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Rights Attorneys Call for Release of All Eligible Prisoners: “Tomorrow Will be Too Late”

Rights Attorneys Call for Release of All Eligible Prisoners: “Tomorrow Will be Too Late”

April 2, 2020

As inmates in Iran continue to be killed or injured in "prison disturbances" amid the country's devastating COVID-19 outbreak, two defense attorneys in Tehran have joined the growing chorus ...

Commentary: Trump’s Refusal to Relax Iran Sanctions in the Era of COVID-19 Threatens Everyone

Commentary: Trump’s Refusal to Relax Iran Sanctions in the Era of COVID-19 Threatens Everyone

March 26, 2020

*This commentary was originally published on NBC News THINK. Iranian officials were dismissive of the threat, and now their belated efforts are running up against the wall of sanctions. But as ...

Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help

Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help

March 18, 2020

Stand with Healthcare Workers Battling COVID-19 March 18, 2020 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran stands in solidarity with the people of Iran during this time of great national trauma and suffering, and ...

Nasrin Sotoudeh: “If We’re Going to Die, Let Us Be by Our Families’ Sides”

Nasrin Sotoudeh: “If We’re Going to Die, Let Us Be by Our Families’ Sides”

March 17, 2020

Jailed Attorney, Fellow Political Prisoners Hunger Strike for Freedom Amid COVID-19 Outbreak March 17, 2020 -- At least three political activists in Tehran’s Evin Prison have joined prominent imprisoned human rights attorney ...

Several Detained, Summoned in Iran After Publicly Criticizing State’s COVID-19 Response

Several Detained, Summoned in Iran After Publicly Criticizing State’s COVID-19 Response

March 13, 2020

Members of civil society in Iran including a city councilman, soccer player, and journalists were detained or summoned for questioning after criticizing the Iranian government’s management of the country’s widening COVID-19 outbreak ...

“They Want to Create Fear” More Artists Summoned to Prison Amid Iran’s Rising COVID-19 Death Toll

“They Want to Create Fear” More Artists Summoned to Prison Amid Iran’s Rising COVID-19 Death Toll

March 12, 2020

In addition to renowned filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, three members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA)—Baktash Abtin, Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Keyvan Bajan—have been summoned to prison as other inmates are ...

Political Prisoners Remain in “Limbo,” Untested for Coronavirus Despite Symptoms

Political Prisoners Remain in “Limbo,” Untested for Coronavirus Despite Symptoms

March 11, 2020

Peaceful Activists in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison Left Vulnerable to Infection One week after judicial officials announced they had released tens of thousands of prisoners to prevent more coronavirus outbreaks, peaceful political prisoners ...

UN Expert Alarmed by Detention Conditions in the Wake of Recent Protests

UN Expert Alarmed by Detention Conditions in the Wake of Recent Protests

March 10, 2020

UN Press Release GENEVA (9 March 2020) – Individuals detained in Iranian detention facilities are suffering from serious human rights violations and the situation of those arrested during the November ...

Political Prisoners Excluded from Mass Release as COVID-19 Spreads

Political Prisoners Excluded from Mass Release as COVID-19 Spreads

March 6, 2020

Iranian authorities have excluded peaceful political prisoners from the mass prisoner release that was announced by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi in late February 2020 to control the growing COVID-19 ...

Families Urge Judiciary Chief to Include Jailed Conservationists In Mass Prisoner Release

Families Urge Judiciary Chief to Include Jailed Conservationists In Mass Prisoner Release

March 5, 2020

56,000 Temporarily Freed from Iran's Overcrowded Prisons Amid Coronavirus Outbreak The families of eight conservationists imprisoned in Iran on trumped-up charges have called on Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi to release them on furlough along ...

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Renowned Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Summoned to Prison

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Renowned Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Summoned to Prison

March 4, 2020

Rasoulof’s Film About Iran’s Death Penalty Recently Won Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival March 4, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly condemns the Iranian judiciary’s decision to put ...

Grave Concerns for Prisoners in Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Grave Concerns for Prisoners in Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

February 28, 2020

Tehran Prison Lacks Medicines, Sanitary Supplies as Some Inmates Exhibit “Severe” Cold Symptoms February 28, 2020 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is extremely concerned by reports that prisoners in Iran ...

Coronavirus in Iran: Health Experts Question Officially Reported Infection Numbers

Coronavirus in Iran: Health Experts Question Officially Reported Infection Numbers

February 26, 2020

Grave Concerns Mounting Amid Rising Death Toll, Fears of Regional Outbreak February 26, 2020 -- Amid a rising death toll in Iran from the COVID-19 coronavirus strain, public health experts are suggesting that the number ...

