Iran: Congress Should Back Bipartisan “Internet Reach and Access Now Act”
August 26, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly urges Congress to support the ...
Press releases
Joint Letter: Global Coalition Demands Immediate Release of Iranian Lawyer, End to Repression of Rights Defenders
August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran ...
At Least 34 Political Prisoners in Iran Denied Access to Medical Care in Recent Weeks
Denial of Critical Care Intensifies as Prisoners Speak Out Against Abuses August 21, 2024 – The deliberate denial of medical ...
Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners
August 19, 2024 — In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...
Ruthless Retaliation: Human Rights Lawyer Summoned to Prison Amid Heart Problems
76-Year-Old Mohammad Seifzadeh is the “Godfather” of Human Rights Lawyers in Iran Punished for Signing a Letter to ...
Iran Uses Cover of Regional Tensions to Crush Its Domestic Opponents
Executions, Arrests, Attacks on Women, Abuse of Political Prisoners All Soaring World Must Respond to the Islamic Republic’s ...
UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran After Alarming Surge
August 9, 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an ...
UN Uncovers “Crimes Against Humanity” Against Minorities During “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement
August 7, 2024 – The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission ...
Mass Executions Underway as Islamic Republic Escalates Its Killing Spree
33 Executed in Last 24 hours, All Were Marked by Severe Violations of International Law Global Community ...
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment
Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and ...
Women Activists Increasingly Sentenced to Death as Political Executions in Iran Surge
Four Women Slammed with Bogus Political Charges That Carry the Death Penalty Women Subjected to Torture, Mock Executions, ...
Iran’s New President Inaugurated as Human Rights Crisis Deepens
Unelected and Repressive Centers of Power in Iran ...
UN Says Iran’s “Atrocity Crimes” Must Be Investigated
UN’s Top Expert on Iran Calls for Prosecution of Responsible Iranian Officials July 22, 2024 – The UN’s ...
Iran Locking Up Its Labor Activists as Worker Demands Grow
Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO ...
Death Sentence for Female Labor Activist Highlights Lethal Repression in Iran
Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, ...
Iran Goes After Its Women Activists as World’s Attention Turns to Its Sham Election
Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts ...
Crackdown in Iran Intensifies as Iran’s Sham Presidential Election Nears
Hundreds of Arrests, Detainees Violently Assaulted and Tortured Global Leaders Must Speak Out Against the Islamic Republic’s Violence June ...
Iran Quietly Prepares Six More for the Gallows as Presidential Election Looms
Juvenile Offender Among Those Reported to be Hanged Three Quarters of Recorded Executions Worldwide Last Year Were in ...
Death of Iranian President Poses Risk of Worsening Crackdown as Government Moves to Maintain Control
Under Ebrahim Raisi, Human Rights Crisis in Iran Greatly Worsened May 20, 2024 – The death of President ...
After Refusing to Pull Film from Cannes, Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s ...
Tortured, Now Facing Execution after Sham Trial: Urgent Appeal for Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran
“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, ...
Target on Her Back: Tortured Woman Cartoonist in Iran Must Be Released from Prison
Atena Farghadani Beaten to the Point of Losing Consciousness International Community Must Demand Her Freedom April 30, 2024 – ...
Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran’s Crackdown on Dissent
Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran's Crackdown on Dissent April 24, 2024 – A death sentence issued in Iran against dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi underscores the glaring unlawfulness and ...
Hunger Strikes Across Iran’s Prisons Protest “State Murder as a Means of Repression”
Black Tuesday Campaign by Prisoners Builds in Desperate Effort to Halt Surging Executions Lawyers in Iran Note Growing Pressure on Prisoners Who Join Hunger Strike April 23, 2024 – As executions in the Islamic ...
Iran Ramps Up Violence and Repression Against Women and Girls Amid Regional Tensions
April 17, 2024 – The Iranian government’s escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse ...