Iranian Singer Offered Bribes in Exchange for Cooperating with Rouhani Government
Arya Aramnejad Says Repression Has Continued Under New President Iranian pop singer Arya Aramnejad has been indefinitely banned from engaging ...
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October 4, 2017
Suffering From Severe Dental Problems, US Resident On “Enforced Hunger Strike” in Evin Prison
Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born US permanent resident imprisoned in Iran since September 2015, has been on hunger strike since September ...
October 3, 2017
Attorney Calls Out Local Governor For “Empty” Promises to Iran’s “Kulbar” Border Couriers
An attorney representing Iranian border couriers, “kulbar” in Farsi, has criticized a local governor in northwestern Iran for making “unreasonable” and “empty” promises of ...
October 3, 2017
Gorgan Appeals Court Issues Prison Sentences, Fines for Facebook Posts
Three Iranians were issued jail terms and a fine for expressing their views on social media. Two residents of the Iranian ...
October 2, 2017
Admins of Iranian Pirated Movies Website Arrested After Complaints from “Licensed” Rivals
A screenshot of the TinyMoviez website. Six administrators of a popular website streaming ...
October 2, 2017
Dozens Arrested in Iran for Celebrating Iraqi Kurdish Independence “Yes” Vote
Security forces detained dozens of people in Iranian Kurdish-populated cities on September 26, 2017 following the “yes” vote in the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum. ...
September 29, 2017
Former Sunni MP: Rouhani Government Failing to Uphold Minority Rights Despite Supreme Leader’s Call
The situation of Iran’s Sunni Muslims has not improved since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pointed out in a sermon that minorities are constitutionally ...
September 29, 2017
Landmine Victims Denied Compensation as Border Regions Remain Plagued by Remnants of Iran-Iraq War
An attorney representing people maimed by mines in Iran’s border regions says the victims are not only entitled to damages under the country’s ...
September 29, 2017
Outspoken Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared Denied Medical Care and Furlough
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared is being denied specialized medical care despite her worsening health, according to her husband, Hassan Jafari. “Thyroid disease is causing her a lot of suffering,” he told CHRI ...
September 28, 2017
Q&A: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Speaks Out About Dual National’s Imprisonment in Iran
The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe never imagined she would ...
September 28, 2017
Iranian Bus Drivers and Activists Express Solidarity with Imprisoned Labor Activist Reza Shahabi
Update: With assurances from a senior official, labor activist Reza Shahabi ended his hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison on September 27, 2017, after nearly two months of refusing food. “Reza announced the end of his hunger strike when a senior ...
September 28, 2017
Iran’s Judiciary Sues Telegram CEO to Adopt Censorship Policies
A lawsuit has been filed in an Iranian court against the CEO of the ...
September 27, 2017
Iranian Teachers’ Rights Activist Facing 14 Years Behind Bars for Peaceful Advocacy
Imprisoned teacher’s rights activist Mahmoud Beheshti-Langroudi is facing 14 years behind bars in Iran after the confirmation of ...
September 27, 2017
Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Denied Major Surgery After Authorities Insist on Keeping Her Cuffed
Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to allow her to receive ...
September 26, 2017
Freed Iranian Baha’i Leader Mahvash Sabet Describes Unjust Trial, Prison Conditions
“We never betrayed our country and never will.” Mahvash Sabet, a leader of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i faith who was released from Evin Prison on September 18, 2017 after completing a 10-year sentence, said she was convicted of espionage ...
September 26, 2017
Trump’s New Travel Ban: Collective Punishment of the Iranian People
Blanket Restrictions Aid Hardliners’ Efforts to Isolate Iranians from the World September 26, 2017—The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...
September 25, 2017
Iranian Baha’i Students Offered University Enrollment in Exchange For Renouncing Their Faith
Two members of the persecuted Baha’i faith in Iran have been offered university enrollment in exchange for renouncing their religion, ...
September 21, 2017
Workers Peacefully Demanding Unpaid Wages Beaten and Arrested by Anti-Riot Police in Iranian City of Arak
“Poor workers don’t deserve to be beaten.” Anti-riot police forces stormed peaceful protests by workers at two industrial units in Arak, the capital ...
September 20, 2017
Family of Man Shot by Iranian Border Guards: Authorities “Lying” About Victim’s Identity
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September 20, 2017
The Minister is Wrong: Using Circumvention Tools to Access Censored Websites in Iran is Legal
Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was incorrect when he stated recently that using software to access censored online ...
September 20, 2017
Persistent Hunger Strikers at Rajaee Sharhr Prison in Iran Denied Medical Care
Four political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison are being denied medical care after refusing ...
September 19, 2017
Wife of Man Imprisoned for Facebook Posts Loses Job After Pressure From IRGC
Every day something bad is happening to him.” Nastaran Naimi, the wife of Soheil Arabi, who ...
September 19, 2017
Iranian Judge Refuses to Take Action Against Father Suspected of Sexually Abusing Daughter
Grandmother Detained For Defending Child in Court A family court judge in Iran has refused to put a restraining order ...
September 19, 2017
Kurdish Activists Detained for Protesting Killing of Border Couriers
Six Kurdish artists and activists are being detained in Dizelabad Prison in Iran’s Kermanshah Province for protesting the ...
September 18, 2017
Free Iranian Dual National Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to 5 YEARS in prison in Tehran in a secret trial without due process. This is her story....