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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 – ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...