Right to Protest

State Forces Buried Man Killed in Iran Protests Against Family’s Wishes

Victim Hamid Taheri's Relatives Forced to Sign "Pledge of Silence" Hospital authorities in the city of Islamshahr, Tehran Province, ...

EU Should Lead Calls for UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran Protest Deaths

Foreign Policy Chief Urges Iran to Hold Perpetrators of Protest Deaths Accountable, Provide Detainees Due Process December 10, 2019 - The EU should lead calls for the UN to investigate Iranian state ...

Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour: Iranian Art in the Shadow of a Crackdown

Violent state repression of protests in Iran is not unique, yet the lethal means government forces used to repress recent protests that broke out across dozens of cities reached new heights this year, resulting in at ...

Mother of Slain Protestor: “Why Did They Shoot at My Son’s Head?”

“My son was only defending the rights of his people” The family of Pouya Bakhtiari, a 27-year-old man shot and killed by security forces in the Mehrshahr district of Karaj, west ...

Teenager Killed in Isfahan During Protests Delivered to Family in a Shroud

“Who should we complain to? Our child is under the ground” The body of teenager Mohammad Javad Abedi was delivered to his family wrapped in a shroud and ready for burial ...

Father of Bystander Killed during Protests Seeks Accountability

Farzad Ansarifar, a 27-year-old construction worker who was killed on November 16 in the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan Province, was struck by a bullet behind his head even though ...

Top UN Human Rights Official: “Clear Violations” of International Norms on Use of Force in Iran and “Serious” Human Rights Violations Against Protestors

The EU should lead calls for the UN to investigate the perpetrators of state repression in Iran that left at least 208 people dead amid nationwide protests ...

Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out from Prison on Iran’s Brutality against Protestors

“There can only be one demand and that is the punishment of those responsible for ...

Reports of Bystanders Killed by Security Forces Firing Indiscriminately at Protestors Grow

Young Man Killed by Bullet While Stuck in Traffic During Protest in Isfahan Reports of bystanders who were ...

Family of Slain Bystander Warned: “We Will Dig Up the Body and Take It Away If You Speak to the Media”

Iran’s security officials have warned the family of Erfan Faeghi, a 21-year-old who died from a bullet ...

People with Disabilities Deserve Equal Rights and Equal Participation in Society

December 3 Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, begun by the UN ...

Public Outrage Grows As Reports of Bloody Crackdown Emerge: “Every Corner of Iran is Mourning the Atrocities”

Public Outrage Grows As Reports of Bloody Crackdown Emerge: “Every Corner of Iran is Mourning the Atrocities” As ...

Housewife Killed by Bullet to Neck While Helping Wounded Protestor, Family Forced To Pay to Take Body

Family Surrounded by Agents at Funeral, Warned to Keep Mourning Crowd Small An unarmed civilian and mother of ...

Shot to Heart Kills Protester in Security Forces’ Lethal Attacks Against Unarmed Civilians

Body Only Released to Family After They Pledge to “Bury Him Calmly” Hamid Rasouli, who died in the ...

Slain Protester’s Father Will File Suit to Find Killer, Calls for Accountability for State Violence

27-Year-Old Died from Bullet to Head Amidst Violent State Assault on Protestors Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of a ...

“We Know Where You Live,” Iran Goes After Foreign-based Reporters

Campaign of Intimidation Against Families of Journalists Intensifies in Wake of Protests Intelligence Agents Tell Families Reporters Will ...

University Helped Build Sham Court Case against Young Student Activist, Source Reveals

Parisa Rafiei Loses Her Last Legal Challenge to Seven-Year Sentence for Peaceful Protest Parisa Rafiei, the young ...

Iranian Government Dictated to Local Media How to Cover Protests, New Documents Reveal

Journalists Will Be Charged with “Crimes” if Coverage Diverges from Official Line Officials Expected Protests, Dictated Instructions to ...

Initial Reports Show Thousands Arrested in Iran’s Crackdown on November Protests

*This article was updated with additional details on November 25. Early Tally Indicates at Least 4,000 Arrests as Concerns Mount for Detainees Smeared by State Media as “Rioters” In the wake of ...

UN Raises Alarm at Arrests and Reported Killings, Internet Shutdown

Javaid Rehman, the special rapporteur on the human ...

EU Calls on Iran’s Security Forces to Exercise “Maximum Restraint” in Handling Protests

Violence “Unacceptable,” Free Flow of Information Must Be Ensured The European Union’s External Action Committee, which manages the EU's diplomatic relations with other countries and conducts EU foreign and security ...

Lethal and Excessive Force Against Protestors in Iran Must Cease, News Blackout Must End

November 19, 2019—The authorities’ use of excessive force against protestors in Iran, which has included the use of live ammunition and has resulted in dozens of deaths, is a blatant and unjustifiable violation of international law and must cease, the ...