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Political Prisoners Should be Granted Furlough, Say Relatives

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Political Prisoners Should be Granted Furlough, Say Relatives

February 25, 2020

Hashem Khastar (left) and Mohammad Nourizad (right). Grave Concerns About the Spread of COVID-19 in Iranian Prisons Relatives of prisoners of conscience who were imprisoned in Iran ...

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

February 20, 2020

Conservation Scientist Niloufar Bayani: "Every time I... sought help from the authorities, the pressures, threats, and acts of torture increased." Appeals Court Upheld Prison Sentences Against Conservationists on Baseless Charges and Coerced “Confessions” February 20, 2020 – A female former UN Environment consultant’s complaints of physical and ...

Appeals Court Upholds Baseless Prison Sentences Against Wildlife Conservationists

Appeals Court Upholds Baseless Prison Sentences Against Wildlife Conservationists

February 18, 2020

Prison Terms Range from 4-10 Years Based on No Evidence and False "Confessions" February 18, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the Iranian appeals court’s decision to uphold lengthy prison ...

Evin Prison Sees Inmate Transfers, Construction as Authorities Prep for More Protest Crackdowns

Evin Prison Sees Inmate Transfers, Construction as Authorities Prep for More Protest Crackdowns

February 13, 2020

Iranian authorities have transferred a large number of inmates out of Evin Prison in Tehran—notorious for holding political prisoners—to other prisons and implemented further security measures in Evin in preparation for more sudden ...

Iran Moves to Silence Journalists, Activists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

Iran Moves to Silence Journalists, Activists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

February 11, 2020

Tehran-Based Reporter: “They Want Us to Stop Writing” February 11, 2020 – The intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is summoning journalists, raiding their homes and confiscating their electronic devices ...

Detained Protestors in Iran: Beaten, Tortured, Forced to “Confess”

Detained Protestors in Iran: Beaten, Tortured, Forced to “Confess”

February 10, 2020

February 10, 2020 – Detainees held in Iran since the November 2019 street protests—including juveniles—are being beaten, forced to make self-incriminating statements and held in inhumane incarceration conditions, and their families are ...

“Stop Trying to Destroy Me and My Family” Writes Iranian American Businessman from Tehran’s Evin Prison

“Stop Trying to Destroy Me and My Family” Writes Iranian American Businessman from Tehran’s Evin Prison

February 8, 2020

In a letter from Evin Prison in Tehran where he has been held since October 2015, Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi asked Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi why his requests for furlough have been repeatedly denied while those around him continue to be allowed to go on temporary leave… ...

Dissidents Sentenced to Prison for “Insulting” Supreme Leader Facing Additional Charges

Dissidents Sentenced to Prison for “Insulting” Supreme Leader Facing Additional Charges

February 5, 2020

Dissidents who were sentenced to prison in Iran after calling for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are facing additional charges, an attorney representing some of them told the Center for ...

“Feverish Climate” at Tehran University After Students Arrested in Dormitory Raid

“Feverish Climate” at Tehran University After Students Arrested in Dormitory Raid

January 18, 2020

University of Tehran personnel assisted a raid by state forces on a dormitory that resulted in at least eight students being arrested as they gathered for a protest, an eyewitness told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...

Former Presidential Candidate Under House Arrest Punished for Blaming Plane Downing on Supreme Leader

Former Presidential Candidate Under House Arrest Punished for Blaming Plane Downing on Supreme Leader

January 17, 2020

After putting blame on Iran’s Supreme Leader for the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, new restrictions have been imposed on former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under extra-judicial house arrest in Tehran for nearly nine years, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned ...

Students Assaulted, Arrested in State Crackdown on University Protests

Students Assaulted, Arrested in State Crackdown on University Protests

January 15, 2020

Eyewitnesses Report Heavy Paramilitary Presence, Internet and Phone Disruptions Protesters were physically attacked and arrested at universities in Tehran and other Iranian cities on January 14, 2019, the fourth consecutive day of ...

EU Should Not Remain Silent on Iran’s Violence Against Protestors

EU Should Not Remain Silent on Iran’s Violence Against Protestors

January 14, 2020

Addressing the Nuclear Deal is Not Enough; Rights Issues Are Central to Region’s Stability  28-Country Bloc Should Call on Iranian Authorities to Respect Right to Protest January 14, 2020 - As state security ...

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