Death Sentences for Five Men Upheld Despite Allegations of Torture, False Confessions
Evidence Contradicting Guilt Ignored in Effort to Cover Up Security Forces’ Culpability July 31, 2020—Death sentences against ...
Press releases
Judiciary Blocks Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Bank Account, Cutting Off Funds for Family
Husband of Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Says Tactic Aimed at Silencing Family Reza Khandan: “They want to send a message ...
Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Notoriously Inhumane Prison in Iran as “Punishment”
Scholar Held at Gharchak Prison Alongside Violent Criminals July 28, 2020—The Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who has been imprisoned ...
Activist’s Brother Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison, Collective Punishment of Families Continues in Iran
Alireza Alinejad Convicted on Sham National Security Charges and “Insulting” Supreme Leader July 16, 2020—Alireza Alinejad, the brother ...
Death Sentences for Three Protestors Confirmed by Supreme Court in Iran
Death Sentences for Three Protestors Confirmed by Supreme Court in Iran Unlawful and Cruel Sentences Reflect Increase in ...
Designer Amir Taghi Donates Net Proceeds from Mask Sales to Center for Human Rights in Iran
This July, Support CHRI by Purchasing Masks from Amir Taghi's Fashion Line June 30, 2020 – The Center ...
UN Must End “Sterile Exchanges” and Investigate Iran’s Lethal Violence against Protesters, Says Father of Slain Demonstrator
Letter Reveals New Details: 144 Bodies Secretly Held in Karaj Medical Examiner’s Office Alone June 29, 2020 — ...
No Lawyers, No Justice: Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights
At Least Nine Defense Attorneys Sentenced to Prison Since 2018 June 23, 2020 – Two years after the ...
World Refugee Day: Watch Nazanin Boniadi’s New DocuFilm “Stateless”
June 18, 2020 -- Last summer, the actress and human rights activist Nazanin Boniadi ...
Get Up, Stand Up: Protest and the Struggle for Justice
The murder of George Floyd was not just the killing of one man, it was an assault ...
“They Aimed at My Son’s Head”: Report Reveals Carnage in Crushed Iran Protests
May 27, 2020 — A new report released today by the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...
Persian Translation: UN Guidance on Protecting People with Disabilities from COVID-19
May 12, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today published an unofficial ...
Australian Academic Who Attempted Suicide Should be Freed from Unlawful Confinement in Iran
Scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert Kept in Bathroom-Like Temporary Holding Cell Since 2018 May 7, 2020 – A British-Australian academic ...
COVID-19 Poses Extreme Danger to Arbitrarily Jailed Conservationists, Dual Nationals
Infected Wildlife Conservationist Sam Rajabi Refused Hospitalization, Cellmates Untested American Citizen Siamak Namazi Held in Same “Cell ...
UN Urges Iran to “Immediately Release” Political Prisoners and Dual, Foreign Nationals
April 17, 2020 - UN human rights experts today called on Iran to expand its temporary release of thousands ...
Persian Translation: WHO Guidance on Protecting Prison Populations from COVID-19
April 8, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran today published its unofficial Persian ...
Commentary: Trump’s Refusal to Relax Iran Sanctions in the Era of COVID-19 Threatens Everyone
*This commentary was originally published on NBC News THINK. Iranian officials were dismissive of ...
Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help
Stand with Healthcare Workers Battling COVID-19 March 18, 2020 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran stands ...
Nasrin Sotoudeh: “If We’re Going to Die, Let Us Be by Our Families’ Sides”
Jailed Attorney, Fellow Political Prisoners Hunger Strike for Freedom Amid COVID-19 Outbreak March 17, 2020 -- At least ...
UN Expert Alarmed by Detention Conditions in the Wake of Recent Protests
UN Press Release GENEVA (9 March 2020) – Individuals detained in Iranian detention facilities are ...
Political Prisoners Excluded from Mass Release as COVID-19 Spreads
Iranian authorities have excluded peaceful political prisoners from the mass prisoner release that was announced by ...
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Renowned Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Summoned to Prison
Rasoulof’s Film About Iran’s Death Penalty Recently Won Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival March 4, 2020 – The Center ...
Grave Concerns for Prisoners in Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Tehran Prison Lacks Medicines, Sanitary Supplies as Some Inmates Exhibit “Severe” Cold Symptoms February 28, 2020 - The Center ...
Coronavirus in Iran: Health Experts Question Officially Reported Infection Numbers
Grave Concerns Mounting Amid Rising Death Toll, Fears of Regional Outbreak February 26, 2020 -- Amid a rising ...
Coronavirus: Citing Crowded Prisons, Renowned Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Calls for Release of Political Prisoners
Reza Khandan, a women's rights activist and the husband of prominent imprisoned human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, ...