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Withhold Recognition of Iranian Presidential Election Results

June 13, 2009

(13 June 2009) The international community should not recognize the results of Iran’s 12 June 2009 presidential election, which gives all signs of having been manipulated by government authorities to produce a massive victory for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to ...

Iran Election Update: Concerns for Violence Against Moussavi Supporters Grow

June 13, 2009

(13 June 2009) [As of 1:30 PM Tehran Time] The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed its serious concerns for the growing crisis in Tehran and the possibility of a violent crackdown against the opposition candidate, Mir Hossein ...

Election Protests

June 13, 2009

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Iran Election Update: Reformist Candidate’s Headquarters Seized and Locked

June 13, 2009

(13 June 2009) [As of 7 am Tehran time] After a disputed election, the offices of two reformist candidates, Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi were seized and locked by intelligence and security forces. As the government controlled Interior Ministry ...

Letter to the Head of the Judiciary to Release Osanloo

June 1, 2009

(1 June 2009) We are seriously concerned for Mr. Osanloo’s life. He is held in Rajaiee Shahr prison, in Karaj, along with violent criminals who have threatened his life. He could die as a result of such attacks and ensuing ...

Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions

May 28, 2009

(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked in cooperation with the United States government to instigate a ...

Detained Students Tortured and Beaten to “Fabricate Evidence”

May 26, 2009

(26 May 2009) Six students from Amir Kabir University who have been released on bail following a group of student detentions on 5 February and 24 February, have reported being harshly interrogated, beaten over long periods of time, and tortured ...

Iranian Rights Defender Receives Martin Ennals Award

May 20, 2009

(21 May 2009) – The decision to present the prestigious Martin Ennals Award this year to Emad Baghi for his work on prisoners’ rights and efforts to end the death penalty will help focus international attention on the perilous human ...

Mother and Wife of Ailing, Imprisoned Labor Leader Plead for His Release

May 18, 2009

(17 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urged Iran’s leading judicial authorities to review the conviction and sentencing of labor activist Mansour Osanloo and to release him. Government appointed medical examiners have twice ordered an end ...

Baha’i Leaders Remain Unjustly Detained After One Year

May 14, 2009

(14 May 2009) Seven Baha’i leaders detained in Evin prison, Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Vahid Tizfahm, should be immediately and unconditionally released, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said ...

Human Rights Defenders Prevented from Leaving Iran; Women’s Rights Advocates Arrested

May 11, 2009

(11 May 2009) The Iranian government is continuing to expand its repression of women’s rights activists ahead of the 12 June presidential elections, with a new wave of travel bans, detentions, and summons, the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...

Release All Activists Detained on May Day

May 8, 2009

(8 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the release of all labor activists and six members of the One Million Signatures Campaign still in detention after their violent arrest on 1 May as ...

Roxana Saberi’s Appeal Process Should be Transparent

May 6, 2009

(6 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concerns regarding the secrecy and continued lack of transparency surrounding the prosecution of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, and asked the Iranian Judiciary to adhere to international standards ...

Security Forces Violently Attack and Detain Labor Rights Activists Observing May Day

May 1, 2009

(1 May 2009) Security and police forces violently attacked Iranian workers as they gathered in Laleh Park in Tehran to observe International Workers’ Day on May 1st, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported. According to information received ...

Delara Darabi, Juvenile Offender, Executed in Rasht

May 1, 2009

(1 May 2009) Delara Darabi, who was charged at the age of 17 with murder, was executed today in Rasht. Darabi was 22 years old. Authorities did not inform her lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, that her execution was being ...

Labor Activists in Peril as May Day Approaches

April 30, 2009

(30 April 2009) Iranian workers will observe May 1st, International Workers’ Day, as the government increases its suppression of independent labor movements, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said in a new report (available in Persian) today. During the ...

Judge Accuses Eight Detained Students of Cooperation with Terrorist Organization Mojahedin-e Khalgh

April 29, 2009

(29 April 2009) The Deputy of the Security Prosecution Court, Judge Haddad, announced in a 28 April 2009 interview with the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) that eight detained students have been charged with cooperating with the Mojahedin-e Khalgh (MEK), ...

Member of the One Million Signatures Campaign Arrested on Baseless Charges

April 27, 2009

(27 April 2009) Maryam Malek, a member of the One Million Signatures Campaign and a reporter on legal matters related to family courts, was arrested and transferred to Vozara Detention Center on 25 April 2009, after being summoned for interrogation ...

Student Activist Arrested

April 22, 2009

(21 April 2009) Masoud Dehgahn, a former member of the Students’ Union (Daftar e Tahkim vahdat) and Amir Kabir University Alumni, was arrested this morning in his home in Karaj, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. ...

National Call to Action by The Defenders of Human Rights Center

April 21, 2009

The Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) has issued a national call to action titled: “Stop Child Executions” demanding the end to child and juvenile executions. This national call to action is the third of such nationally focused efforts spearheaded ...

Letter by Roxana Saberi’s Fiance, Bahman Ghobadi

April 21, 2009

(21 April 2009) Bahman Ghobadi, Iranian filmmaker, has written an open letter following the arrest and conviction of Roxana Saberi. The text of Bahman Ghobadi's letter is the following: "To Roxana Saberi, Iranian with an American passport" If I kept quiet until ...

Acquit and Release Roxana Saberi

April 19, 2009

UPDATE: (19 April 2009) Roxana Saberi was sentenced to 8 years in prison in Tehran on charges of espionage. (18 April 2009) The Iranian government should immediately rescind charges against Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi and release her from prison or prosecute ...

Death Sentences for Juvenile Offenders Continue

April 17, 2009

(17 April 2009) Twenty-two year old Delara Darabi is at imminent risk of execution for a crime she allegedly committed at age seventeen, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Her lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, had previously not been ...

Persecution of Women’s Rights Campaigners Intensifies

April 16, 2009

(16 April 2009) A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents that the persecution of women’s rights advocates has intensified in the past year. For the first time, a women’s rights advocate, Alieh Eghdamdoust, has been ...

Students Beaten and Prevented from Entering Noushirvan University in Babol

April 14, 2009

(14 April 2009) Twenty students at Noushirvan University in Babol were prevented from entering the campus, insulted, and beaten by the University Guards and plainclothes security officers who met them in front of the campus on 13 April 2009, the ...

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      July 28, 2026
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      July 16, 2026
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      July 15, 2026
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      June 18, 2026
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    • 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
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    • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
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      April 6, 2026
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      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
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    • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
      January 29, 2026
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      January 26, 2026
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      January 23, 2026
    • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
      January 15, 2026
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