Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff
Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to ...
Press releases
Imprisoned Iranian-British Citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Threatened With 16 More Years Behind Bars
Revolutionary Guards Bring New Charges Against Young Mother Who Was Eligible for Release in November 2017 October 9, 2017—Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016 on trumped up and unspecified national ...
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 ...
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 ...
Condition of Hunger Strikers in Iranian Prison Deteriorates while Judiciary Does Nothing
Families Dismayed Over Lack of Critically Needed Medical Treatment at Rajaee Shar Prison August 30, 2017—The medical ...
Detained Political Leader Mehdi Karroubi on Life-Threatening Hunger Strike
August 16, 2017—The Iranian judiciary must immediately release ailing political leaders Mehdi Karroubi, who is currently on hunger ...
Iran Executes Man Arrested at 15 Despite Commitment to Stop Executing Juveniles
Prominent Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: Case Had “Serious Holes” August 10, 2017–Iran has violated its international obligations by executing Alireza Tajiki, who was 15-years-old when ...
Iran Should Immediately Release Critically Ill Opposition Leaders Under House Arrest
Karroubi and Mousavi’s Health in Peril After Six Years of Forced Isolation August 2, 2017—More than six years into their ...
Telegram’s Efforts to Increase Download Speed in Iran Raises Questions
Placement of Telegram CDNs in Iran Requires Increased Transparency June 27, 2017—In light of the decision by the messaging application ...
11 Christian Converts Issued Long Prison Sentences in Iran in Less Than Two Months in Sham Trials
The Holy Savior Cathedral church in Isfahan, Iran. Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh on Sentencing Spree ...
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, ...
Barbaric Terrorist Attacks in Iran No Excuse for Crackdown on Civil Liberties
The Center for Human Rights in Iran strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran and urges the Iranian authorities to avoid violating the citizenry’s civil and political rights in its investigations ...
Artists, Activists Send Letter to Rouhani Demanding Release of Imprisoned Music Producers
A group of artists and supporters of the artistic community in Iran have called on newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to free two imprisoned music producers ...
Rouhani: Delivering Human Rights After the Election
Hassan Rouhani was re-elected as president of Iran in May 2017 largely on the basis of his support for human rights and Iranians’ perceptions that he would do more to improve civil and political rights in the country than his ...
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 ...
Crimes Against Humanity in Iran Thrust Into Limelight With Raisi’s Presidential Bid
Ebrahim Raisi Was Member of “Death Commissions” that Ordered Extrajudicial Killings of Thousands of Prisoners ...
Memo to Tech and Social Media Companies: Allow Iranians Access to Online Tools
Firms such as Apple, Twitter, Google, GoDaddy, Facebook, AMD, Norton, Comodo, Oracle and Adobe are denying Iranians the right to purchase or download tools and services that are legal, available to the rest of the world, and essential for allowing ...
Grave and Baseless New Charges Against Imprisoned Iranian-American and Wife
March 10, 2017—Serious and baseless new charges have been brought against Karan Vafadari and Afarin ...
Iran: Repression of those seeking truth and justice for 1980s killings needs to stop
In a joint statement 20 human rights organizations urged the Iranian authorities to stop their attempts to silence human rights defenders and others seeking to shed light on past atrocities. ...
We Are Now the Center for Human Rights in Iran
Name Change Reflects Need for Durable Research and Advocacy March 7, 2017- In a move to reflect its expanding work and sustained mission, ...
Profile of Hadi Ghaemi
Read a profile of CHRI’s Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi in Bostonia, a publication of Boston University. ...
