Iranian Hijab Protester Charged With “Acting Against National Security”
An Iranian woman who was arrested in Tehran for peacefully protesting against Iran’s compulsory hijab law has been formally charged, the ...
Prisoners of Conscience
March 1, 2018
Baha’i Leader Spent 10 Years in Prison, Authorities Incapable of Producing Any Evidence of Wrongdoing Throughout
Oppression Has Failed to Break Our Commitment to Our Faith, Says Leader The Islamic Republic of Iran has failed ...
March 1, 2018
Iranian MP Calls For Separation of Powers Among Rival Intelligence Agencies
Former Intelligence Minister Admits Iranian-Canadian Zahra Kazemi Was Killed in Evin Prison in 2003 Iran’s Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy is ...
March 1, 2018
Opposition Leader Under House Arrest and 68 Female Documentary Makers Lend Support to Iran’s Hijab Protesters
As people protesting against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s mandatory hijab law continue to ...
February 27, 2018
Iranian Criminal Court Sentenced Juvenile Offender to Death on Education Minister and MP’s Recommendation
Case Highlights Violations of Domestic and International Law and Judiciary’s Lack of Independence February 27, 2018–A young man who was incarcerated at 15 years of ...
February 27, 2018
Shirin Ebadi: Commission on Deaths in Prisons Won’t Address Judiciary’s Lack of Independence
Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi has expressed doubt that a commission created by President Hassan Rouhani would shed light on the ...
February 26, 2018
Dozens of Gonabadi Dervishes Hospitalized in Tehran as Friday Prayer Leaders Demand Harsh Retribution
Approximately 170 members of the Sufi Gonabadi Order known in Iran as the Gonabadi Dervishes have been ...
February 26, 2018
Woman Injured During Compulsory Hijab Protest Denied Post-Surgery Care by Prison Officials
A woman who was severely injured by a policeman in Tehran while she was peacefully protesting against Iran’s compulsory hijab law has ...
February 26, 2018
15-Year-Old Illegally Held in Iranian Adult Prison After Pulling Down National Flag
Unnamed Boy Has Appealed His 15-Year Prison Sentence A 15-year-old boy is illegally being held in an Iranian prison for adults, the Center for Human Rights ...
February 24, 2018
Family of Activist Allegedly Tortured in Tehran’s Evin Prison “Afraid” to File Complaint
Civil rights activist Mahmoud Masoumi, who was arrested during Tehran’s December 2017 protests, was allegedly tortured in detention by an ...
February 24, 2018
Iranian MP Condemns State TV’s Unsubstantiated Accusations Against Iranian-Canadian Who Died in Prison
A member of Iran’s Parliament has sharply condemned the country’s state-funded radio and TV broadcaster for airing a film...
February 23, 2018
Woman Arrested For Peacefully Protesting Iran’s Compulsory Hijab After Policeman Pushes Her Off Platform
Crowd Attempts to Protect Woman From Police A woman who was pushed off a utility platform in Tehran by a policeman for peacefully ...
February 23, 2018
Eligible For Release From Prison, Zaghari-Ratcliffe Rejects House Arrest Offer
Iranian Judge Claims Iranian-British Citizen is Being Held Because of UK Debt to Iran An Iranian-British charity worker imprisoned in Iran since ...
February 23, 2018
Kurdish-Iranian Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Continuously Denied Medical Care
“Her youth is wasting away in prison and her health is in danger.” Kurdish-Iranian political activist Zeinab Jalalian, who has been ...
February 22, 2018
Letter from Evin Prison Highlights Grim Plight of Political Prisoners in Iran
Rights Activist, Condemning Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies, is One of Many Languishing Behind Bars February 22, 2018—The recent ...
February 21, 2018
Iranians Debate Use of Violence Against Security Forces After Clashes With Sufi Gonabadis Leave Three Dead
Clashes among members of a predominantly peaceful minority faith in Iran and security forces have resulted in a discussion ...
February 21, 2018
Seven Rights Activists Denied Legal Counsel After Being Arrested by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Seven civil rights activists detained in Evin Prison since February 1, 2018, have been denied access to legal counsel, the ...
February 20, 2018
1,000 Days in Prison: Narges Mohammadi Condemns Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies
Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who recently marked her 1,000th ...
February 19, 2018
Seyed-Emami’s Family Lawyers Issue Statement Countering State TV Smear Campaign
Two lawyers representing the family of recently deceased Kavous Seyed-Emami have issued a statement countering the claims made in a short ...
February 19, 2018
Iran’s Suppression of December 2017 Unrest Marked by Brutal Violations of Law
The state crackdown that crushed the protests that erupted across Iran in late December 2017 was marked by violence and brutal disregard for the law. This CHRI briefing, based on interviews with released detainees, the families and attorneys of detainees, and journalists and human rights ...
February 16, 2018
Iranian Authorities Arrest Lawyer Who Exposed Death of Protester in Police Custody
Civil Rights Activists Also Detained February 16, 2018 – Attorney Mohammad Najafi has been held in detention in the Iranian city of Arak since ...
February 15, 2018
Environmentalists Detained in Iran Denied Legal Counsel Weeks After Arrests
Some Detainees Allowed Brief Contact With Their Families Environmental activists who were detained at the same time as Kavous Seyed-Emami—who recently died ...
February 15, 2018
Mother of Ailing Hunger Striker Atena Daemi Assaulted in Front of Evin Prison
Atena Daemi (right) with her mother Masoumeh Nemati. Masoumeh Nemati, the mother of imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi, was attacked in front of Evin Prison in ...
February 14, 2018
Lawyer: IRGC Film of Seyed-Emami’s Prison Cell Does Not Show Act of Suicide
Film Shows Detainee Visibly Agitated Before Disappearing From Camera’s View A lawyer representing the family of Kavous Seyed-Emami, who died under ...
February 13, 2018
Some University Students Still Detained a Month After Iran’s Protests Despite Officials’ Claims
Contrary to Iranian official’s claims that all the university students who were detained in connection with Iran’s ...