New Rule Strengthens Long-Standing Discrimination Against Persecuted Religious Minorities, Especially Bahai’s January 27, 2020 – In a new rule that severely discriminates against all unrecognized minority religions in Iran, the state-issued National Identity Card—which is required for almost ...
Former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi has been under extrajudicial house arrest since 2011. Hospital Visit Could be “Step Towards” ...
After 24 days on hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, reformist political activist Hengameh Shahidi, detained without charge and denied legal counsel since March 9, 2017, has written a will, her mother told the Center for Human ...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s office in London. Supporters Invited to Contribute to “One Day of Freedom” Campaign Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe never ...
Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, has written a letter to her UK-based husband about the pain of being separated from their infant daughter, Gabriella “Gisoo” Ratcliffe, and disillusionment with her birth country ...
As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to come to New York next week to attend the UN General Assembly and other meetings, there is a lot of anticipation for how he would answer questions in ...
Limiting Internet access, censoring and filtering websites Limiting Internet speed State-sponsored hacking Monitoring and targeting citizens Jamming satellite signals Recommendations Limiting Internet ...
Books Cinema Music Press Recommendations Books A prolonged process for the review of book license applications and the Ministry of Culture’s refusal to issue licenses for independent publishers have led to the closure of many ...
Citizenship rights The Political Crimes Bill Abuses by herasat offices Notices of constitutional violations Free speech Women’s rights Discrimination in government employment practices The encouragement of government transparency In this report, the International Campaign ...
Carcinogens in the fuel produced in Iran Recommendations Carcinogens in the fuel produced in Iran The air pollution in Tehran has reached lethal levels. According to Hassan Aqajani, an advisor to Iran’s Health Minister, air ...
During his 2013 presidential campaign, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani promised to uphold the “rights of the people” enumerated in the country’s constitution. Millions of his supporters demanded social and political rights, including the ...
Non-cooperation with the United Nations Non-cooperation with international human rights organizations Protecting the rights of Iranians with dual nationalities Recommendations Non-cooperation with the United Nations The Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents ...
Language discrimination Recommendations Language discrimination Article 15 of the Iranian constitution states, “The official language and script of Iran, the lingua franca of its people, is Persian. Official documents, correspondence, and texts, as well as ...
Iran’s police force Right to assembly Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Killing of couriers by border agents Recommendations Iran’s police force The Interior Minister is entrusted with all issues pertaining to Iran’s police force. For this reason, ...
During Rouhani’s election campaign he made several promises to respect human rights and uphold the “rights of the people.” Below is a selection of quotes from his campaign appearances. April 11, 2013 [Video] “All Iranian people should feel there is justice. Justice means equal opportunity. All ...
Union-busting, labor union members and leaders prosecuted on security charges Interference in universities Carcinogens in the fuel produced in Iran Recommendations Union-busting, labor union members and leaders prosecuted on security charges Iran’s Ministry of ...
Arbitrary arrests, false accusations, and harassment Harassment of family members of critics and dissidents Torture, mistreatment, and forced confessions Invasion of privacy through monitoring Censorship of newspapers prior to ...
Denying women access to fields of study in universities Academic censorship and dismissal of faculty Starred students, education bans Student organizations Imprisoned students Recommendations Denying women access to fields of ...
