March 12, 2025

Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care

At Least Four Prisoners Dead in Just Two Months CHRI Speaks to Cellmate of Political Prisoner Who Died Due to Medical Neglect March 12, 2025 — At least four prisoners… ...

February 4, 2025

Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran

Iran Using the Gallows to Terrorize Population into Silence Severe Violations of Due Process and Fair Trial Rights Even in Death Penalty Cases February 4, 2025 – Two political prisoners,… ...

January 21, 2025

A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions

Prisoners in Over 30 Prisons Stage Weekly Hunger Strikes Demanding End to Executions January 21, 2025 — One year ago, a small group of prisoners on death row in Iran… ...

November 5, 2024

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Faith November 5, 2024 – The Islamic Republic has intensified… ...

October 28, 2024

Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder

Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s Hostage Taking October 28, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran… ...

August 21, 2024

At Least 34 Political Prisoners in Iran Denied Access to Medical Care in Recent Weeks

Denial of Critical Care Intensifies as Prisoners Speak Out Against Abuses  August 21, 2024 – The deliberate denial of medical care to political prisoners, long a practice in the Islamic… ...

August 19, 2024

Joint Letter: 40+ Iran Rights Groups Call for Independent Investigation into Violence Against Women Political Prisoners 

August 19, 2024 — In a joint letter, the Center for Human Rights in Iran and 42 fellow human rights organizations and activists have voiced their support for women political… ...

August 13, 2024

Iran Uses Cover of Regional Tensions to Crush Its Domestic Opponents

Executions, Arrests, Attacks on Women, Abuse of Political Prisoners All Soaring World Must Respond to the Islamic Republic’s Escalating Crimes Against Its Own People August 13, 2024—As regional hostilities continue… ...

August 2, 2024

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment

…Care for Iran’s Political Prisoners August 2, 2024 – The Islamic Republic of Iran is deliberately withholding critical medical care from renowned Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, who is unjustly… ...

July 16, 2024

Iran Locking Up Its Labor Activists as Worker Demands Grow

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… ...

June 25, 2024

Iran Goes After Its Women Activists as World’s Attention Turns to Its Sham Election

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… ...

February 12, 2024

Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini’s Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds

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,… ...

December 21, 2023

Activists Seeking Refuge in Turkey Face Deportation, Severe Persecution in Iran

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… ...

November 30, 2023

Joint Letter: Free Unjustly Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Laureate Should Be Allowed to Travel to Oslo to See Family and Receive Prize The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly endorses an appeal initiated by Pen… ...

July 24, 2023

Jailed Rapper Tortured, Forced into Psychiatric Center After Demanding Justice

Saman Yasin: Latest Victim of Iran’s Use of Forced Psychiatric Care to Punish Political Prisoners July 24, 2023 – The forced psychiatric hospitalization of jailed rapper Saman Yasin in Iran… ...

June 21, 2023

Family Jailed in Iran for Seven Months on National Security Charges Could Face Death Penalty

Denied Access to Counsel and Held in Prolonged Solitary, Health Deteriorating A family of three and a friend of the family jailed in Iran since November 2022 are facing charges… ...

April 6, 2023

Imprisoned Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Voice of Iran’s Protests, Faces Possible Execution

Sources Close to Toomaj Urge International Community to Demand His Release Before Trial Begins Imprisoned Unjustly Since October 2022, in Urgent Need of Medical Care April 6, 2023 – The… ...

February 22, 2023

Iran: Scores Blinded as Security Forces Aim Guns at Protesters’ Eyes

Protesters: “We Aren’t Afraid of the Darkness” In their violent drive to crush the anti-state protests that have roiled Iran over the last five months, Islamic Republic security forces have… ...

February 21, 2023

Iran Sentences German Citizen to Death to Intimidate Iranian Diaspora, German Government

Jamshid Sharmahd Was Abducted by Islamic Republic Agents, Tortured and Denied Due Process February 21, 2023 – The death sentence against Iranian-born German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd is a blatant act… ...

September 7, 2022

Political Prisoner Behnam Mousivand’s Life is in Danger

Authorities in Iran Intentionally Deny Critical Medical Attention to Political Prisoners September 7, 2022 – A political prisoner’s precarious health situation is raising fears of another preventable death in Iranian… ...

August 12, 2022

More Prisoner Deaths Feared in Iran’s COVID-Infested Jails

Authorities Deny Prisoners Medical Treatment and Safety Measures Despite a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections in Iranian prisons, a growing number of infected political prisoners have been denied proper treatment,… ...

August 5, 2022

Gharchak Prison in Iran: A Cauldron of Abuse and Violations

Longstanding, Severe Violations of International Standards for Prisoners International Community Should Demand Closure of Facility For more than a decade, the inmates incarcerated at Iran’s Gharchak Prison for women have… ...

June 27, 2022

Borrell, EU Must Speak Out Against Growing Human Rights Crisis in Iran

Same Efforts Applied to Nuclear Deal Can and Should Be Given to Human Rights President Biden Has Also Remained Silent on State’s Violent Crackdown in Iran June 27, 2022 -… ...

April 7, 2022

Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities

The 15 undersigned organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today issued a joint statement calling on the international community to urge the Iranian authorities to immediately… ...

March 10, 2022

Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan

Fears Mount for Young Activist Who is Being Denied Crucial Medical Treatment March 10, 2022 – Two months after two political prisoners died in Iranian state custody, the Center for… ...