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June 26, 2025

Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway

U.S. Must Confront Iran Over Human Rights Abuses in Upcoming Talks June 26, 2025—Hundreds of ordinary citizens, members of religious and ethnic minorities, activists, and others are being rounded up… ...

May 20, 2025

Iran Moves to Silence Literary Voices with Arrests, Prison and Death Sentences

At Least 19 Writers and Poets Targeted in 2025, One Sentenced to Death “Lawyers working on such cases face threats, stigmatization, fabricated charges, arrest and disbarment” May 20, 2025 — An… ...

January 29, 2025

Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country

…of Kurd, Baluch, Arab, and Azeri Turk Citizens  January 29, 2025 —The Iranian government has greatly escalated its brutal crackdown on ethnic minority groups in recent weeks, employing unlawful mass… ...

November 18, 2024

Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a joint letter released today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI)… ...

May 28, 2024

Prominent Iranian Activists Urge UN General Assembly to Cancel Tribute to Former President Raisi

Joint Letter Highlights Raisi’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Dozens of Iranian human activists, including lawyers, doctors, journalists, academics, and a Nobel Peace Laureate, have signed an open letter urging the… ...

October 9, 2023

Joint Letter: 120 Iranian Doctors, Lawyers, and Activists Call for Release of Doctor Jailed for Treating Protesters

…2023 — A group of more than 120 Iranians, including medical professionals, lawyers, activists, and individuals who sustained injuries during the Iranian government’s violent suppression of street protests, have jointly… ...

March 9, 2023

CHRI Board Member Mehrangiz Kar Receives Women’s Award for Justice and Advocacy from NYC Bar Association

March 9, 2023 – Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Mehrangiz Kar, a board member of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), received the Women’s Award for Justice… ...

March 3, 2023

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will “Testify” About Sexual Assault Against Protesters

Prominent Human Rights Defender Takes Grave Risks by Penning Open Letter in Prison “As a witness in both cases of physical, sexual assault, and physical torture, I am willing to… ...

November 16, 2022

Beleaguered Yet Defiant, Iranian Artists Persecuted for Supporting Anti-State Protests  

…else, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. But because she’s based in the Islamic Republic of Iran, prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti made international headlines when she, for the… ...

October 6, 2022

Iran Protests: Scores of Civil Society Members Detained “Preventatively”

Grave Concerns for Torture, Killings of Political Prisoners Amid Mass Arrests October 6, 2022 – Less than three weeks after protests erupted across Iran, at least 1,200 people have been… ...

April 12, 2022

2022

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… ...

January 3, 2022

Writer in Coma, Another Political Prisoner Dead after Unjust Imprisonment in Iran

Baktash Abtin (left) and Adel Kianpour (right). Concerns Mount for Prisoners Under Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i COVID-19 in Crowded Jails and Routine Denial of Medical Treatment Put All at Risk… ...

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… ...

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… ...

March 31, 2021

Iran’s Intelligence Establishment is Spreading Propaganda Through Films and TV

…according to research by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi boasted about the substantial role of the state’s security establishment in the production… ...

March 9, 2021

For Translating a Book About Syria, Arash Ganji Must Serve 5 Years in an Iranian Prison

Arash Ganji, a translator and secretary of the board of directors of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA), must serve five years of an 11-year prison sentence that was upheld by… ...

January 15, 2021

Freemuse and Center for Human Rights in Iran Call on Iran to Free Writer Arash Ganji, Stop Prosecuting Free Speech

Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer, translator, and the secretary of the board of directors of the Iranian Writers‘ Association, Arash Ganji, to 11 years in… ...

September 30, 2020

A Conversation with the Director and Producers of the New Documentary, “Nasrin”

Nasrin, a new documentary scheduled for its world premiere on October 1, 2020, tells the important and fascinating story of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the imprisoned human rights lawyer who has endured… ...

April 28, 2020

Novelist Brother of “Iran’s Bob Dylan” Loses Appeal Against Politically Motivated Prison Sentence

Iranian Judiciary Contiguously Targeting Dissidents’ Family Members Iran’s Appeals Court upheld a one-year prison sentence against novelist Hamid Namjoo for the content of his writings and because he published work… ...

