Currently Imprisoned

September 1, 2024

Labor Day: A Tribute to the Unyielding Spirit of Iran’s Workers

September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

August 28, 2024

Nurses’ Strikes Escalate Across Iran as Authorities Intensify Repression

Peaceful Protests for Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions Met with Arbitrary Arrests August 28, 2024 – As nurses' strikes surge across Iran, ...

August 27, 2024

Joint Letter: 68 Human Rights Organizations Call for Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran

Death Penalty in Iran Used as a “Tool of Political Repression” August 27, 2024 – In a joint statement released today, the Center for Human ...

August 22, 2024

Joint Letter: Global Coalition Demands Immediate Release of Iranian Lawyer, End to Repression of Rights Defenders

August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran Human Rights Documentation ...

August 21, 2024

At Least 34 Political Prisoners in Iran Denied Access to Medical Care in Recent Weeks

Denial of Critical Care Intensifies as Prisoners Speak Out Against Abuses August 21, 2024 – The deliberate denial of medical care to political ...

August 19, 2024

Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners

August 19, 2024 — In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran and 42 fellow human rights ...

August 14, 2024

Ruthless Retaliation: Human Rights Lawyer Summoned to Prison Amid Heart Problems

76-Year-Old Mohammad Seifzadeh is the “Godfather” of Human Rights Lawyers in Iran Punished for Signing a Letter to the UN on Unlawful Executions ...

August 13, 2024

Iran Uses Cover of Regional Tensions to Crush Its Domestic Opponents

Executions, Arrests, Attacks on Women, Abuse of Political Prisoners All Soaring World Must Respond to the Islamic Republic’s Escalating Crimes Against Its Own ...

August 9, 2024

UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran After Alarming Surge

August 9, 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an immediate halt to executions in ...

August 2, 2024

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment

Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and Medical Care for Iran’s Political ...

July 30, 2024

Women Activists Increasingly Sentenced to Death as Political Executions in Iran Surge

Four Women Slammed with Bogus Political Charges That Carry the Death Penalty Women Subjected to Torture, Mock Executions, Forced Confessions, Denial of Counsel July ...

July 16, 2024

Iran Locking Up Its Labor Activists as Worker Demands Grow

Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO Obligations July 17, 2024 – The ...

July 8, 2024

Death Sentence for Female Labor Activist Highlights Lethal Repression in Iran

Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, 2024 – The death sentence ...

June 3, 2024

Open Letter: Jailed Labor Activists in Iran Demand Action from International Labor Organization

In a joint letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO), prominent imprisoned labor activists Reza Shahabi and Davoud Razavi have issued a ...

May 7, 2024

Tortured, Now Facing Execution after Sham Trial: Urgent Appeal for Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran

“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, 2024 – In a brief, ...

April 30, 2024

Target on Her Back: Tortured Woman Cartoonist in Iran Must Be Released from Prison

Atena Farghadani Beaten to the Point of Losing Consciousness International Community Must Demand Her Freedom April 30, 2024 – Atena Farghadani, a 37-year-old ...

April 26, 2024

UN Experts Demand Release of Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death in Iran

UN experts have called for the immediate release of rapper and songwriter Toomaj Salehi and urged Iranian authorities to overturn his unjust ...

April 24, 2024

Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran’s Crackdown on Dissent

Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran's Crackdown on Dissent April 24, 2024 – A death sentence issued in Iran against dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi underscores the glaring unlawfulness and injustice of the Islamic Republic’s ...

April 16, 2024

Tortured and in Deteriorating Health, Woman Activist in Iran Should be Immediately Released

Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Access to Counsel, Imprisoned after Sham Trial Lawyer Who Tried to Defend Her Arrested and Also Tortured April 16, 2024 – Grave concerns are mounting for a young woman imprisoned in Iran, who has been denied counsel ...

April 1, 2024

Father of Executed Protester in Iran Faces Imprisonment for Seeking Justice

Son Was Executed After Torture, Forced “Confessions” and Sham Trial April 1, 2024 – The ongoing state persecution of Mashallah Karami, whose son was unlawfully executed following protests that erupted across Iran in September 2022, epitomizes a wider campaign ...

February 22, 2024

Street Protester Facing Imminent Execution in Iran Should be Released

Abbas Deris Sentenced to Death after Torture, Lack of Evidence, and Gross Due Process Violations Lawyer Being Prosecuted for ...

January 29, 2024

Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison

Prisoners Will Endure Collective Hunger Strike Each Tuesday In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death ...

January 25, 2024

Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty

Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions in Iran has triggered ...

January 18, 2024

Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran

Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours of Secret Trial, 18 Months of Incognito Detention Denied Independent Counsel and Right to Appeal Court Ruling January 18, 2024 – In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds ...

January 16, 2024