Iranian and French Lawyers, Doctors Demand Release of Lawyer Mohammad Najafi
31 Lawyers and Doctors Call for Freedom of “Peace-Seeking Lawyer and Human Rights Activist” In a joint letter published today, 31 doctors and human ...
Prisoners of Conscience
March 13, 2023
Another Abducted Dissident Sentenced to Death in Iran
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Habib Farajollah Chaab After Show Trial Three Foreign Dissidents Have Been Abducted and Sentenced to Death in Iran Since ...
March 3, 2023
Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will “Testify” About Sexual Assault Against Protesters
Prominent Human Rights Defender Takes Grave Risks by Penning Open Letter in Prison “As a witness in both cases of physical, ...
February 21, 2023
Iran Sentences German Citizen to Death to Intimidate Iranian Diaspora, German Government
Jamshid Sharmahd Was Abducted by Islamic Republic Agents, Tortured and Denied Due Process February 21, 2023 – The death sentence ...
February 20, 2023
Joint Letter by 39 NGOs Calls on EU Countries to Summon Iranian Ambassadors in Unison on International Women’s Day
February 20, 2023 — A joint letter by 39 women's and Iranian human rights organizations calls on EU countries to summon their ambassadors in ...
February 16, 2023
Sign the Petition for Women’s Rights in Iran on International Women’s Day
A new petition launched by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) calls on European Union (EU) countries to support the women and girls of Iran, who are facing severe and violent repression, by summoning Iranian ambassadors in unison on International Women’s Day ...
February 14, 2023
Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Ordered to Report to Prison
Blatant Attempt to Silence Sotoudeh for Outspoken Support for Protesters February 14, 2023 – The human rights activist Reza Khandan, who is the husband of the prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been summoned ...
February 10, 2023
Iran Protests: More Doctors Treating Protesters Killed, Tortured and Detained
Global Medical Community Must Speak Out Against Severe Violation of International Law February 10, 2023 — An increasing number of doctors and medical workers continue to be arrested, detained, tortured and killed by Islamic Republic forces for treating wounded protesters, in ...
February 8, 2023
Analysis: Khamenei’s “Pardon” Is a Public Relations Stunt That Cedes No Ground to the Protesters
Previous Pardons Have Not Been Followed by Actual Prisoner Releases Detained Protesters Assumed Guilty, Must “Apologize” First February 8, 2023 - The announced pardons and ...
February 7, 2023
New Briefing: Failure to Increase International Costs on Islamic Republic Will Green-Light Further Atrocities
Recommendations Lay Out Tangible Actions Governments Can Take to Address Violent Repression February 7, 2023 – More than four months into the Islamic Republic’s ...
February 2, 2023
Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
Meysami Hunger-Striking to Demand End to Political Executions and Compulsory Hijab February 2, 2023 – The UN and international human rights organizations ...
February 2, 2023
Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against “Hostage-Taking”
In an open letter, renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi has announced the beginning of his hunger strike in Tehran's Evin Prison until he is freed from his illegal imprisonment. "I firmly declare that in protest against the unlawful and ...
February 1, 2023
Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
Women Aiding Vulnerable Children Detained As State Broadens Efforts to Crush Movement for Change February 1, 2023 – Women who ...
January 25, 2023
Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
Attorneys Jailed to Prevent Them From Defending Protesters and Their Families January 25, 2023 – Four months into the Islamic Republic’s ...
January 19, 2023
Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
Credible Evidence Challenges Iranian Authorities’ Claims of “Suicides” Families Describe Visibly Tortured Bodies, Fabricated Evidence, Forced Quick Burials January 19, 2023 – The UN ...
January 12, 2023
Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
Executions of Protesters Continuing; Forceful Action Urgently Needed EU and At Least Eight European Countries Summon Iran’s Ambassadors January 12, 2023 – Governments around the world should recall their ambassadors from the Islamic Republic in protest against the ...
January 4, 2023
Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
Editor's Note: This article is regularly updated with new information. January 4, 2023 – The Islamic Republic’s persecution of athletes for peacefully supporting anti-state ...
December 20, 2022
Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
26-Year-Old Actor Sentenced to Death, More Than 100 Industry Members Imprisoned December 20, 2022 – The sentencing of theater actor Hossein Mohammadi ...
December 15, 2022
Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
At Least 11 Sentenced to Death and 24 Others Facing Charges that Could Carry Death Penalty December 15, 2022 – At least ...
December 12, 2022
Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
Young People will Continue to be Killed in Iran without International Action December 12, 2022 – The hanging in public of Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, in Mashhad today—the second execution of a young person in Iran without due process ...
December 8, 2022
Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters
Café Worker Mohsen Shekari, 23, Denied Due Process in Kangaroo Court December 8, 2022 – The execution today in Iran of Mohsen Shekari, ...
December 6, 2022
Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances
At Least 574 Known Students Arrested in Less Than Three Months, Actual Number Much Higher December 6, 2022 – Iranian police and state security forces have arrested at least 574 university students, according to research by the Center for ...
November 30, 2022
Iran Protests: Juveniles Could Face Death Penalty in Kangaroo “Revolutionary” Court
Governments, UN Must Take Urgent Action to Protect Them November 30, 2022 – At least three juveniles are among 15 individuals in the Iranian city ...
November 29, 2022
Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State Protests
At Least a Dozen Labor Leaders Arrested in Effort to Crush Strikes Islamic Republic Should Be Expelled from ILO Governing Board November 29, ...
November 16, 2022
Beleaguered Yet Defiant, Iranian Artists Persecuted for Supporting Anti-State Protests
Actresses Appear Without State-Mandated Headscarves as 100+ Film Industry Workers Face Unemployment, Prosecution Almost anywhere else, it wouldn’t have been a ...