Right to Protest

Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the ...

Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)

Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing from Iranians from all walks of life. ...

Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up ...

A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising

Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic Republic ...

UN Experts “Alarmed” by Surge in Unlawful Executions in Iran, Call for Halt to Death Penalty

UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — UN experts ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Iran Goes After Its Women Activists as World’s Attention Turns to Its Sham Election

Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts ...

Crackdown in Iran Intensifies as Iran’s Sham Presidential Election Nears

Hundreds of Arrests, Detainees Violently Assaulted and Tortured Global Leaders Must Speak Out Against the Islamic Republic’s Violence June ...

UN Experts Condemn Violence and Attempted Killings Against Persian Language Journalists

UN independent human rights experts have condemned the escalating violence, threats, and intimidation faced by Persian ...

Prominent Iranian Activists Urge UN General Assembly to Cancel Tribute to Former President Raisi

Joint Letter Highlights Raisi’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Dozens of Iranian human activists, including lawyers, doctors, journalists, academics, ...

UN Fact-Finding Mission: Raisi’s Death Should Not Overshadow Iran’s “Crimes Against Humanity”

Amid calls by Iranian human rights activists urging the UN General Assembly to cancel ...

Social Media Admin Facing Execution in Iran for Online Posts

Same Judge Sentenced Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Few Weeks Earlier Death Sentence for Social Media Posts Shows ...

After Refusing to Pull Film from Cannes, Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to Prison in Iran

Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s ...

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 – ...

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 ...