Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies
Judge to Christian: “It’s a disgrace that you are even breathing ...
Press releases
Joint Letter: Global Coalition Calls on Iran to Cease Persecution of Human Rights Lawyers
Iran’s Lawyers in a “Perilous Position,” Face Arrest, Torture and Imprisonment Statement Asks UN ...
43 International Rights Organizations Urge UN Human Rights Council to Renew Mandates of Iran Monitoring Bodies
Work of the Special Rapporteur and the Fact-Finding Mission Deemed Critical Given “Full-fledged Human Rights Crisis” in Iran March 18, 2025 – A broad coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights ...
UN Says Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity Demand Expanded Investigation
Fact-Finding Mission Cites Widescale Murder, Imprisonment, Torture and Rape UN: Systematic Abuses Continue, Accountability Outside Iran Should be Pursued March 14, 2025 – In a new report based on a two-year investigation, the UN ...
Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care
At Least Four Prisoners Dead in Just Two Months CHRI Speaks to ...
Gender Apartheid in Iran is Crushing Women’s Lives and Futures
This International Women’s Day, the World Must Declare Gender Apartheid a ...
Joint Statement: Stop the Imminent Deportation of Activist Nahid Modaressi to Iran
Refugees in Turkey at High Risk of Imprisonment, Torture if Returned to Iran February 25, 2025 — We, ...
Joint Statement: 20 Rights Organizations Alarmed by Appointment of Notorious Judge as Head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights
February 20, 2025 — In a joint statement released today, the ...
Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued
Sharifeh Mohammadi’s Second Death Sentence Imposed on Her Son’s 13th Birthday Three Women Political Prisoners Face Execution on ...
FP: Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People
Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters. ...
Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government
Lawyers Who Defended Woman Life Freedom Protesters Targeted for Prosecution Notorious Prosecutor Involved in Death of Iranian-Canadian Journalist ...
Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran
Iran Using the Gallows to Terrorize Population into Silence Severe Violations of Due Process and Fair Trial ...
Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country
State Commits Mass Violent Crimes as It Moves to Suppress Dissent Huge Surge in Mass Arrests, Violence, and ...
Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre
Senior Officials Protected, Low-Ranking Officers Receive Reduced Sentences Lawyers for Victims Arrested, Evidence Suppressed, Families Pressured to ...
A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions
Prisoners in Over 30 Prisons Stage Weekly Hunger Strikes Demanding End to Executions January 21, 2025 — One ...
UN: Iran Must Immediately Revoke Death Sentence Against Kurdish Woman Activist
Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence is a “serious violation of international human rights law” January 17, ...
International Community Must Demand Immediate Release of Swedish Academic Facing Execution in Iran
New Audi File Released From Prison: “Swedish Authorities Have Abandoned Me” Sweden Should Rally Global Action ...
Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression
Security Groups Control Cases of Victims Seeking Justice; Lawyers Then Prosecuted for Filing Cases January 13, 2025 ...
Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial
If Carried Out, Pakhshan Azizi Will Be First Woman Political Prisoner Hanged in Iran in 14 ...
Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights
Killed by husbands or fathers for fleeing an abusive forced marriage, seeking a divorce, or allegedly “dishonoring” the family, women are being killed in Iran by male family members in alarming numbers. The Iranian government is complicit in this violence, ...
Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran
Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection Growing Political ...
Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law
This CHRI briefing examines Iran’s new “Law to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,” which mandates the wearing of the hijab by women in all spheres of life. The law’s draconian punishments for noncompliance, including heavy ...
Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to ...
Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout
“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s ...
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 ...