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The Center for Human Rights in Iran received over 1,100 English-language online news media citations in 2021. Following is an incomplete listing of citations for 2022. *For media inquiries, please… ...
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February 8, 2022
Another Foreign Citizen Nabbed by Iran Now Faces Possible Execution
Political Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd Is Unable to Defend Himself in Iranian Judicial System World Must Speak Out against Iran’s Abductions and Attacks on Dissidents Abroad February 8, 2022 – An… ...
January 25, 2022
Hostage Benjamin Briere’s “Price” Raised as Judge Imposes Eight-Year Prison Term
Iran “Toying” with Foreign and Dual Nationals Amid Nuclear Talks to Extract Concessions Lawyer: Briere’s Arbitrarily Increased Sentence is “Unlawful” January 25, 2022 – The manner in which an Iranian… ...
January 22, 2022
New Interrogations at Iran’s Airports, Jailing of Dual Citizens Challenge Officials’ Calls for Expatriates to Return
…from European destinations to collect “financial and personal” information, and the ongoing unjust imprisonment of dual nationals in the country, challenge claims by Iranian officials that it’s safe for expatriates… ...
November 10, 2021
Two Years After Iran’s Massacre of Protesters, Officials Who Oversaw Killings Now Lead Government
No Accountability for Hundreds Killed, Thousands Injured and Arrested International Community Must Demand Independent Investigation and Justice for Victims November 10, 2021 — Two years after Iran’s security forces violently… ...
November 3, 2021
Relatives of UK Hostages in Iran Spend Cold Night Outside Foreign Office
Two British citizens spent the night in frigid temperatures outside the Foreign Office in London on November 2, 2021, in a bid to gain freedom for their loved ones who… ...
September 21, 2021
Lack of Accountability Perpetuates Deaths of Prisoners in Iran
The torture and inhuman mistreatment of detainees and prisoners in Iran are among the most serious violations of human rights in the country’s prisons. In many cases, prisoners or detainees… ...
August 4, 2021
Two Elderly Dual Nationals Among Five Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Prisons Pose High Risks to Inmates Amid the Country’s Surging Covid-19 Pandemic August 4, 2021 – Elderly dual national prisoners Mehran Raoof, 66, and Nahid Taghavi, 64, were among five… ...
July 21, 2021
14 Academic, Rights Groups Call for Release of Iranian Swedish Scholar Ahmadreza Djalali
In a joint statement issued today, 14 international academic and human rights groups including Scholars at Risk and the Center for Human Rights in Iran called on the U.S. and… ...
July 19, 2021
Rights Groups: Iranian Dissidents Remain at Risk Worldwide Without International Action
July 19, 2021—In a joint statement released today, 10 human rights groups, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran, urged the international community to hold Iranian authorities accountable for… ...
July 6, 2021
Mohseni-Ejei’s Appointment as Iran’s Judiciary Chief Poses Grave Threat to Rights Activists
Judicial System To Be Used To Further Suppress Dissent July 6, 2021—The appointment of Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, a major human rights violator, as the Islamic Republic’s new judiciary chief is… ...
June 19, 2021
Iran Election: Heightened Vigilance Needed as Major Rights Violator Takes Power
Ebrahim Raisi is Guilty of Gross Human Rights Violations June 19, 2021—As Ebrahim Raisi ascends to the presidency in Iran, after a sham election in which almost all other candidates… ...
June 8, 2021
Ailing German National Remains Detained in Iran Without Access to Counsel
Jamshid Sharmahd (center) smiles for a family photo beside his wife (left) and daughter. Iranian authorities are blocking Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-born German man who has been detained in Iran… ...
June 3, 2021
Iran Election: Don’t Ignore Ebrahim Raisi’s Gross Rights Violations
Judiciary Chief’s Presidential Bid Reignites Calls for Accountability June 3, 2021 – Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for crimes against humanity, the Center for Human Rights in… ...
May 10, 2021
Joint Letter: Biden’s Iran Policy Must Include Focus on Human Rights
The Center for Human Rights in Iran, along with eight other organizations, today sent a letter to the Biden-Harris administration calling for human rights to be advanced parallel to other… ...
May 10, 2021
Joint Letter: Biden Admin Urged to Prioritize Iranian Human Rights Concerns
May 10, 2021 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to… ...
April 27, 2021
“Show Trials” of Dual Nationals Will Continue Until P5+1 Creates United Front Against Hostage-Taking
April 27, 2021 – World powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program should present a joint stance against Iran’s cruel and unlawful practice of jailing dual nationals to use… ...
April 20, 2021
US, EU Should Seek Release of Dual-National Hostages in Tandem with Nuclear Talks
April 20, 2021—The situation of dual-nationals and foreign persons taken hostage and imprisoned by the Iranian government has not only remained unchanged, but in certain cases it has deteriorated, despite… ...
April 14, 2021
Iranian Government Responsible to Protect Prisoners against Fourth Wave of COVID
Prisoners Trapped in Overcrowded, Unhygienic Prisons without Adequate Medical Care April 14, 2021—The start of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has increased concerns about the spread… ...
March 31, 2021
Iran’s Intelligence Establishment is Spreading Propaganda Through Films and TV
Intelligence agencies in Iran are increasingly using state-funded entertainment productions to spread state propaganda and improve their image among the public, according to research by the Center for Human Rights… ...
March 19, 2021
UN to Iran: Ahmadreza Djalali Nearing Death in Solitary Confinement, Torture Must End Now
Persian version (PDF) GENEVA, UN Press Release (18 March 2021) — UN human rights experts* today demanded that Iranian authorities immediately release arbitrarily detained Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali who is… ...
March 15, 2021
French National Benjamin Briere Tried on National Security Charges in Iran
Ten months after being arrested in Iran, a French national has been charged with “espionage” and “propaganda against the state,” the Center for Human Rights in Iran has learned. Benjamin… ...
March 9, 2021
UN: Women and Girls in Iran Treated as Second Class Citizens, Reforms Urgently Needed
UN Press Release, GENEVA (8 March 2021) – Women and girls continue to be treated as second class citizens in Iran, a UN expert says in a report to the… ...
March 8, 2021
2021
The Center for Human Rights in Iran received over 1,100 English-language online news media citations in 2021. Following is an incomplete listing of those citations. *For media inquiries, please contact… ...
February 23, 2021
84-Year-Old U.S. Detainee Baquer Namazi Suffering “Severe Health Conditions” in Iran
In a statement published on February 22, 2021, a relative of two U.S. citizens detained in Iran on trumped-up charges–Baquer Namazi and his son, Siamak Namazi–called on President Joe Biden… ...