November 30, 2023

Joint Letter: Free Unjustly Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Laureate Should Be Allowed to Travel to Oslo to See Family and Receive Prize The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly endorses an appeal initiated by Pen… ...

November 17, 2023

Peaceful Protesters’ Plight in Iran: Abductions and Forced Confessions

November 17, 2023 – An arbitrarily detained woman, facing unjust imprisonment in Iran, has provided a detailed account of her violent abduction amid mass arrests of peaceful protesters who were… ...

October 30, 2023

Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand

Nasrin Sotoudeh Among Those Violently Arrested, Faces Grave Danger and Re-Imprisonment Manzar Zarabi, Who Lost Family Members on Downed Airplane, and Teacher’s Rights Advocate Masoud Zeinalzadeh Detained *Note from the… ...

October 24, 2023

UN Expert: Iran is “Dangerously Lacking in Basic Human Rights Safeguards”

A UN human rights expert has reported on the entrenched shortcomings within the Islamic Republic of Iran’s legal and political framework, which severely curtail the ability of Iranian citizens to… ...

October 23, 2023

Journalists Who Reported on Mahsa Jina Amini’s Killing Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

Niloufar Hamedi Gets 13 Years Behind Bars and Elahe Mohammadi 12 Years Iranian Government Moves to Crush “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement On All Fronts October 23, 2023 — The sentencing… ...

October 11, 2023

Business Owners in Iran Face Economic Reprisals for Supporting Protests

October 11, 2023 – Business owners in Iran are facing severe consequences, including loss of livelihoods and restricted access to vital services such as banking, due to their support for… ...

October 9, 2023

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

Signatories, Including Wounded Protesters, Urge Investigation by UN’s Fact-Finding Mission and Support by International Medical Organizations October 9, 2023 — A group of more than 120 Iranians, including medical professionals,… ...

September 29, 2023

Children Among Injured as Iranian Authorities Open Fire on Protests in Zahedan

Grave Concerns Over Further State Violence Ahead of “Blood Friday” Anniversary, When 100+ Protesters Were Killed *Update on September 30, 2023: Since yesterday, Iranian state security forces attempting to suppress… ...

September 28, 2023

Academic Year in Iran Begins with Imprisonment of Teachers, Arbitrary Arrests

New Law Requires Teachers To Be “Evaluated” with Ideological Questions Every Year September 28, 2023 – A year-long state crackdown on civil society and dissent in Iran has been corroding… ...

September 27, 2023

Freeing Hostages is Good, Preventing Further Abductions by Iran Would Be Better

September 27, 2023 — The release of the five American hostages held in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a welcome development. The imprisonment of these individuals, long-held unlawfully in… ...

September 20, 2023

Iran’s Parliament Approves Harsh New Hijab Law, Escalating Repression of Women

International Community Should Call for an End to Gender Apartheid in Iran September 20, 2023 – On the anniversary week of the eruption of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, sparked… ...

September 16, 2023

At Least One Shot as Iran Deploys Armed Forces to Suppress “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests

Child Soldiers Used to Assist State Security Forces Relatives of Victims of State Violence, Activists Threatened to Refrain from Protesting Prisoners of Conscience Launch Solidarity Strikes, Women’s Prison Comes Under… ...

September 13, 2023

Iranian Government Replaces University Professors Accused of Backing “Woman, Life, Freedom’ Protests with Regime Loyalists

At least 26 Professors Punished, Students Face Heightened Restrictions and Repression September 13, 2023 – One year after the inception of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, research conducted by the… ...

September 4, 2023

Massacre in Kurdish City by Islamic Republic Forces Exposed in New Report

More State Violence Feared as Anniversary of “Woman Life Freedom” Uprising Nears Intentional Killing of Unarmed Civilians Amounts to Crimes Against Humanity September 5, 2023 – A new report just… ...

September 1, 2023

Tortured Protester Dies in Iranian Prison After Death Sentences Thrown Out

…Javad Roohi was “Killed” September 1, 2023 – The death of Javad Roohi, aged 35, in Iranian state custody, following his arrest during anti-state protests and subsequent torture during interrogations,… ...

August 30, 2023

Webinar: Legal Challenges Facing Iran’s “Woman Life Freedom” Movement

Rights and Revolt: Three Lawyers Analyze the Legal Terrain of Iran’s “Women Life Freedom” Movement In anticipation of the anniversary of Iran’s transformative “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, the Center for… ...

August 29, 2023

Arrests of Slain Protesters’ Families Signals Looming State Violence as “Woman Life Freedom” Anniversary Nears

Authorities Seek to Quash Protest and Silence Justice-Seekers with Over 20 Arrests August 29, 2023 – The arrests of numerous family members of protesters who were killed by state security… ...

August 21, 2023

Arrests of Women Activists Escalate Across Iran Ahead of “Woman Life Freedom” Anniversary

At Least 22 Activists Arrested in Last Three Weeks as State’s Repressive Capacity Gears Up International Community “Must Take Decisive Measures” August 21, 2023 – The recent detention of at… ...

August 15, 2023

Special Report: Sunni Clerics in the Crosshairs of Islamic Republic Repression

Religious Leaders of Minority Communities Are Arrested, Imprisoned, Defrocked for Supporting Protesters August 15, 2023 – Religious leaders of the Sunni Muslim communities in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province and… ...

August 2, 2023

Political Executions Surge in Iran as Government Seeks to Silence All Dissent 

Young Men Are Hanged without Due Process or Fair Trials August 2, 2023 – Politically motivated executions are increasing dramatically in Iran, with at least 17 mostly young men hung… ...

July 24, 2023

Jailed Rapper Tortured, Forced into Psychiatric Center After Demanding Justice

Saman Yasin: Latest Victim of Iran’s Use of Forced Psychiatric Care to Punish Political Prisoners July 24, 2023 – The forced psychiatric hospitalization of jailed rapper Saman Yasin in Iran… ...

July 18, 2023

Iranian Women Face Increased Violence as State Resumes Forced-Veiling Patrols

Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Must Vigilantly Monitor, Document Associated Abuses UN Should Call on Islamic Republic to Repeal Compulsory Hijab Law July 18, 2023 – Women and girls in Iran… ...

July 5, 2023

Fact-Finding Mission Calls on Iran to Stop Executing Protesters, Release Political Prisoners

The independent, international Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on the Islamic Republic of Iran today provided its first oral report to the UN Human Rights Council, in which… ...

June 28, 2023

Iran: State’s “Investigation” of Bar Association Aims to Crush Dissent

Iranian Officials Commit Rights Violations with Impunity While Parliament Votes to Further Persecute Human Rights Defenders June 28, 2023 – Bolstering a state campaign aimed at crushing dissent, the Iranian… ...

June 19, 2023

Students Across Iran Say “No” to Forced Hijab

…Iran have issued strong statements of support for fellow students who are facing severe persecution at the Art University of Tehran for peacefully protesting forced-hijab rules and punishments on campus… ...