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November 19, 2021

Victims of State Oppression Defy Iranian Government’s Denial of the Right to Mourn

The right to mourn is a human right, yet totalitarian regimes have long tried to deny this right to families who’ve lost loved ...

November 17, 2021

Renowned Activist Narges Mohammadi Arrested on Anniversary of Historic Protests

Mother of Two Facing Flogging, Prison—Two Years After Completing 5.5-Year Sentence November 17, 2021 – The prominent rights advocate Narges Mohammadi was detained on ...

November 15, 2021

Iran Atrocities Tribunal on November 2019 Massacre: A Major Step towards Seeking Justice

International Community Must Finally Act with One Voice to Address these Crimes Evidence of the Islamic Republic’s Top Officials Directly Involved in the Atrocities November 15, ...

November 14, 2021

“They’re Torturing Me Without Touching Me” Says Unarmed Protester Shot by Iranian Security Forces

Two years after Iran’s massive November 2019 protests, the government has yet to respond to questions about its deadly use of force to suppress the demonstrations, which occurred in more than 200 cities, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured ...

November 10, 2021

Two Years After Iran’s Massacre of Protesters, Officials Who Oversaw Killings Now Lead Government

No Accountability for Hundreds Killed, Thousands Injured and Arrested International Community Must Demand Independent Investigation and Justice for Victims November 10, 2021 -- Two ...

November 3, 2021

Relatives of UK Hostages in Iran Spend Cold Night Outside Foreign Office

Two British citizens spent the night in frigid temperatures outside the Foreign Office in London on November 2, 2021, in a bid to gain freedom for their loved ones who are unjustly jailed in Iran ...

November 2, 2021

Iranian Political Prisoner Sets Himself on Fire to Be Heard

Mehdi Darini, a political prisoner in Tehran’s Evin Prison, set himself on fire on October 27, 2021, after his lawful requests for ...

October 29, 2021

Raisi Government to Launch Religious “Vice-Prevention” Courses, Paramilitary “Community Patrols”

Two months after the inauguration of ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s state-run Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention ...

October 29, 2021

UN Expert: Death Penalty Used as a Political Tool in Iran

In a speech to the UN General Assembly for his fourth annual report, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the ...

October 20, 2021

Detained Lawyer of Iranian Instagram Star Tortured, Bit Off Tongue After Unidentified Injection

More Political Prisoners Could Die in Custody without Urgent International Action October 20, 2021 – A prominent defense attorney in Iran bit off ...

October 14, 2021

Four Baha’is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Access Higher Education

Court Rulings Reveal Systematic Religious Discrimination The Baha’i faith community is one of the most severely persecuted religious minorities in Iran. Iran’s government is ...

October 12, 2021

Human Rights Lawyers, Activist to Be Illegally Tried as Their Legal Team is Denied Case Files

Group was Arrested Ahead of Filing Lawsuit Against State Officials for Disastrous Pandemic Response Legal Teams of Defendants Denied Access to ...

October 11, 2021

Bipartisan Congressional Group Urges Biden to Support Internet Freedom in Iran

Congressional letter was spearheaded by Center for Human Rights in Iran and Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans Oct. 11, 2021 – A bipartisan congressional group today urged U.S. President Joe Biden to support the ...

September 29, 2021

Imprisoned Iranian Writers Among Countless Who’ve Been Jailed for Dissent

The Iranian government’s intolerance of dissent has resulted in systemic suppression of freedom of expression. To prevent the free flow of information and ...

September 28, 2021

Iran’s New Government Moves to Silence Dissent by Muzzling Leading Activists

September 28, 2021 – The Iranian security establishment’s attempt to imprison four prominent human rights defenders, only a few months after the ...

September 21, 2021

Lack of Accountability Perpetuates Deaths of Prisoners in Iran

The torture and inhuman mistreatment of detainees and prisoners in Iran are among the most serious violations of human rights in the ...

September 16, 2021

Teachers in Iran Continue Protests Under New Raisi Government

With Iran’s new academic year, beginning on September 23, 2021, just around the corner, teachers have been protesting in front of ...

September 9, 2021

Social Media Users Condemn Unlawful Deadly Police Force Against Karaj Man

Video footage showing a policeman unlawfully shooting a suspect in the Mehrshahr district of Karaj, a city west of Tehran, was met ...

August 30, 2021

The Life of an Iranian Child Bride: An Animation by Marjan Farsad

By the age of eleven, “Raha” already had seven children. Married off to a man five times her age, she was in poor health when her situation was accidentally discovered in the Iranian ...

August 27, 2021

Hacked Iranian Prison Footage Provides Limited Glimpse of Right of Abuses

Hacked footage from security cameras in Iran’s Evin Prison and the publication of some of the prison’s documents published online by a ...

August 26, 2021

Supreme Court Refusal to Review 25-year Sentence for Afkari Brother is Travesty of Justice

Investigation Marked by Torture, Witness Tampering and Contradictions August 26, 2021—The refusal by Iran’s Supreme Court to allow a judicial review of ...

August 26, 2021

Detained Rights Lawyers’ Homes Raided Without Warrant

Agents Confiscate Personal Security Cameras to Hide Evidence of Unlawful Raid State security agents carried out unlawful search operations in the homes of ...

August 26, 2021

Analysis: Falsehoods and Contradictions in the Rulings against the Afkari Brothers

Lawyer: The Ruling against Vahid Afkari had “24 Contradictions and 3 Lies” Despite Inconsistencies and Torture, Supreme Court Refuses to Review 25-year Prison ...

August 18, 2021