February 27, 2020

2020

…and December 31. Following is an incomplete listing of those citations. *For media inquiries, please contact media(at)iranhumanrights.org Haaretz.com IL Dec 13, 2020 • 3:56 PM Iran Sentences British-Iranian Anthropologist to… ...

May 29, 2019

170+ Iranian Women Activists Condemn Sanctions and Threats of War

More than 170 members and supporters of Iran’s women’s movement have signed a statement strongly opposing sanctions and threats of war on the country. Most of the signatories are based… ...

May 3, 2019

Three Writers Tried in Iran on “National Security” Charges

The trial of three board members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA) was held at Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran on April 27 and 28, 2019. Baktash… ...

January 29, 2019

Three Members of Iran’s Writers Association Charged With National Security Crimes for Opposing Censorship

Three senior members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA) have been charged with national security crimes for peacefully protesting state censorship policies, according to a statement posted by the trade… ...

October 30, 2018

Iran Must Stop Imprisoning Lawyers for Defending Their Clients

Mohammad Najafi is the Seventh Attorney to Be Sent to Prison in Last Six Months, Six Remain Behind Bars October 30, 2018—Iran’s sentencing of attorney Mohammad Najafi to three years… ...

October 3, 2018

120 Academics and Activists Join UN in Calling on Iran to Free Princeton Scholar Xiyue Wang

Xiyue Wang (right) with his son and wife. A group of 120 academics and human rights activists of Iranian origin have called on Iran to free imprisoned American scholar Xiyue… ...

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Latest News

  • Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
    Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
    June 26, 2025
  • Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
    Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
    June 23, 2025
  • Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War
    Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War
    June 19, 2025
  • Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates
    Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates
    June 18, 2025
  • Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
    Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
    June 16, 2025
  • CHRI: Civilians Must Not Be Targets in Iran
    CHRI: Civilians Must Not Be Targets in Iran
    June 12, 2025
  • UNICEF’s Silence on Iran: Nobel Laureate Demands Action on Children’s Rights Abuses
    UNICEF’s Silence on Iran: Nobel Laureate Demands Action on Children’s Rights Abuses
    June 11, 2025
  • Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike Sweeps 163 Cities, Dozens Arrested
    Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike Sweeps 163 Cities, Dozens Arrested
    June 4, 2025
  • Urgent Appeal from Evin Prison: Imprisoned Scholar Mahvash Seydal Exposes Iran’s Denial of Medical Care to Women Political Prisoners
    Urgent Appeal from Evin Prison: Imprisoned Scholar Mahvash Seydal Exposes Iran’s Denial of Medical Care to Women Political Prisoners
    May 27, 2025
  • Iran Moves to Silence Literary Voices with Arrests, Prison and Death Sentences
    Iran Moves to Silence Literary Voices with Arrests, Prison and Death Sentences
    May 20, 2025
  • Crackdown on Justice: CHRI Reveals Systematic Persecution of Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers
    Crackdown on Justice: CHRI Reveals Systematic Persecution of Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers
    May 14, 2025
  • ‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist
    ‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist
    May 5, 2025
  • Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions
    Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions
    April 30, 2025
  • Op-Ed: Combine ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran with Maximum Support for the Iranian People
    Op-Ed: Combine ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran with Maximum Support for the Iranian People
    April 24, 2025
  • Iran’s Mass Executions of Drug Offenders Are a Human Rights Emergency
    Iran’s Mass Executions of Drug Offenders Are a Human Rights Emergency
    April 16, 2025
  • EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals
    EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals
    April 14, 2025
  • Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges
    Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges
    April 9, 2025
  • Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran
    Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran
    April 3, 2025
  • Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies
    Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies
    April 1, 2025
  • Joint Letter: Global Coalition Calls on Iran to Cease Persecution of Human Rights Lawyers
    Joint Letter: Global Coalition Calls on Iran to Cease Persecution of Human Rights Lawyers
    March 18, 2025
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