Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law
Hijab Mandated in All Spheres of Life, Cementing Gender Apartheid in Iran Punishments Include Heavy Fines, Lashes, Long ...
Press releases
Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to Prison Permanent ...
Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout
“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s most intense ...
UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown
Survivors Express Frustration at Lack of Action by International Community November 27, 2024 – In a ...
Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World
World Children's Day is Meaningless Without Fighting to Protect the Most Vulnerable November 20, 2024 — The children ...
Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi
Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a joint ...
Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial
Judges Violate Iran’s Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling Meant ...
Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters
Families Seeking Accountability for Killed Loved Ones Face Imprisonment Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More than ...
Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent
Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities Targeted November ...
Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies
Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for ...
Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers
World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents Is ...
Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, ...
Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder
Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s Hostage ...
Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests
Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the ...
Iran’s War on Women: Using Reproductive Healthcare as a Tool of Political Repression
Security Agencies Play Heavy Role in Anti-Abortion Centers Criminalization of Abortion, Lack of Contraceptive Services Target Marginalized Women...
Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child
Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future October 10, 2024 – On this ...
Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA
Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — As ...
Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)
Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing from Iranians from all walks of life. ...
Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up ...
A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising
Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic ...
Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist
Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center for ...
Iran’s Security Forces Kill Growing Numbers of Kurdish and Baluchi Border Couriers
30 Kurdish and 34 Baluchi Couriers Killed by Guards So Far in 2024, Including 1 Child “When border agents see a fuel ...
UN Experts “Alarmed” by Surge in Unlawful Executions in Iran, Call for Halt to Death Penalty
UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — UN ...
Labor Day: A Tribute to the Unyielding Spirit of Iran’s Workers
September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center ...
Nurses’ Strikes Escalate Across Iran as Authorities Intensify Repression
Peaceful Protests for Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions Met with Arbitrary Arrests August 28, 2024 – ...