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Critical Deterioration in Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Health as Hunger Strike Hits Three-Week Mark

Critical Deterioration in Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Health as Hunger Strike Hits Three-Week Mark

August 31, 2020

Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Refuses Food to Demand Release of Prisoners Endangered by COVID-19 Husband: “Nasrin has become extremely weak” August 31, 2020—The health of imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has become critically ...

Mother of Jailed Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activist Calls for Legal Reform

Mother of Jailed Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activist Calls for Legal Reform

June 5, 2020

*Update: On November 9, 2020, Branch 28 of the Supreme Court rejected a petition by Kord-Afshari’s lawyer, Hosein Taj, to review the 24-year prison sentence against Saba Kord-Afshari for her peaceful campaign against compulsory hijab. Based on Article ...

Australian Academic Who Attempted Suicide Should be Freed from Unlawful Confinement in Iran

Australian Academic Who Attempted Suicide Should be Freed from Unlawful Confinement in Iran

May 7, 2020

Scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert Kept in Bathroom-Like Temporary Holding Cell Since 2018 May 7, 2020 – A British-Australian academic held in isolation in Iran since September 2018, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, has repeatedly attempted suicide and could ...

Detained Teen Instagram Star With COVID-19 on Ventilator After Judge Refused to Release Her

Detained Teen Instagram Star With COVID-19 on Ventilator After Judge Refused to Release Her

April 16, 2020

Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, Who Could Authorize Her Release, Has Been Unreachable Detained teenage Instagram celebrity Fatemeh Khishvand is currently on a ventilator at Sina Hospital in Tehran after contracting COVID-19 in state custody, ...

Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help

Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help

March 18, 2020

Stand with Healthcare Workers Battling COVID-19 March 18, 2020 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran stands in solidarity with the people of Iran during this time of great national trauma and ...

Nasrin Sotoudeh: “If We’re Going to Die, Let Us Be by Our Families’ Sides”

Nasrin Sotoudeh: “If We’re Going to Die, Let Us Be by Our Families’ Sides”

March 17, 2020

Jailed Attorney, Fellow Political Prisoners Hunger Strike for Freedom Amid COVID-19 Outbreak March 17, 2020 -- At least three political activists in Tehran’s Evin Prison have joined prominent imprisoned human rights attorney ...

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

February 20, 2020

Conservation Scientist Niloufar Bayani: "Every time I... sought help from the authorities, the pressures, threats, and acts of torture increased." Appeals Court Upheld Prison Sentences Against Conservationists on Baseless Charges and Coerced “Confessions” February 20, 2020 – A female former UN Environment consultant’s complaints of physical and ...

Iran Moves to Silence Journalists, Activists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

Iran Moves to Silence Journalists, Activists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

February 11, 2020

Tehran-Based Reporter: “They Want Us to Stop Writing” February 11, 2020 – The intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is summoning journalists, raiding their homes and confiscating their electronic devices ...

Moore-Gilbert’s Letters from Revolutionary Guard’s Prison Ward Reveal Struggle to “Survive”

Moore-Gilbert’s Letters from Revolutionary Guard’s Prison Ward Reveal Struggle to “Survive”

January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020 - Since being jailed in the severely restrictive Ward-2A of Iran's Evin Prison, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has struggled to obtain proper food and medication, and has been ...

These Women and Men Inspired Us All

These Women and Men Inspired Us All

December 29, 2019

A grieving mother who vowed to continue pursuing her slain son’s pursuit of freedom. A housewife who lost her life while trying to save a victim of state violence. ...

“They Know That Moving Her to This Prison Could Kill or Paralyze a Human Rights Activist”

“They Know That Moving Her to This Prison Could Kill or Paralyze a Human Rights Activist”

December 27, 2019

Prisoner of Conscience Violently Transferred to Distant Prison for Demanding Justice for Slain Street Protesters By transferring prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi from Evin Prison in Tehran to the Central Prison in Zanjan, 178 ...

“This Verdict Means Any Protest Will Be Considered an Act of Violence”

“This Verdict Means Any Protest Will Be Considered an Act of Violence”

December 20, 2019

Nine Labor Rights Activists and Journalists Sentenced to Prison Without Right to Appeal Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi Eliminated Appeal Process with Supreme Leader’s Blessing Nine labor activists were each sentenced to five years in ...

University Helped Build Sham Court Case against Young Student Activist, Source Reveals

University Helped Build Sham Court Case against Young Student Activist, Source Reveals

November 26, 2019

 Parisa Rafiei Loses Her Last Legal Challenge to Seven-Year Sentence for Peaceful Protest Parisa Rafiei, the young student activist who recently lost her last chance to have her seven-year prison sentence reviewed ...

