14, 2017

Seven Reformists MPs Plan to Sue Iran’s State Broadcasting Agency IRIB for Defamation

Seven reformist members of Iran’s Parliament who were recently sentenced to prison for their political views will sue the state TV ...

October 14, 2017

Family of Late Iranian President Rafsanjani Banned From Traveling Abroad

Four family members of the late Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been banned from traveling ...

October 14, 2017

Former MP: Don’t Underestimate the New Restrictions on Reformist Ex-President Khatami

Iran's former reformist President Mohammad Khatami. The increasingly restrictive judicial bans issued against reformist leader Mohammad Khatami could morph into something much bigger and enflame the current political climate, ...

October 14, 2017

“Suspended” Zoroastrian Member of Yazd City Council Facing Uncertain Future

The head councilman of the city of Yazd, in southeastern Iran, has refused to carry out a court order suspending the membership of ...

October 14, 2017

Rouhani’s Criticism of Judiciary for Tightening Ban on Reformist Ex-President Spurs Debate

President Hassan Rouhani’s criticism of the judiciary for arbitrarily punishing critics of the state, including ally and reformist former President Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), ...

October 12, 2017

Rights Organizations Urge US to Aid Access to Information in Iran by Expanding General License D-1

In a joint statement, nine rights organizations including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) have urged the US government to expand ...

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