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November 3, 2017

Iranian State Officials Clash Over Allowing Religious Minorities in Local Elections

Suspended Zoroastrian Councilman at Center of Debate The head of Iran’s judiciary has sided with proponents of banning religious minorities from local elections while ...

November 3, 2017

Thousands of Iranian Death Row Inmates to Receive Sentence Reviews Under Amended Drug Law

Alleged drug traffickers stand in front of narcotics after a police operation. Thousands of Iranians ...

November 2, 2017

Website Close to IRGC Says Judicial Attack Against BBC Persian is “Spoils of War”

A website serving as a mouthpiece for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has attempted to justify the criminal investigation launched ...

November 2, 2017

Speak Out Against Iran’s Criminalization of Journalism

November 2, 2017 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today released a video about the criminal investigation by Iran's judiciary of 152 current and former staff members of BBC Persian. The defendants, all Iranian nationals ...

October 31, 2017

Agents Interrupt Labor Activist’s Dialysis Treatment to Transport Him to Prison

Labor activist Mahmoud Salehi was detained by security agents on October 28, 2017, while undergoing dialysis at ...

October 31, 2017

Judge Refuses to Order Psychological Evaluation That Could Save Man Sentenced to Death as Minor

A judge in Iran is refusing to order a psychological evaluation to determine the maturity level of Mohammad Reza ...

October 30, 2017

Reformist Newspapers Criticize Guardian Council’s Decision to Ban Religious Minorities From Elections

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October 30, 2017

Hundreds of Iranian Rights Activists Call on Political Prisoner Mohammad Nazari to End Hunger Strike

Mohammad Nazari has been imprisoned since 1994. More than 700 ...

October 30, 2017

Man Imprisoned on Nuclear Program Related Espionage Charges on Hunger Strike

Alireza Golipour has been imprisoned since 2012 for allegedly passing on information about Iran's Natanz nuclear site ...

October 29, 2017

UN experts call on Iran to stop intimidation of BBC staff

GENEVA (27 October 2017) – Civil and criminal proceedings by Iran against BBC Persian staff and contributors must be ...

October 29, 2017

Iranian Mother Sentenced to Prison for Demanding Justice For Slain Son

“Confessions” Obtained by Intelligence Ministry While Shahnaz Akmali Held in Solitary Confinement A court in Tehran has sentenced Shahnaz Akmali...

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," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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