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Student Facing Execution for Throwing Rocks

February 8, 2010

(8 February 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today strongly condemned the prosecution of a young student activist, Mohammad Amin Valian, under the charge of Moharebeh, or “enmity against God,” which is punishable by death and called ...

Leading Human Rights Activist Arrested

February 3, 2010

(3 February 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran denounced the arrest today of Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi, a leading human rights activist, member of the Central Council of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, and journalist. “Kermanshahi is one ...

No Information About Jailed Artist Mehraneh Atashi

February 1, 2010

(1 February 2010) Internationally recognized photographer Mehraneh Atashi, along with her husband Madjid Ghaffari, were arrested on 12 January 2010 in their home in Tehran and detained, apparently in solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin prison, but authorities ...

Shadow of Extra-Judicial Executions Looms Large Over Dissidents

January 31, 2010

(31 January 2010) Sixteen defendants currently facing a “show trial” in Tehran have been selected to intimidate specific groups of dissidents and pave the way for applying the charge of Mohareb, or “enemy of God,” to large numbers of dissidents ...

Pace of Political Executions Accelerating

January 28, 2010

The execution of Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani (37) and Arash Rahmani Pour (19) were executed on 28 January. ...

No Information About Detained Women’s Rights Activist

January 21, 2010

(21 January 2010) Iranian judicial and prison authorities have refused to release any information about charges against women’s rights activist Somayeh Rashidi (24), who was arrested on 19 December 2009, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. During ...

Death Sentence Issued for Female Kurdish Political Prisoner

January 20, 2010

(21 January 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concern regarding the increasing number of death sentences issued for Kurdish political prisoners following unfair trails. According to Kurdish human rights organizations, at least 20 political prisoners have ...

Release Imprisoned Cleric, End Persecution of Family

January 20, 2010

(20 January 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release of Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Khalaji, who was arrested on 12 January at his home in Qum, and reportedly taken to Evin prison on 19 ...

Update: Mourning Mothers Released

January 13, 2010

(13 January 2010) All members of the Mourning Mothers who were detained in Laleh Park in Tehran on Saturday, 9 January, have been gradually released, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. The Campaign strongly condemns the harassment ...

Update: Detained Mothers Shuffled Between Emergency Rooms and Detention Center

January 10, 2010

(10 January 2010) Authorities transferred nine of the 33 detained members of the Mourning Mothers to emergency rooms following their detention yesterday, and later took them to Vozara Detention Center in Tehran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...

30 Members of Mourning Mothers Detained

January 9, 2010

(9 January 2010) Security forces attacked and detained 30 members of Mourning Mothers in Laleh Park and surrounding streets in Tehran today at around 4 p.m. local time, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported. Mourning Mothers is ...

Guarantee Safety of Opposition Leaders in Wake of Karroubi Assassination Attempt

January 8, 2010

(8 January 2010) Today’s assassination attempt against Iranian opposition leader and cleric Mehdi Karroubi bears signs of being organized by official structures, which then coordinated with the official Fars News Agency to control information about the crime, according to a ...

Fear of Imminent Executions of Baha’is

January 7, 2010

(7 January 2010) Iranian authorities have added new charges against 7 Baha’i leaders detained since 2008, under which they could be executed if convicted, and have arrested at least 12 more members of the religious minority, while desensitizing the Iranian ...

Authorities Attempt to Crush Remaining Active Human Rights NGOs

January 6, 2010

(6 January 2009) Islamic Republic authorities are attempting to shut down the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, one of the few human rights organizations still active in the country, and to stop the human rights activities of the student alumni ...

Widespread Arrests of Women’s Rights Activists, Female Journalists and Relatives

January 5, 2010

(5 January 2010) Numerous women’s rights campaigners, female journalists and relatives are being arrested and persecuted as authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran attempt to repress masses of Iranians from advocating for their civil rights in recent weeks, the ...

Detained Protesters Threatened with Execution

January 4, 2010

(3 January 2010) In apparently coordinated messages, pro-government clerics have publicly called for detained protesters to be executed, placing intense political pressure on the Islamic Republic’s supposedly-independent judiciary to act as judicial authorities did in the early days of ...

Release Emadeddin Baghi and All Arbitrarily Arrested

December 29, 2009

(29 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate and unconditional release of leading human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi, who was among numerous journalists and reformists detained on 28 December along with over ...

Protesters Resist Violence by Militia and Security Forces

December 27, 2009

(27 December 2009) Widespread protests began early in numerous Iranian cities today, and have resulted in the death of at least four civilians in Tehran, including the nephew of Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported. ...

End Violence Against Mourners

December 23, 2009

(23 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran denounced attacks on followers and admirers of the late Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri today, as police used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in Isfahan. While the ...

Concerns of Widespread Arrests in Wake of Ayatollah Montazeri’s Death

December 20, 2009

(20 December 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called on the Iranian government not to interfere with mourning ceremonies following the passing away of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri in Qom and to end persecution and detention of ...

No Evidence of Espionage in Tajbakhsh’s File, Lawyer Says

December 14, 2009

(14 December 2009) The case against the Iranian-American social scientist Kian Tajbakhsh contains no evidence to support the allegations against him, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, following interviews with Masoud Shafie, Tajbakhsh’s lawyer. Tajbakhsh has been ...

Rights Groups Appeal to Judiciary to Stop Persecution

December 10, 2009

(10 December 2009) The Asia Pacific Forum today, along with other Asian human rights organizations from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Japan, sent an appeal to the Head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, expressing concern over the persecution ...

As Student Protests Continue, State Foments Civil Strife

December 9, 2009

(9 December 2009) As Iranian students vow to continue protests, Iranian authorities are stoking the flames of civil strife by pitting pro-government Basiji militiamen against students who are demanding reform, a policy that could ignite into a wider conflict, the ...

Student Demonstrations on National Student Day

December 8, 2009

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Protests Engulf University Campuses

December 7, 2009

(7 December 2009) Massive Iranian security and paramilitary forces are tear-gassing, beating, and arresting students on university campuses taking part in National Student Day demonstrations, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. The crack-down is taking ...

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  • Press Releases

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      July 28, 2026
    • UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Immediately Halt Executions
      July 27, 2026
    • Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression
      July 16, 2026
    • Civilians Must Be Protected At All Times During War
      July 15, 2026
    • Iran Intensifies Assault on Independent Lawyers Amid Expanding Post-War Crackdown
      June 18, 2026
    • 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
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