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May 5, 2015

Leading Activist Arrested Ahead of Her Trial for Peaceful Civil Activities

Narges Mohammadi is Transferred to Evin Prison Civil rights activist and Deputy Director of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, was arrested at her home in Tehran… ...

May 1, 2015

Prominent Activist Charged with National Security Crimes for Her Peaceful Civic Activism

A Tehran court has charged the prominent Iranian civil rights activist and deputy head of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, with crimes against national security for… ...

February 25, 2015

Activists Ask FIFA to Intervene to End Iran’s Ban on Women in Stadiums

Referring to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, approved in 1997, the signatories added, “Any type of deprivation of fundamental rights or restricting… ...

February 23, 2015

2015

Iranian Activist’s Health Worsens in Prison As She Awaits Appeal Hearing Brazil Business Today – EIN News 31 December, 2015 Source: International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran A prolonged… ...

January 28, 2015

Prominent Human Rights Activist Detained and Kept from Seeing Vice President of German Parliament

Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was detained by security agents for several hours as she tried to meet with the Vice President of the German… ...

September 3, 2014

Gender Segregation Violates the Rights of Women in Iran

Morteza Talai, Deputy Chairperson of the Tehran City Council Commentary by Leila Mouri* The recent sharp exchange during a press conference between Morteza Talai, Deputy Chairperson of the Tehran City… ...

July 3, 2014

130 Women Sign Letter to Protest Women Barred From Entering Azadi Stadium

More then 130 women’s rights activists have asked the President of the International Volleyball Federation to protect the right of Iranian women to enter sports stadiums and attend volleyball matches…. ...

June 20, 2014

Halt Execution of 33 Sunnis, Request Rights Groups

Eighteen rights groups issued a joint statement to demand a halt on execution of 33 Sunni death row inmates, noting unfair trials…. ...

June 2, 2014

In the Media: 2013

Stopping Iran’s Human Rights Abuses Counterpunch December 19, 2013 As stated by Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “President Rouhani has a mandate… ...

March 13, 2014

Joint Letter on Iran to the Human Rights Council

Support Resolution to Renew the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran. March 12, 2014 To: Member States of the Human Rights Council Your… ...

December 27, 2013

Nasrin Sotoudeh Home Raided and Looted Two Weeks After 2012 Sakharov Prize Delivered

Two weeks after a Euroepan Parliament delegation met with Nasrin Sotoudeh in Tehran to present the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the human rights lawyer’s home has been… ...

December 27, 2013

Draft Citizenship Charter Will Allow Continued Rights Violations say Human Rights Groups

In a letter addressed to Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s President, Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed appreciation for the draft Citizenship Rights Charter, but… ...

December 19, 2013

Ebadi: Citizenship Charter Is Redundant Distraction from Justice

Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights lawyer, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an exclusive interview that the draft Citizenship Rights Charter… ...

November 15, 2013

25 NGOs Urge UN Third Committee to Pass Iran Human Rights Resolution

As the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee prepares to vote on the resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran, 25 human rights organizations have joined… ...

October 2, 2013

Court Finalizes Six-year Sentence for Writing a Letter to Mohammad Khatami

Imprisoned lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh appeared in court to defend himself against charges of “collusion and assembly against national security,” he wrote in a letter published September 29 on Kaleme website…. ...

September 12, 2013

House of Cinema Reopens in Tehran

Following a bitter struggle during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tenure culminating in its closure, Iran’s House of Cinema reopened today in Tehran, with hundreds of jubilant cinema folks in attendance. The reopening… ...

September 5, 2013

Nobel Laureate Urges UN, Iranian Government, to Protect Iranians in Iraq

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel Peace laureate, spoke about the murder of dozens of residents of… ...

May 13, 2013

“Five in the Afternoon” with Kambiz Hosseini Wins International Award for Best of Online Activism

“Five in the Afternoon,” the Persian-language weekly podcast hosted by prominent Iranian satirist Kambiz Hosseini and sponsored and produced by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, has won… ...

March 18, 2013

Condemn Systemic Violations and Renew the UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate

This week, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joined 16 other human rights organizations in a joint letter asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the… ...

March 13, 2013

Special Rapporteur’s March 2013 report on the situation of human rights in Iran

The present report is the second to be submitted to the Human Rights Council, pursuant to Council resolution 16/9, and communicates developments in the human rights situation of the Islamic… ...

February 13, 2013

End arbitrary house arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard; free all prisoners of conscience

…political activist, and cease harassing or detaining without cause the couple’s two daughters and Mehdi Karroubi’s son, said the Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six leading human rights bodies…. ...

February 10, 2013

In the Media: 2008

Iran : Pour une réouverture de l’organisation de Shirin Ebadi News Press, 23 December 2008, 892 words, (French) Human Rights Watch Le raid illégal mené le 21 décembre 2008 à… ...

February 10, 2013

Shirin Ebadi: Iran’s Judiciary Is a Subsidiary of the Intelligence Ministry

Following the arrest of Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran’s former press court judge and prosecutor, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “The timing and… ...

February 3, 2013

In the Media: 2010

Canadian blogger gets bail in Iran CBC News – December 10, 2010 The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Thursday that Derakhshan is expected back in prison in… ...

January 29, 2013

Iranian Artists Depict the “Agony of Contemporary Iran” in New Book

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is proud to announce the publication of a groundbreaking new book at the crossroads of art and human rights: Sketches of Iran:… ...

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