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May 2, 2021

Iran Isn’t Just a Nuclear File (Commentary published in Foreign Affairs)

*This article was originally published by Foreign Affairs. Iran Isn’t Just a Nuclear File The Biden Administration Should Put Human Rights at the Center of Its Policy By Karen Kramer… ...

March 11, 2021

Lawsuit by Civil Rights Activists Reignites Debate on Solitary Confinement in Iran’s Prisons

Judicial Action Sought Against “Those Who Enforce Solitary Confinement and Superiors Who Order It” Use of Solitary Confinement Not Supported Under Iranian law Key Findings: Civil rights activists have filed… ...

February 28, 2021

Narges Mohammadi Video Message: Evin Prison Director Personally Assaulted Me

Following is an excerpted translation by the Center for Human Rights in Iran of comments made by the renowned rights activist and former prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi in a… ...

November 7, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh Released on Temporary Leave from Prison

Human Rights Lawyer, Weakened from Lack of Proper Medical Care, Now Home in Tehran November 7, 2020—Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was released on temporary furlough today from Gharchak… ...

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… ...

September 22, 2020

Narges Mohammadi’s Letter from Prison: “The lives of people on death row are in danger”

“The regime…knows no legal, logical or religious bounds in denying the rights of dissidents” Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Iran since 2015 for her peaceful defense of… ...

August 12, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh Begins Hunger Strike in Evin Prison

Prominent Attorney Seeks Release of Political Prisoners Amid COVID-19 Outbreak August 12, 2020—The imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a hunger strike on August 11, 2020, to demand the… ...

July 22, 2020

UN Press Release: Experts Demand Urgent Release from Prison of Narges Mohammadi and other Arbitrarily Detained Prisoners

Farsi Version (PDF) GENEVA (22 July 2020) – Iran must release human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, reportedly ill with coronavirus symptoms, and other arbitrarily detained individuals before it is too… ...

July 20, 2020

Clip of Narges Mohammadi Being Tested for COVID-19 Manufactured, Says Husband

…on July 16, 2020, claiming to show imprisoned human rights defender Narges Mohammadi being tested for the coronavirus by what appears to be a medical professional on the previous day,… ...

July 8, 2020

Imprisoned Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi May Have COVID-19 Virus, Husband Says

Multiple Prisoners Showing Signs of Virus, No One Tested “Narges Mohammadi is being denied every basic right because she takes a stand” Imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi and other… ...

July 7, 2020

Atena Daemi Begins New Prison Sentence on Day She Was to Be Freed

Rights Activist Will Serve Two More Years in Prison After Serving Five More New Cases Opened Against Daemi, Maryam Akbari Monfared, Leila Hosseinzadeh and other Prisoners Despite completing a five-year… ...

April 17, 2020

UN Urges Iran to “Immediately Release” Political Prisoners and Dual, Foreign Nationals

April 17, 2020 – UN human rights experts today called on Iran to expand its temporary release of thousands of detainees to include prisoners of conscience and dual and foreign… ...

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…. ...

December 29, 2019

These Women and Men Inspired Us All

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. A… ...

December 27, 2019

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

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… ...

December 4, 2019

Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out from Prison on Iran’s Brutality against Protestors

“There can only be one demand and that is the punishment of those responsible for the massacre of defenseless people. This must become a national call” “The state has shown… ...

October 24, 2019

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

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… ...

October 18, 2019

14 Women Activists to Be Prosecuted for Demanding Supreme Leader’s Resignation

The prosecution of 14 women who signed a statement demanding the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin on October 21, 2019, at Branch 26 of the Revolutionary… ...

October 16, 2019

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

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… ...

October 15, 2019

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

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… ...

October 11, 2019

Iran Must Confront Its Child Protection Crisis

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… ...

August 29, 2019

At Least 13 Signers of Open Letters Urging Khamenei’s Resignation Are Arrested

Demonstrating the Iranian authorities’ continued intolerance for peaceful dissent, two open letters written since June 2019 by 28 political and civil rights activists urging Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to… ...

August 19, 2019

Arrests, Prison Sentences Fail to Stem Growing Public Opposition to Iran’s Mandatory Hijab Law

At Least 12 People Sentenced to Prison Since January 2018 August 19, 2019 – Mounting arrests and prison sentences have not enabled Iran’s government to achieve broad public compliance with… ...

July 16, 2019

Zaghari-Ratcliffe Transferred to Psychiatric Ward, Held Incommunicado

Revolutionary Guards Blocking Outside Contact, Says Free Nazanin Campaign Imprisoned Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in the psychiatric ward of the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran since July… ...

July 10, 2019

UN Seriously Concerned Over Iran’s “Consistent Pattern” of Denying Prisoners Medical Treatment

UN Press Release, GENEVA (10 July 2019) – UN human rights experts today expressed serious concern that Iran continues to deny appropriate healthcare to detainees, despite repeated calls. “Over several… ...

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    UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    April 29, 2026
  • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    April 14, 2026
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    April 6, 2026
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    Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
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    Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    March 5, 2026
  • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    March 2, 2026
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    Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
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  • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    February 20, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    February 16, 2026
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    Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
    February 12, 2026
  • Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    January 30, 2026
  • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    January 29, 2026
  • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’
    UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
    January 26, 2026
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    Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
    January 23, 2026
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    30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
    January 15, 2026
  • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
    Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
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    Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
    January 9, 2026
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