Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities Targeted November 12, 2024 – The death sentence just handed down for… ...
World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents Is Severe Violation of Law November 4, 2024 – The Center for… ...
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, Torture, Imprisonment and Even Death for Exposing State’s Brutal Repression October 31,… ...
Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression October 22, 2024 – As we approach the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Center for… ...
Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers’ Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman Life Freedom Uprising One of the most active female advocates for teacher’s rights… ...
Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing… ...
…interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up to the Islamic Republic’s security forces and the photographers who documented their resistance. The photographs were taken by photojournalists who… ...
Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of Islamic Republic Repression Becomes Normalized September 11, 2024 – Two years ago, 22-year-old… ...
Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), along with 25 fellow human rights… ...
UN Cites “Reports of serious violations of fair trial and due process rights” September 3, 2024 — UN experts have voiced grave concern over a sharp rise in executions in… ...
September 1, 2024 – On this Labor Day, observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) honors the resilient and courageous workers… ...
Peaceful Protests for Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions Met with Arbitrary Arrests August 28, 2024 – As nurses’ strikes surge across Iran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran… ...
Death Penalty in Iran Used as a “Tool of Political Repression” August 27, 2024 – In a joint statement released today, the Center for Human Rights in Iran, along with… ...
August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights… ...
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 — 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… ...
76-Year-Old Mohammad Seifzadeh is the “Godfather” of Human Rights Lawyers in Iran Punished for Signing a Letter to the UN on Unlawful Executions in Iran August 14, 2024 – In… ...
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 9, 2024 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an immediate halt to executions in Iran after a disturbing surge in state-sanctioned killings,… ...
33 Executed in Last 24 hours, All Were Marked by Severe Violations of International Law Global Community Must Forcefully Warn Iran to Stop These Unlawful Hangings August 7, 2024—The Islamic… ...
Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and Medical Care for Iran’s Political Prisoners August 2, 2024 – The Islamic Republic… ...
Four Women Slammed with Bogus Political Charges That Carry the Death Penalty Women Subjected to Torture, Mock Executions, Forced Confessions, Denial of Counsel July 30, 2024 – Multiple women political… ...
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… ...
Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, 2024 – The death sentence issued by the Iranian judiciary on… ...
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… ...
