Iranian Women’s Rights Activists Use Elections as “Opportunities” to Put Forth Demands
A member of the Women’s Citizenship Center, a non-governmental organization in Tehran, told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) that women’s rights ...
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May 16, 2017
Prominent Kurdish Activist Facing More Prison Time After Serving 10 Years in Evin Prison
Prominent Kurdish rights activist Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand was freed from Evin Prison in Tehran on May ...
May 16, 2017
Pro-Rouhani Editor Arrested Ahead of May 2017 Elections Remains Detained Without Charge
The family of Tahereh Riahi, an editor who has been detained since December 2016 without charge, is calling on President Hassan Rouhani to “keep his word on ...
May 15, 2017
29 EU Parliamentarians Say Iran Must End Crackdown Ahead of Elections
Letter to Mogherini Condemns Numerous Arrests and Summons May 15, 2017—This week 29 members of the European Parliament ...
May 15, 2017
Tehran City Council Candidate Says “Military Organizations” Intervened to Disqualify Reformist Candidates
A reformist politician and former member of Iran’s Parliament told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...
May 15, 2017
Iran Election Update – May 15, 2017
Items of Note Khatami Endorses Rouhani Influential reformist leader Mohammad Khatami has thrown his weight behind incumbent President Hassan Rouhani for Iran's May 19 presidential election. “We started on a path with Mr. Rouhani and we are at ...
May 13, 2017
29 Members of EU Parliament Urge Iran to Release Detained Journalists and Activists Ahead of 2017 Elections
Ahead of Iran’s elections on May 19 for president and local councils, 29 members of the European Parliament have written a letter ...
May 13, 2017
Hunger-Striking Imprisoned Prominent Teachers’ Rights Activist in Poor Health
Esmail Abdi, the imprisoned former leader of Iran’s largest teachers’ union, is suffering from a severe drop in blood ...
May 11, 2017
Several Reformist Candidates Disqualified at Last Minute From Tehran City Council Election
A number of prominent reformist politicians have been disqualified from running in Tehran’s City Council election despite being previously approved by the election monitoring committee. The list ...
May 11, 2017
Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Familiar Anti-Protest Warning Ahead of 2017 Elections
Any citizen or candidate who attempts to disrupt the upcoming elections will receive a “hard slap in the face,” ...
May 11, 2017
Iranian Local Teacher’s Union Leader Exiled for Singing Popular Ballad to Students
A teacher in a port city in northern Iran has been exiled for singing to his students. Aziz Ghasemzadeh has been ordered ...
May 11, 2017
Iran Election Update | May 11, 2017
Articles Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Familiar Anti-Protest Warning Ahead of 2017 Elections Any citizen or candidate who attempts to disrupt the upcoming elections will receive a “hard slap in the face," warned Khamenei in a ...
May 10, 2017
Reformist Journalist: Hardliners Working to Sabotage Rouhani Campaign With Intimidation Tactics
By preventing speeches in favor of President Hassan Rouhani and blocking his campaigners from reaching voters, hardliners ...
May 10, 2017
Iranian Authorities Block Attempts by Gold Medalist’s Husband to Stop Her From Competing Abroad
For the second time, Iranian authorities have allowed two-time Iranian Paralympic gold medalist Zahra Nemati to travel abroad ...
May 9, 2017
Rouhani Slams Conservative Presidential Rivals’ Grim Human Rights Records
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, currently campaigning for a second term win in the May 19, 2017 ...
May 9, 2017
Reformist Journalist Tortured Under Ghalibaf’s Police Command Demands Accountability
A reformist journalist who was detained and tortured in a secret detention center under the supervision of current Iranian presidential candidate ...
May 8, 2017
Student Imprisoned For Refusing to Collaborate With Intelligence Ministry Denied Medical Care
Political prisoner Hamid Babaei is being refused hospital treatment by the authorities of ...
May 8, 2017
Family Witnesses Reformist Political Activist Faint From Hunger Strike in Evin Prison
Hengameh Shahidi Held Without Charge or Legal Counsel Since March 2017 More than 50 days into her hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, ...
May 8, 2017
Mehrangiz Kar: My Husband Was Tortured and Forced to Confess by Presidential Candidate Ghalibaf’s Police
Presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf played a key role in major human rights violations as the commander of ...
May 8, 2017
Rouhani Staff Repeatedly Blocked From Campaigning in North Tehran Weeks Before 2017 Elections
For the second week in a row, the staff at the campaign headquarters of incumbent President ...
May 5, 2017
Prominent Political Activist Faezeh Hashemi Barred From Speaking at Rouhani Campaign Event
Speeches by reformist politicians and supporters of incumbent president Hassan Rouhani have been cancelled ahead of the May 19, 2017 presidential election, including two by former member of Parliament Faezeh Hashemi. Hashemi, an outspoken political activist and the ...
May 5, 2017
Rouhani Promises to Withdraw Anti-Labor Amendments While Police Quash Peaceful Protests
During a ceremony marking International Labor Day on May 1, 2017, President Hassan Rouhani, who will ...
May 5, 2017
Iran’s Mobile and Internet Service Providers Offer Discount For Limiting Usage to State-Approved Websites
To discourage users in Iran from accessing websites that have not been sanctioned by the government, mobile and internet service companies ...
May 5, 2017
Rouhani Government Touts Amendment Blocking Police From Unilaterally Stopping Music Concerts
Effectiveness of Legal Measure Remains Unclear The government of President Hassan Rouhani has announced the passage of a new amendment intended ...
May 5, 2017
Deadly Coal Mine Explosion in Iran: Who’s Responsible?
The employer, and possibly the government are legally liable for the explosion at a coal mine in northern Iran that killed ...