Execution Imminent of Prisoner in Iran Despite Unfair Trial and Credible Allegations of Torture
Photo: Ramin Hossein Panahi has been transferred to an unknown location possibly to ...
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UN Rights Expert Urges Iran to Halt Imminent Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi
GENEVA (2 May 2018) – A UN human rights expert has urgently called on Iran to halt the ...
Rouhani’s Citizens’ Rights Charter: A Harmful Distraction
This report is essential reading for policymakers and officials charting a forward path with the Islamic Republic. It provides an in-depth review of the Citizens’ Rights Charter and analysis of the political dynamics affecting human rights in Iran. The report ...
In a Desperate Move to Squash Internet Freedom, Iran Blocks Telegram
Ban Unlikely to Stop Most of Telegram’s 40 Million Users in Iran April 30, 2018--The Iranian Judiciary has ordered internet service ...
Iran Detains Another Iranian British Citizen, Computer Scientist and Antiwar Activist Abbas Edalat
Abbas Edalat (Imperial College of London) April 25, ...
Music Video: Iranian Sisters Urge Men to Join Protest Against Iran’s Ban on Women in Stadiums
“Stadium” Released Amid International Campaign to End Iran’s Discriminatory Ban April 24, 2018—The ...
UN Rights Experts Call on Iran to Annul Death Sentence Against Ramin Hossein Panahi
GENEVA (19 April 2018) – United Nations human rights experts* have called for Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian Kurdish prisoner, Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid serious concerns ...
Imprisoned Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Gives Message of Hope and Strength in Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize
April 15, 2018 -- Prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was unable to accept the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize in ...
Iranian American Groups Urge Trump Admin to Investigate “Targeting” of Civil Servant Sahar Nowrouzzadeh
Sahar Nowrouzzadeh was demoted from her position at the secretary of state’s ...
Sixth Baha’i Faith Leader Completes 10-Year Prison Sentence in Iran
Vahid Tizfahm and his wife, Furuzandeh Nikumanesh, reunited ...
Iran: End Persecution of Families Seeking Truth and Justice For Detainees Who Died in Detention
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 13 March 2018 The Iranian authorities should end their cruel campaign of harassment and intimidation ...
Iran Should Stop Persecuting BBC Journalists and Threatening Their Families
Ongoing harassment of BBC Persian staff continues despite repeated UN criticism March 12, 2017—The UN should take immediate action on an appeal by the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) urging the Human Rights Council to protect ...
46 NGOs Urge UN to Renew Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran
March 12--Ahead of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, 46 Iranian and international non-governmental organizations sent ...
Seyed-Emami Family: Iran is “Trying to Prevent Us From Rebuilding Our Lives”
Upon arriving in Vancouver, Canada, on March 8, 2018, the sons of Kavous Seyed-Emami--the Iranian-Canadian ...
Ongoing Harassment: Wife of Iranian-Canadian Who Died in Iran’s Evin Prison “Banned” From Leaving Country
Lives of Seyed-Emami Family Thrown Into “Chaos and Terror” March 8, 2018—The Iranian government should immediately allow the ...
Four Deaths in State Custody in Iran in Two Months Heighten Grave Concerns for Detainees
Gonabadi Dervish Detainee Died From “Blows to the Head,” Says Daughter March 6, 2018—The recent death of a devotee of ...
Life of Iranian-American in Evin Prison is in Danger, Says Family
Karan Vafadari (left) with his son, Cyrus. Wife and Son of Karan Vafadari Fear For His Life After Suspicious Deaths in Prison March 1, 2018—The ...
45 European MPs Call on EU Foreign Policy Chief to Support Iranian Women’s Anti-Compulsory-Hijab Protest
February 28, 2018—Forty-five members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have sent an open letter to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urging her ...
Iran Seals Its Egregious Rights Record With Toxic Pick For Top Spot on Human Rights Council
Selection of Avaei Shows Culture of Impunity For Human Rights Violators Will Continue in Iran February 27, ...
Iranian Criminal Court Sentenced Juvenile Offender to Death on Education Minister and MP’s Recommendation
Case Highlights Violations of Domestic and International Law and Judiciary’s Lack of Independence February 27, 2018–A young man ...
UN Should Keep Engaging Iran on Its Human Rights Record by Renewing Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
A Session of the UN's Human Rights Council. Rights Violations Continue Under President Rouhani’s Watch February 22, 2018 — Iran’s deteriorating human rights record requires the UN ...
Letter from Evin Prison Highlights Grim Plight of Political Prisoners in Iran
Rights Activist, Condemning Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies, is One of Many Languishing Behind Bars ...
Iran’s Suppression of December 2017 Unrest Marked by Brutal Violations of Law
The state crackdown that crushed the protests that erupted across Iran in late December 2017 was marked by violence and brutal disregard for the law. This CHRI briefing, based on interviews with released detainees, the families and attorneys of detainees, ...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Lawyer Who Exposed Death of Protester in Police Custody
Civil Rights Activists Also Detained February 16, 2018 – Attorney Mohammad Najafi has been held in detention in the ...