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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 in ...

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 be ...

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) strongly ...

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....

September 18, 2017

Baha’i Leader Released from Prison in Iran After 10 Years; Six Other Baha’i Leaders Remain Behind Bars

Mahvash Sabet Finally Free But State-led Persecution of Baha’i Community Continues September 18, 2017—The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) welcomes the release of ...

September 18, 2017

Rouhani’s Broken Promises

Iranian President Rouhani is scheduled to speak this week at the 2017 UNGA in New York, but he won't mention his Broken Promises....

September 18, 2017

Two Political Prisoners on 48th Day of Hunger Strike at Rajaee Shahr Prison as Others Shift to Fast

Peaceful Protestors With Roses Arrested Outside Prison At least two political prisoners remain on the hunger strike they began ...

September 15, 2017

Intelligence Ministry Arrests Woman For Asking About Brother and Infant Niece’s Disappearance

Raheleh Rahemipour has been arrested by the Intelligence Ministry in Iran ...

September 15, 2017

Iranian Journalist Gets Cancer After Being Denied Medical Care in Evin Prison

Iranian journalist Alireza Rajaee lost an eye and part of his face after his sinus cancer was left untreated as a political prisoner in Evin Prison....

September 15, 2017