July 14, 2021

Foiled Kidnapping of Dissident Part of Iran’s Ramped-Up Campaign to Crush Dissent

Iranian Activists Abroad at Risk if Europe, U.S. Don’t Address Iran’s Unlawful Activities July 14, 2021 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today condemned in the strongest terms a foiled attempt by Iranian state agents ...

July 11, 2018

Free Iran’s Political Prisoners

July 12, 2018--During a speech in March 2018, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that no one in Iran is ...

June 20, 2018

Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process

Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar Concerns June 20, 2018—The Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner ...

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 corruption in a public speech. At a press conference on November 28, 2017, ...

August 22, 2017

Judiciary Contradicts Rouhani Officials’ Promise to Detained Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi

The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has publicly rejected a report that security agents will leave detained opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi’s home in northern Tehran as “total lies.” “Mr. Ejei is confusing the issue,” ...

April 13, 2017

Social Media Emerges as Major Battlefront in Iran’s May 2017 Elections

A month before Iranians head to the polls for the presidential and council elections, a heated exchange between the judiciary and the Intelligence Ministry has highlighted the growing tension ...