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March 17, 2020

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

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… ...

March 10, 2020

UN Expert Alarmed by Detention Conditions in the Wake of Recent Protests

UN Press Release GENEVA (9 March 2020) – Individuals detained in Iranian detention facilities are suffering from serious human rights violations and the situation of those arrested during the November… ...

March 6, 2020

Political Prisoners Excluded from Mass Release as COVID-19 Spreads

Iranian authorities have excluded peaceful political prisoners from the mass prisoner release that was announced by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi in late February 2020 to control the growing COVID-19 coronavirus… ...

February 28, 2020

Grave Concerns for Prisoners in Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Tehran Prison Lacks Medicines, Sanitary Supplies as Some Inmates Exhibit “Severe” Cold Symptoms February 28, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is extremely concerned by reports… ...

February 27, 2020

2020

The Center for Human Rights in Iran received over 4,000 news media citations from international print, radio, TV, and online news media outlets between January 1, 2020 and December 31…. ...

February 8, 2020

“Stop Trying to Destroy Me and My Family” Writes Iranian American Businessman from Tehran’s Evin Prison

In a letter from Evin Prison in Tehran where he has been held since October 2015, Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi asked Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi why his requests for… ...

December 26, 2019

Moore-Gilbert’s Letter to Australian PM: “Do Whatever it Takes to Get Me Out”

Melboune University Scholar’s Open Letter Describes: “Psychological Torture,” Prolonged Solitary Confinement Unjust Arrest by Revolutionary Guards to “Lure” Her Husband to Iran 10-Year Prison Sentence on Espionage Conviction Without “Shred… ...

November 22, 2019

Initial Reports Show Thousands Arrested in Iran’s Crackdown on November Protests

*This article was updated with additional details on November 25. Early Tally Indicates at Least 4,000 Arrests as Concerns Mount for Detainees Smeared by State Media as “Rioters” In the… ...

October 2, 2019

Thousands Sign Petition for Release of British-Iranian Dual National Imprisoned in Iran

Anoosheh Ashoori Serving a 12-Year Sentence on Sham Charges of Espionage More than 47,000 people have signed a petition calling for the release of British-Iranian dual national Anoosheh Ashoori, who… ...

September 25, 2019

Iran Arrests Activist Masih Alinejad’s Brother Amid Crusade to Silence Citizens Based Abroad

September 25, 2019 – Against a backdrop of an ongoing campaign aimed at silencing foreign-based activists, agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry arrested the brother of prominent U.S.-based activist Masih Alinejad,… ...

September 24, 2019

Relatives of Jailed Dual and Foreign Nationals Launch Alliance Against Iran’s “Hostage-Taking” Amid UNGA

The day before Iran’s speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the families of dual and foreign nationals who were formerly imprisoned in the country as well… ...

September 23, 2019

“His Health is Deteriorating” Imprisoned US Navy Vet Undergoes Melanoma Operation in Iran

Imprisoned American navy veteran Michael White is in poor health after undergoing an operation to remove his melanoma in the Iranian city of Mashhad, his family’s spokesman told the Center… ...

September 17, 2019

Detained Iranian-British Anthropologist Says Charges Based on Government-Approved Research

Kameel Ahmady Was Held in Solitary Confinement for Nearly a Month, Detention Order Extended Held in solitary confinement since being arrested in Tehran on August 11, 2019, Iranian-British anthropologist Kameel… ...

September 16, 2019

Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Isolated for Months in IRGC-Controlled High-Security Ward

Iran Has Detained at Least Three Australians in the Last Year September 16, 2019 – Australian academic Kylie Gilbert-Moore has been held for almost a year in Ward 2-A of… ...

August 21, 2019

British Council Employee’s 10-year Prison Sentence Upheld Without a Hearing

The 10-year prison sentence issued against British Council employee Aras Amiri was upheld on August 18, 2019, without a hearing, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned…. ...

July 17, 2019

Jailed British Council Employee Says She Rejected “Explicit Invitation” to Spy for Iran

Aras Amiri is Serving a 10-Year Prison Sentence Says She Was Imprisoned for Association with British Council Was Not Allowed to Use Chosen Lawyer, Only Met Appointed Lawyer Once Calls… ...

July 16, 2019

France Says Iran Hasn’t Given “Satisfactory” Response to Questions About Detained Dual National

Iranian-born French scholar Fariba Adelkhah has been detained in Iran since June 2019. Fariba Adelkhah Among at Least Eight Other Jailed Iranians With Foreign Residencies While confirming reports that Iranian-born… ...

June 18, 2019

Richard Ratcliffe Takes Hunger Strike for Wife’s Freedom to Iran’s Doorstep in London

Dual National Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Has Been Eligible for Release Since 2017 June 18, 2019 – On day four of Richard Ratcliffe’s hunger strike outside the Iranian embassy in London, embassy… ...

May 14, 2019

British Council Employee Aras Amiri Jailed for Refusing to Spy, Says Cousin

Amiri Was Forced to Choose Lawyer from Court-Issued List The UK-based British Council employee Aras Amiri was jailed in Iran for refusing to spy for the country’s Intelligence Ministry, her… ...

May 8, 2019

UN Urges Iran to Release Imprisoned American Scholar Xiyue Wang

  Xiyue Wang (left) poses for a photo with his son and wife. UN, GENEVA (7 May 2019) ‑ UN experts firmly request Iran to immediately release American academic… ...

April 24, 2019

Memo to Zarif: Stop Taking Dual Nationals as Hostages

…imprisoned in Iran with the US is a glaring admission that these prisoners are being held as political hostages. “If ever there was a question that imprisoned dual nationals in… ...

March 15, 2019

UN Expert Concerned by Crackdown on Protests and Strikes in Iran

Iranian students clash with riot police during an anti-government protest around the University of Tehran, Iran, 30 December 2017. Living conditions difficult for many Iranians Expert calls for release of… ...

March 6, 2019

Iranian Belgian Academic Arrested in Iran on Unspecified “Security Charges”

A dual national academic who has taught at the University of Tehran and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium was arrested on “security charges,” a senior Iranian official revealed… ...

March 6, 2019

2019

When Iran blocked the internet, tech experts in the U.S. tried to hack a solution. Here’s why they couldn’t Los Angeles Times 17 December, 2019 -run network, said Amir Rashidi,… ...

February 12, 2019

US Resident Imprisoned in Iran Nizar Zakka Refused to Make False “Confession” on Film

Lebanese-born US resident Nizar Zakka refused to make false statements while being filmed in Evin Prison in Tehran where he has been imprisoned since 2017, the Center for Human Rights… ...

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