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Rouhani's Promises

January 27, 2020

Unrecognized Minorities in Iran Must Now Hide Religion to Obtain Crucial Government ID

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 ...

July 30, 2017

MPs Say Efforts “Continuing” to Free Opposition Leaders Amid Karroubi’s Hospitalization

Former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi ...

April 3, 2017

Hunger-Striking Political Activist Detained Without Charge Writes Will in Evin Prison

After 24 days on hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, reformist political activist Hengameh Shahidi, detained without charge and denied legal counsel since ...

April 3, 2017

Supporters Mark One-Year Anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Imprisonment in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s ...

March 15, 2017

Dual National Speaks of Yearning for Family and Disillusionment with Iran in Letter Prison

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 ...

September 21, 2014

Cartoon 93: Rouhani in New York

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Limiting Internet access, censoring and filtering websites Limiting Internet speed State-sponsored hacking Monitoring and targeting citizens Jamming satellite signals Recommendations ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

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 ...

August 21, 2013

President Hassan Rouhani

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Oil

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Fulfilling Promises: A Human Rights Roadmap for Rouhani

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, ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Education

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of the Interior

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Rouhani’s Remarks on Human Rights

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives, and Social Welfare

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Intelligence

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 ...

August 21, 2013

Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology

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 ...

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