Iran Election: Heightened Vigilance Needed as Major Rights Violator Takes Power
Ebrahim Raisi is Guilty of Gross Human Rights Violations June 19, 2021—As Ebrahim Raisi ascends to the presidency in Iran, after a sham election ...
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June 17, 2021
Prominent Activist in Iran Fears Her “Life is in Danger” After Violent Confrontations
Narges Mohammadi Attacked and Threatened Twice in Past Week by State Agents Iran Should Stop Assaulting, Threatening Peaceful Activists June 17, 2021 – Iranian authorities ...
June 15, 2021
Family of Executed Wrestler Seeks Supreme Court Review
Ghost of Navid Afkari Haunts Judiciary Chief’s Election Bid June 15, 2021 – One week before Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi runs virtually ...
June 10, 2021
“Seeking Justice” Civil Rights Movement Aims to Uncover Facts and Keep Victims’ Memories Alive
A New Civil Rights Movement is Born in Iran June 10, 2021 - Ahead of Iran's June 18 presidential election, public discussions on ...
June 9, 2021
“Do You Also Sleep With a Clear Conscience?” (An Open Letter to Candidate Raisi’s Wife)
In 2017, when Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi launched his first presidential campaign, Effat Mahbaz–the widow of a political prisoner killed during mass executions in the 1980s–published an open letter to Raisi’s wife highlighting Raisi’s role in what the UN says should be investigated as ...
June 8, 2021
Ailing German National Remains Detained in Iran Without Access to Counsel
Jamshid Sharmahd (center) smiles for a family photo beside his wife (left) and ...
June 7, 2021
Iran Election: Political Prisoners Dying Under Candidate Raisi’s Watch
At Least Two Political Prisoners Have Died in Past Four Months Niknafs Was Jailed Despite Health Conditions That Made Him Unfit for Prison June ...
June 3, 2021
Iran Election: Don’t Ignore Ebrahim Raisi’s Gross Rights Violations
Judiciary Chief’s Presidential Bid Reignites Calls for Accountability June 3, 2021 – Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for crimes ...
June 1, 2021
More Defense Attorneys Prosecuted in Iran for Defending Human Rights
The state policy of persecuting and imprisoning independent defense lawyers under false charges for doing their jobs is continuing under Iranian ...
May 21, 2021
Iran Narrows in on Repressing Farmers’ Protests as Water Crisis Spreads
Protests by hard-hit farmers over Iran’s worsening water crisis are being repressed by state security forces as officials increasingly describe the protests ...
May 18, 2021
For Iran’s Lawyers, Defending Dissidents Is Getting Dangerous (Commentary Published in World Politics Review)
Internationally renowned human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh is among at least ...
May 14, 2021
Security Forces Respond to Iranian High School Protests with Force
Teachers’ Union: “What right do the police have to treat the children of our country with such brutal violence?” As high school final ...
May 13, 2021
Iran Election: Guardian Council Flexes Muscle, Unlawfully Imposes More Qualification Requirements
A directive “ratified” by Iran’s Guardian Council, imposing new requirements for candidates to qualify to run in Iran’s June 2021 ...
May 10, 2021
Joint Letter: Biden’s Iran Policy Must Include Focus on Human Rights
The Center for Human Rights in Iran, along with eight other organizations, today sent a letter to the Biden-Harris administration calling ...
May 10, 2021
Joint Letter: Biden Admin Urged to Prioritize Iranian Human Rights Concerns
May 10, 2021 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to prioritize human rights as you shape your administration’s foreign policy toward Iran. As ...
May 7, 2021
Outdated U.S. Policies Are Helping Iran Censor Its Citizens (Commentary Published in Foreign Policy)
*This op-ed was published by Foreign Policy Unclear guidelines and fear of sanctions are stopping tech companies from selling products ...
May 5, 2021
Two Brothers of Executed Iranian Wrestler Fear Same Fate
May 5, 2021 – Eight months after an Iranian wrestler was unjustly executed in Shiraz, his brothers Vahid and Habib ...
May 4, 2021
UN to Iran: Grave Concerns for Jailed Dissident Mohammad Nourizad
Mohammad Nourizad appears with a bloody face after protesting outside the home ...
May 2, 2021
Iran Isn’t Just a Nuclear File (Commentary published in Foreign Affairs)
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April 30, 2021
Labor Day in Iran: Listen to the People’s Demands for Basic Rights
Unpaid Wages and Benefits, Unfair Wages Trigger Increasingly Organized Strikes Labor Activists Jailed Under Trumped-Up Charges April 30, 2021 – As International ...
April 28, 2021
Crippling Economic Hardship Enflames Iranian Protests
Protests in Iran over high inflation and unpaid wages are spreading in Iran as the working class and retirees struggle ...
April 27, 2021
“Show Trials” of Dual Nationals Will Continue Until P5+1 Creates United Front Against Hostage-Taking
April 27, 2021 – World powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program should present a joint stance against Iran’s cruel ...
April 26, 2021
New Report: Lack of Access to Tech Products Blocks Internet Freedom in Iran
Biden Administration, Companies Can Support Digital Rights without Lifting Any Sanctions April 26, 2021—A new policy briefing released today by the Center ...
April 20, 2021
US, EU Should Seek Release of Dual-National Hostages in Tandem with Nuclear Talks
April 20, 2021—The situation of dual-nationals and foreign persons taken hostage and imprisoned by the Iranian government has not only remained ...
April 19, 2021
Sharif University Honor Students Tortured, Detained in High-Security Ward
A year after agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry arrested and tortured them, university students Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi remain ...