Stop Violence Against Women

Stop Violence Against Women

November 25, 2019

Women and Girls in Iran Are Unprotected from Many Forms of Violence November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women The UN states: “Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today.” In ...

Another Mother Denied Visits With Children Under Evin Prison’s New Director

Another Mother Denied Visits With Children Under Evin Prison’s New Director

October 24, 2019

Following additional restrictions imposed on political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison by its newly appointed Director Gholamreza Ziaei, Maryam Akbari-Monfared’s visits with her family members have been canceled, the Center for ...

Iranian Actress Matin Sotudeh Summoned to Court for Red Carpet Attire: “The Reaction Shocked Me”

Iranian Actress Matin Sotudeh Summoned to Court for Red Carpet Attire: “The Reaction Shocked Me”

October 21, 2019

Matin Sotudeh (middle) was dressed in a ...

Reign of Evin Prison’s New Director Begins with Denial of Political Prisoners’ Rights

Reign of Evin Prison’s New Director Begins with Denial of Political Prisoners’ Rights

October 16, 2019

Female Prisoners of Conscience Denied Phone Contact with Children The appointment of Gholamreza Ziaei, former director of two disreputable prisons in Iran, as the new chief of Evin Prison on July 27, 2019, has ...

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Has Been Separated from Her Children for Five Years and Counting

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Has Been Separated from Her Children for Five Years and Counting

October 15, 2019

Imprisoned human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has not been able to hold her two children since 2015, for nearly five years, her mother Ozra Bazargan wrote in an open letter decrying the injustice ...

Shirin Neshat Curates Iranian Women Artists Exhibit

Shirin Neshat Curates Iranian Women Artists Exhibit

October 15, 2019

A new exhibit curated by visual artist Shirin Neshat with artistic advisor Nicky Nodjoumi and organized by the Center for Human Rights in Iran features nearly 100 works by Iranian women artists. Come see it for a limited time from November 7-24 at the High Line Nine gallery in ...

Women in Iran Make History as Thousands Attend Football Game

Women in Iran Make History as Thousands Attend Football Game

October 15, 2019

Women in Iran made HISTORY on October 10, 2019, when thousands watched a football game in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. They’ve been banned from purchasing tickets for the past 38 years. ...

Iranian Women Artists Showcased in Upcoming Exhibit Curated by Shirin Neshat

Iranian Women Artists Showcased in Upcoming Exhibit Curated by Shirin Neshat

October 14, 2019

Exhibition Extended Until December 14 October 14, 2019 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran is honored to announce an upcoming exhibition of 13 contemporary Iranian women artists in New York City, curated by the internationally acclaimed artist Shirin Neshat. The show, A Bridge Between You ...

Women Football Fans Decry Restrictions: “Why Didn’t They Let Us All In?”

Women Football Fans Decry Restrictions: “Why Didn’t They Let Us All In?”

October 11, 2019

Women's Tickets Capped at 4,000 Out of 75,000 The soccer match between Iran and Cambodia on October 10, 2019, in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium included the historic presence of thousands of women. However, although the stadium was more than half empty, the authorities capped the number of ...

Iran Must Confront Its Child Protection Crisis

Iran Must Confront Its Child Protection Crisis

October 11, 2019

On the International Day of the Girl Child, All States Urged to Address Needs of Girl Children Child Marriage, Lack of Protection against Abuse, Juvenile Executions Key Issues in Iran October 11, 2019—On the International Day of the Girl Child, the Center for Human Rights in ...

Iranian Women Attend Football Match in Major Challenge to Stadium Ban, But Discriminatory Restrictions Persist

Iranian Women Attend Football Match in Major Challenge to Stadium Ban, But Discriminatory Restrictions Persist

October 9, 2019

October 9, 2019 – Nearly four decades after women were banned from sports stadiums in Iran, a few thousand tickets were sold to female fans ahead of an October 10, 2019, World Cup qualifier match between ...

Children Born to Non-Iranian Fathers Win Right to File for Citizenship—With a Catch

Children Born to Non-Iranian Fathers Win Right to File for Citizenship—With a Catch

October 7, 2019

Amendment Authorizes Intelligence Agencies to Investigate Applicants’ Parents Legislation granting a citizenship application option to Iranian children born to foreign fathers was approved by the country’s legislative watchdog, the Guardian ...

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