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Tag : 2009

November 29, 2018

Death of Satirist Alireza Rezaei in Exile Prompts Outpouring of Grief from Iranians Forced by State Repression to Flee Iran

Beloved Blogger Broke Taboos by Writing About Political and Social Issues with Humor November 29, 2018—The death in exile of ...

August 9, 2018

Iran’s Authorities Should Denounce Threat to BBC Made by Iranian News Agency

Mizan News Agency “Incites Violence Against Our Journalists” Says BBC August 9, 2018—The inflammatory statements against the BBC that ...

May 24, 2018

Eight Iranian Officials Call For Lifting Ban on Twitter Less Than a Month After State Blocks Telegram

Conservatives Increasingly Endorsing Twitter as Propaganda Front Six Iranian ministers and two members of Parliament (MPs) have sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani calling on him ...

February 19, 2018

Iran’s Suppression of December 2017 Unrest Marked by Brutal Violations of Law

The state crackdown that crushed the protests that erupted across Iran in late December 2017 was marked by violence and brutal disregard for the law. This CHRI briefing, based on interviews with released detainees, the families and attorneys of detainees, and journalists and human rights ...

January 11, 2018

Iran Should Launch Independent Investigation of Deaths of Two Protesters in Prison

“They arrested him and then they beat and killed him. Now they want to destroy his reputation.” January 11, 2018—Iran should launch an independent investigation of the cases ...

December 29, 2017

Hardline Officials Blame Wave of Protests in Iran on Rouhani Government and Foreign Powers

Protests flared across several Iranian cities during the last week of December 2017 as citizens faced off with security forces ...

December 1, 2017

Spokesman Berates Former President Ahmadinejad After He Accuses Judiciary of Corruption

The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has publicly spoken out against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the former president accused the judiciary of ...

November 29, 2017

After Fiery Speech, Iran Censors Ahmadinejad-Related Online Searches

Websites affiliated with former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were blocked in Iran and the country’s most widely used state-approved video-sharing site has barred users from accessing Ahmadinejad-related content after the controversial politician criticized state officials in a recent speech ...

November 2, 2017

Website Close to IRGC Says Judicial Attack Against BBC Persian is “Spoils of War”

A website serving as a mouthpiece for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has attempted to justify the criminal investigation launched ...

November 2, 2017

Speak Out Against Iran’s Criminalization of Journalism

November 2, 2017 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today released a video about the criminal investigation by Iran's judiciary of 152 current and former staff members of BBC Persian. The defendants, all Iranian ...

October 8, 2017

Iran’s Ex-Reformist President Banned From Public Appearances Week After Seven MPs Sentenced to Prison

Former President Mohammad Khatami. Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami has been banned from making public appearances and receiving political guests for three months. The ban, first reported on October ...

August 18, 2017

Countdown Begins for Karroubi’s Trial After Deal With Rouhani Government Ends His Hunger Strike

Now that detained political leader Mehdi Karroubi has ended his life-threatening hunger strike, all eyes are on President Hassan Rouhani to see if ...

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