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Tag : Iran sanctions

February 7, 2023

Policy Briefing: Recommendations for the International Community on Iran

Imposing Costs on the Islamic Republic for Its Human Rights Atrocities View a PDF version of this briefing here. View this briefing’s press release here. INTRODUCTION February 8, 2023 —Since anti-government protests broke out across ...

October 6, 2022

Iran Protests: Scores of Civil Society Members Detained “Preventatively”

 Grave Concerns for Torture, Killings of Political Prisoners Amid Mass Arrests  October 6, 2022 – Less than three weeks after protests erupted across Iran, at least 1,200 people have been arrested, including at least 92 members of civil ...

June 21, 2022

UN Secretary General Condemns Increasing Executions, Worsening Repression in Raisi’s Iran

In his latest report presented to the UN Human Rights Council, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the rising number of executions in the Islamic of Iran, as well as "patterns of arbitrary deprivation ...

May 12, 2022

Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran

Government’s Refusal to Allow UN Human Rights Experts into Country Condemned May 12, 2022 -- A group of prominent civil rights activists in Iran has called on UN representative Alena Douhan, who will be visiting Iran shortly to assess ...

February 18, 2022

Rights Groups: Human Rights Sanctions on Iran Must Not Be Lifted to Reach Nuclear Deal

President Raisi Should Remain Sanctioned for His Crimes Against Humanity February 18, 2022 - In a joint statement released today, 10* human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), urged the governments negotiating ...

November 14, 2021

“They’re Torturing Me Without Touching Me” Says Unarmed Protester Shot by Iranian Security Forces

Two years after Iran’s massive November 2019 protests, the government has yet to respond to questions about its deadly use of force to suppress the demonstrations, which occurred in more than 200 cities, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured ...

October 12, 2021

Human Rights Lawyers, Activist to Be Illegally Tried as Their Legal Team is Denied Case Files

Group was Arrested Ahead of Filing Lawsuit Against State Officials for Disastrous Pandemic Response Legal Teams of Defendants Denied Access to Case Files, Homes Raided Detainees Were Pressured to Sign Pledges Promising to Withdraw Any Lawsuits October ...

September 28, 2021

Iran’s New Government Moves to Silence Dissent by Muzzling Leading Activists

September 28, 2021 – The Iranian security establishment’s attempt to imprison four prominent human rights defenders, only a few months after the inauguration of the country’s new presidential administration, signals the beginning of a new and intensified ...

July 28, 2021

U.S., EU Must Speak Out Forcefully to Avoid Further Bloodshed in Iran

Security Forces Are Again Killing Peaceful Protesters; Repeat of 2019 Massacre Feared State-engineered Internet Shutdown Aimed at Hiding the Violence July 28, 2021—As state security forces in Iran continue to violently suppress peaceful protests that erupted in Khuzestan ...

July 21, 2021

Iran Primer: President Raisi’s Record on Human Rights

The following interview with Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, was conducted and published by Iran Primer and republished here with permission.  What role did Raisi play in the 1988 ...

July 19, 2021

Rights Groups: Iranian Dissidents Remain at Risk Worldwide Without International Action

July 19, 2021—In a joint statement released today, 10 human rights groups, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran, urged the international community to hold Iranian authorities accountable for their ongoing campaigns of persecution against Iranian ...

May 10, 2021

Joint Letter: Biden’s Iran Policy Must Include Focus on Human Rights

The Center for Human Rights in Iran, along with eight other organizations, today sent a letter to the Biden-Harris administration calling for human rights to be advanced parallel to other matters with Iran May 10, 2021 -- ...

April 26, 2021

New Report: Lack of Access to Tech Products Blocks Internet Freedom in Iran

Biden Administration, Companies Can Support Digital Rights without Lifting Any Sanctions April 26, 2021—A new policy briefing released today by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) details the difficulties Iranians have purchasing or using international ...

