UN’s Top Expert on Iran Calls for Prosecution of Responsible Iranian Officials July 22, 2024 – The UN’s top human rights expert on Iran has called for an international mechanism to investigate and prosecute ...
Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO Obligations July 17, 2024 – The recent death sentence against female labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi highlights ...
Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, 2024 – The death sentence issued by the Iranian judiciary on the basis of sham charges against ...
Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts its democratic credentials with a carefully orchestrated presidential election that includes only state-approved candidates, the ...
Under Ebrahim Raisi, Human Rights Crisis in Iran Greatly Worsened May 20, 2024 – The death of President Ebrahim Raisi should not be exploited by the government to further crack down on civil ...
Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s Agenda to Crush Dissent May 9, 2024 – The eight-year prison and flogging sentence issued against ...
“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, 2024 – In a brief, heart-wrenching visit, the family of Khosrow Besharat, who is incarcerated ...
UN experts have called for the immediate release of rapper and songwriter Toomaj Salehi and urged Iranian authorities to overturn his unjust death sentence, stressing that artistic expression, even when critical of ...
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 injustice of the Islamic Republic’s judicial system, which has been weaponized and used as a ...
Black Tuesday Campaign by Prisoners Builds in Desperate Effort to Halt Surging Executions Lawyers in Iran Note Growing Pressure on Prisoners Who Join Hunger Strike April 23, 2024 – As executions in the Islamic Republic mount to numbers not seen in many years, a growing number of prisoners across ...
Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Access to Counsel, Imprisoned after Sham Trial Lawyer Who Tried to Defend Her Arrested and Also Tortured April 16, 2024 – Grave concerns are mounting for a young woman imprisoned in Iran, who has been denied counsel since the onset of her initial imprisonment, repeatedly subjected to ...
Mission Calls on States to Prosecute Responsible Officials Under Universal Jurisdiction Crimes Against Humanity: State Atrocities in Iran Revealed in First Report of UN Fact-Finding Mission March 19, 2024 – Unlawful deaths, extra-judicial executions, ...
Peaceful Protesters Subjected to Excessive Force, Torture, Rape, and Arbitrary Executions Call to Action: UN Human Rights Council Members Urged to Extend Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur Mandates March 8, 2024 – Grave human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Iran since the outbreak of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” ...
Abbas Deris Sentenced to Death after Torture, Lack of Evidence, and Gross Due Process Violations Lawyer Being Prosecuted for Defending Him February 22, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights ...
Case Reflects Severe Rights Violations Faced by Ethnic Minorities in Iran “For a long time after his release, [due to the torture] he forgot his own name” February 19, 2023 – There are grave ...
Medical Examiner: Osman Esmaili “Could Not Withstand Further Imprisonment” Sentenced to Prison After “Two-Hour Trial,” Denied Counsel of Choice February 8, 2024 – Iranian authorities should immediately release Osman Esmaili, an unlawfully imprisoned labor ...
Prisoners Will Endure Collective Hunger Strike Each Tuesday In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death sentences in Iran's Qezel Hesar Prison lays bare the harsh ...
Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions in Iran has triggered a passionate call from Iranian civil society, amplified by a ...
January 23, 2024 — The execution today of 23-year-old street protester Mohammad Ghobadlou is a stark reminder of the Islamic Republic of Iran's broken and twisted judicial process, where defendants ...
Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours of Secret Trial, 18 Months of Incognito Detention Denied Independent Counsel and Right to Appeal Court Ruling January 18, 2024 – In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds are on the brink of execution following 18 months of ...
Relentless Campaign of Repression Seeks to Quash “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement Jan 16, 2024 – Three women prisoners of conscience in Iran, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi and journalists ...
IRGC’s Refusal to Hand Over Alleged Video “Evidence” Raises Concerns of Frame-Up January 11, 2024 – There are serious concerns for a group of young men detained in Iran, some facing the death ...
International Community Must Take Action to Halt Deportations December 21, 2023 – Iranian civil and political activists, forced to flee political persecution in the Islamic Republic, face expulsion from their refuge in Turkey ...
“I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN leaders, and human rights organizations should demand the immediate release of Iranian human rights defender ...
One Child, and at Least Six Political Prisoners Hanged This Week December 1, 2023 – The surging executions of political prisoners in Iran are part of a state campaign deployed to crush dissent, ...