May 15, 2017

Iran Election Update – May 15, 2017

Items of Note Khatami Endorses Rouhani Influential reformist leader Mohammad Khatami has thrown his weight behind incumbent President Hassan Rouhani for Iran's May 19 presidential election. “We started on a path with Mr. Rouhani and we are at ...

May 4, 2017

CHRI’s updates on Iran’s 2017 elections | May 3, 2017

Get caught up on Iran’s 2017 presidential and local council elections with a special weekly update by CHRI. ...

April 27, 2017

Iran’s Other Elections: Local Council Applicants Subjected to Arbitrary Vetting

In a surprising development, a few outspoken and prominent political activists have been approved to run in Iran’s elections for city and village councils on May 19, 2017. However, many well-known activists and reformists have been arbitrarily disqualified. ...

May 16, 2013

Presidential Candidate Brags About His Direct Role in Violence and Repression

(May 16, 2013) The international community should immediately institute a travel ban and asset freeze against Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, the current mayor of Tehran and a contender in the upcoming presidential election, due to his extensive role in gross human rights violations, the Campaign for ...