September 12, 2020

Execution of Navid Afkari: “Iran’s Judiciary is a Tool of Political Repression and Violence and a Threat to the People”

Champion Wrestler Executed despite Evidence of Torture and Innocence September 12, 2020—The execution of Navid Afkari, the 27-year-old champion wrestler, by hanging at sunrise today in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, demonstrates the Iranian judiciary’s complete ...

September 10, 2020

Celebrated Artists and Authors Join Online Campaign to Free Imprisoned Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Urgent Call for International Show of Solidarity to #FreeNasrin as Lawyer Begins Fifth Week of Hunger Strike September 9, 2020—Prominent global artists and authors have united in an impassioned call to free the renowned human rights lawyer ...

September 2, 2020

Death Sentence for Champion Wrestler Based on False Evidence, Torture and Forced False Confessions

Lawyer for Navid Afkari: Video Footage Proves He Did Not Commit Alleged Crime “There is not one shred of evidence ... they are looking for a neck for their rope” September 2, 2020—The Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari has ...

April 23, 2020

COVID-19 Poses Extreme Danger to Arbitrarily Jailed Conservationists, Dual Nationals

Infected Wildlife Conservationist Sam Rajabi Refused Hospitalization, Cellmates Untested American Citizen Siamak Namazi Held in Same “Cell and Bunk Bed Row” as Rajabi Prisoners Held on Politically Motivated Charges Excluded from Reported Prisoner Releases April 23, 2020 ...

March 26, 2020

Commentary: Trump’s Refusal to Relax Iran Sanctions in the Era of COVID-19 Threatens Everyone

*This commentary was originally published on NBC News THINK. Iranian officials were dismissive of the threat, and now their belated efforts are running up against the wall of sanctions. But as usual, the most vulnerable will ...

February 20, 2020

“Torture” and “Sexual Threats” Detailed in Letters by Jailed Former UN Environment Consultant

Conservation Scientist Niloufar Bayani: "Every time I... sought help from the authorities, the pressures, threats, and acts of torture increased." Appeals Court Upheld Prison Sentences Against Conservationists on Baseless Charges and Coerced “Confessions” February 20, 2020 – A female ...

March 1, 2019

Millions of iPhone Users Unable to Use Iranian Apps Due to Apple Certificate Revocation 

A new move by the Apple Corporation aimed at protecting user data has resulted in Iranian apps becoming unusable on the iOS mobile operating system as of February 27, 2019, for some 9 million users. Apple said it ...

October 22, 2018

International Community Must Establish Mechanisms to Sell Humanitarian Goods to Iran, Iranian Government Must Ensure Affordability

Access to Medicines and Basic Foods in Iran Must Be Protected Economic Mismanagement and Sanctions Combine to Endanger Economic and Social Rights of Iranians, Poor at Greatest Risk October 23, 2018—With the full reinstatement of US sanctions on Iran ...

August 24, 2018

Iran Sanctions “Unjust and Harmful,” Says UN Expert Warning Against Generalised Economic War

Mr. Idriss Jazairy, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures GENEVA (22 August 2018) – Sanctions must be just, and must not lead to the suffering of ...

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    New Briefing: Failure to Increase International Costs on Islamic Republic Will Green-Light Further Atrocities
    February 7, 2023
  • Policy Briefing: Recommendations for the International Community on Iran
    Policy Briefing: Recommendations for the International Community on Iran
    February 7, 2023
  • Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
    Civil Rights Defender Farhad Meysami at Risk of Death in Iranian Prison
    February 2, 2023
  • Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against “Hostage-Taking”
    Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against "Hostage-Taking"
    February 2, 2023
  • Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
    Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
    February 1, 2023
  • Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    January 25, 2023
  • Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    January 19, 2023
  • Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    January 12, 2023
  • Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September
    Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September
    January 10, 2023
  • Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk
    Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk
    January 7, 2023
  • Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice
    Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice
    January 6, 2023
  • What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?
    What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?
    January 5, 2023
  • Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
    Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
    January 4, 2023
  • Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    December 20, 2022
  • Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    December 15, 2022
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    December 14, 2022
  • Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent
    Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent
    December 13, 2022
  • Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
    Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
    December 12, 2022
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