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End Enforced Disappearance of Opposition Leaders

February 26, 2011

(26 February 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release of Zahra Rahnavard, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi who have been removed to an unknown location—reportedly a “safe house”– ...

EU Should Blacklist Human Rights Violators

February 23, 2011

(24 February 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed the addition of two Iranian officials by the United States government today to its list of human rights offenders, as well as reports that six European Union (EU) ...

Breaking News: Swelling Protests Confronting Violence by Security Forces

February 20, 2011

(20 February 2011, 18h00 Tehran Time) An eyewitness told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that large scale protests are unfolding on major streets of Tehran and the security forces have resorted to the use of live ammunition ...

Officials Should Stop Incitement to Violence, Arbitrary Prosecutions and Executions

February 16, 2011

(16 February 2011) A demand by over 200 members of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) that opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi be tried and executed for “corruption on earth” disgraces both Iran’s legislative and judicial branches of government, ...

Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions

February 16, 2011

(Paris, 14 February 2011) – Other nations and the UN should speak out against a wave of executions in Iran, the Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today. Shirin Ebadi and the human rights groups ...

Authorities Unleash a Wave of Violence Against Demonstrators

February 14, 2011

(14 February 2011) Iranian security forces should end the use of excessive force, intimidation, and arbitrary arrest against peaceful demonstrators said the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today. The Islamic Republic is openly violating freedom of assembly in ...

Government Tightens Grip to Prevent Planned Demonstration on Monday

February 11, 2011

(11 February 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release of dozens of journalists and dissidents who have been arbitrarily detained in an apparent effort to intimidate Iranians from participating in a 14 February ...

Allow Egypt/Tunisia Solidarity Rally Planned for 14 February

February 8, 2011

(8 February 2011) The Iranian Interior Ministry is obligated to issue a permit for a planned rally in support of pro-democracy demonstrators in Egypt and Tunisia, consistent with Iran’s international commitments to respect the freedom of assembly and Article 27 ...

Another Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced

February 6, 2011

Conviction of Khalil Bahramian the Latest in a “Purge” of Human Rights Lawyers (6 February 2011) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the ongoing prosecution of prominent human rights lawyers, which appears to be in retaliation for their work defending prisoners ...

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

February 3, 2011

Iranian officials should base convictions on reliable evidence and due process. ...

Two Post-Election Protestors Hanged

January 24, 2011

(24 January 2011) Following the execution of two post-election protestors today, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reiterated its call on the Iranian Judiciary and Parliament to immediately institute a moratorium on all death penalty cases and put ...

Iran on “Execution Binge;” Immediate Moratorium Urged

January 16, 2011

(16 January 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called on the Iranian Parliament and the Judiciary to immediately institute a moratorium on executions and to move swiftly to abolish the death penalty, in the face of skyrocketing ...

Top Iranian Lawyer Unjustly Sentenced to 11 years in Prison

January 9, 2011

(9 January 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called the 11-year prison sentence of leading human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh a “gross miscarriage of justice” and said that it should be overturned by an appeals court....

Halt Student’s Execution, Review Torture Allegations

December 25, 2010

(25 December 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the execution of Habibollah Latifi, which is scheduled to take place on 26 December, and review allegations that his confession was coerced under torture, as well as numerous other irregularities ...

Nobel Laureate to Stage Sit-in in Defense of Detained Colleague

December 17, 2010

(17 December 2010) Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi announced a sit-in in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today to demand the release of her embattled colleague in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh. The ...

Terrorist Attack Targeting Civilians Aims to Stoke Ethnic and Religious Tensions

December 15, 2010

(15 December 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran condemned a suicide bombing that reportedly killed at least 39 people at the Imam Hossein Mosque in the southeastern city of Chabahar, Iran. The attack targeted mourners during ...

Unprecedented Death Sentence for Christian Pastor on Charge of Apostasy

December 7, 2010

(7 December 2010) The Supreme Court of Iran should immediately reverse the apostasy conviction and death sentence of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and release him from prison, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The judiciary should ...

Barring Students from Higher Education on Political and Religious Grounds

December 4, 2010

(4 December 2010) The Iranian government should immediately end its policy of depriving university students of higher education based on their political or religious beliefs, and respect their freedom of expression and conscience, the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...

Release Ailing, 80-year-old Former Foreign Minister

November 26, 2010

(26 November 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release for medical treatment of Ebrahim Yazdi, who has been in detention since 1 October, but has yet to be informed of the charges ...

UN human rights chief concerned by Iranian crackdown on human rights defenders

November 23, 2010

GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed renewed concern for the fate of human rights defenders in Iran, particularly Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh who was on hunger strike for several weeks in Tehran’s Evin ...

UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Violations Approved by Huge Margin

November 18, 2010

(18 November 2010) The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s strong approval of a draft resolution, condemning Iran for grave human right violations, is a welcome step in the continuing effort to put a stoplight on the country’s ...

Citizens of Nigeria and Ghana Reportedly Put to Death in Secret Group Executions Inside Iran

November 11, 2010

(11 November 2010) The governments of Nigeria and Ghana should press Iranian authorities to provide a full and transparent account concerning the alleged execution of their citizens inside Iran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The ...

Life of Jailed Human Rights Lawyer at Great Risk

November 4, 2010

(4 November 2010) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, should immediately intervene with Iranian authorities to ensure the physical well being of detained human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...

Ebadi Calls on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Act

October 31, 2010

(31 October 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should end its systematic targeting of human rights defenders and lawyers who are being sentenced to lengthy prison terms solely for their human rights work and defending their clients, Shirin Ebadi said today in ...

Human Rights Crisis Requires International Scrutiny

October 28, 2010

Joint Statement by Human Rights Groups (28 October 2010) In the light of the severity of the human rights situation in Iran, the Iranian authorities’ refusal to cooperate with existing international human rights mechanisms, and their rejection of many specific recommendations ...

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  • Press Releases

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    • As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State's Killings
      June 8, 2026
    • A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
      May 28, 2026
    • Iran’s Baha’i Community Under Intensified State Attack Amid Escalating Domestic Repression
      May 19, 2026
    • Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
      April 30, 2026
    • UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
      April 29, 2026
    • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
      April 14, 2026
    • Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
      April 6, 2026
    • At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
      March 31, 2026
    • Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
      March 25, 2026
    • Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
      March 19, 2026
    • Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
      March 5, 2026
    • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
      March 2, 2026
    • Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
      February 25, 2026
    • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
      February 20, 2026
    • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
      February 16, 2026
    • Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
      February 12, 2026
    • Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
      January 30, 2026
    • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
      January 29, 2026
    • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
      January 26, 2026
    • Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
      January 23, 2026
    • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
      January 15, 2026
    • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
      January 12, 2026
    • Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
      January 9, 2026
    • Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
      January 6, 2026
    • UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
      December 28, 2025
    • Grave Concerns Over Detainees’ Safety Following Arrests at Slain Lawyer’s Memorial
      December 17, 2025
    • Narges Mohammadi and other Activists Violently Arrested at Memorial Service for Slain Lawyer
      December 12, 2025
    • Over 80 Iranian Lawyers Demand Transparency in Suspicious Death of Human Rights Lawyer Khosro Alikordi
      December 11, 2025
    • UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Woman Survivor of Child Marriage and Abuse
      December 3, 2025
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