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 Years Death Sentence Upheld Despite Torture, Evidence ...
Prisoners of Conscience
January 6, 2025
Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights
Skyrocketing Femicides Fueled by Lack of Legal Protection Against Domestic Violence (See end of article for publicly reported femicide cases in Iran in 2024.) January 6, ...
December 18, 2024
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 Executions in Iran Now Also Include Women December ...
December 13, 2024
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 fines, lashing, imprisonment, and, for ...
December 5, 2024
Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to Prison Permanent and Unconditional Release ...
November 29, 2024
Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout
“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s most intense crackdowns…They managed to ...
November 27, 2024
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 statement released today, ...
November 20, 2024
Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World
World Children's Day is Meaningless Without Fighting to Protect the Most Vulnerable November 20, 2024 — The children of Iran’s ethnic and ...
November 18, 2024
Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi
Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a joint letter released today, the ...
November 14, 2024
Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial
Judges Violate Iran’s Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling Meant to Intimidate Public on ...
November 13, 2024
Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters
Families Seeking Accountability for Killed Loved Ones Face Imprisonment Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More than 1000 Protesters November 13, 2024 ...
November 12, 2024
Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent
Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities Targeted November 12, 2024 – The ...
November 5, 2024
Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies
Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Faith November 5, 2024 ...
November 4, 2024
Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers
World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents Is Severe Violation of Law November ...
October 31, 2024
Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, Imprisonment and Even Death ...
October 28, 2024
Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder
Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s Hostage Taking October 28, 2024 – The ...
October 22, 2024
Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests
Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the International Day to End ...
October 17, 2024
Iran’s War on Women: Using Reproductive Healthcare as a Tool of Political Repression
Security Agencies Play Heavy Role in Anti-Abortion Centers Criminalization of Abortion, Lack of Contraceptive Services Target Marginalized Women October 17, 2024 ...
October 10, 2024
Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child
Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future October 10, 2024 – On this International Day of the ...
September 24, 2024
Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers
Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers' Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman Life Freedom Uprising One of the ...
September 23, 2024
Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA
Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — As Member States and journalists ...
September 16, 2024
Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up to the Islamic Republic’s security ...
September 11, 2024
A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising
Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic Republic Repression Becomes Normalized September ...
September 9, 2024
Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist
Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran ...
September 4, 2024
Iran’s Security Forces Kill Growing Numbers of Kurdish and Baluchi Border Couriers
30 Kurdish and 34 Baluchi Couriers Killed by Guards So Far in 2024, Including 1 Child “When border agents see a fuel courier…they just start shooting” September 4, ...