September 18, 2017

Free Iranian Dual National Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to 5 YEARS in prison in Tehran in a secret trial without due process. This is her story....

August 27, 2017

Reformist MP Calls for Judicial Investigation Into Imprisoned Journalist’s Worsening Health

A member of the Iranian Parliament has called on the judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist Ehsan Mazandarani’s...

June 28, 2017

Guilt by Association: Relatives of Armed Kurdish Group Member Shot by IRGC Arrested

“We don’t know if he’s dead or still alive.” Four relatives of a member of a Kurdish militant organization who was recently ...

June 23, 2017

Angry Protestors Force Rouhani to Flee Rally in Tehran

A few weeks after being elected for a second term as president, Hassan Rouhani had to be whisked away from a ...

June 15, 2017

Human Rights Lawyer: Iran’s Response to Terrorist Attacks Could Lead to Major Rights Abuses

The arrests by Iranian security forces of dozens of suspects with alleged links to the terrorist group that calls ...

June 9, 2017

Ahmadinejad Aide Says He Was Imprisoned for Refusing to Collaborate With Revolutionary Guards

An imprisoned media advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of offering ...

June 7, 2017

Barbaric Terrorist Attacks in Iran No Excuse for Crackdown on Civil Liberties

The Center for Human Rights in Iran strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran and urges the Iranian authorities to avoid violating the citizenry’s civil and political rights in its investigations ...

May 19, 2017

Iran Election Update | May 19, 2017 (Live Updates)

Find out the latest news about Iran’s May 2017 elections by following CHRI’s live updates ...

May 15, 2017

Tehran City Council Candidate Says “Military Organizations” Intervened to Disqualify Reformist Candidates

A reformist politician and former member of Iran’s Parliament told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ...

April 7, 2017

Music Producers Returned to Evin Prison After Request for Extended Medical Furlough Denied

Music producers Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian returned to Evin Prison in Tehran on April 4, 2017 after their request for ...

April 4, 2017

Iranian-American Initially Sentenced to 18 Years Prison Released on Bail During Appeal

Robin (Reza) Shahini, the Iranian-American man sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in Iran on alleged security charges, has been ...

April 3, 2017

Hunger-Striking Political Activist Detained Without Charge Writes Will in Evin Prison

After 24 days on hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, reformist political activist Hengameh Shahidi, detained without charge and denied legal counsel ...

April 3, 2017

Supporters Mark One-Year Anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Imprisonment in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s office in ...

March 16, 2017

Rouhani’s Intelligence Ministry and Khamenei’s IRGC Widen Crackdown Ahead of Election

A growing rivalry between Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and Revolutionary Guards may be the result of a much deeper power struggle. ...

March 15, 2017

Dual National Speaks of Yearning for Family and Disillusionment with Iran in Letter Prison

Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, has written a letter to her UK-based husband about the pain of being separated from their infant daughter, Gabriella “Gisoo” Ratcliffe, and disillusionment with her ...

February 20, 2017

Sisters of Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Cleared of Revenge Charges Filed by Revolutionary Guards

A court has rejected charges brought by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Courts (IRGC) against Onsieh Daemi and Hanieh Daemi, the sisters of ...

February 1, 2017

Iranian-Dutch Dual National and Dissident Imprisoned in Tehran Denied Medical Care

Update: Sabri Hassanpour was released in April 2018. The officials of Evin Prison are denying Sabri Hassanpour, an Iranian-born citizen of ...

January 17, 2017

Revolutionary Guards Arrest Former Reformist MP’s Sister on Unspecified “Security Charges”

Fatemeh Haghighatjou, a former reformist member of Iran’s Parliament currently living in the United States, is desperately seeking information about her sister, Leila Haghighatjou, ...

November 29, 2016

Imprisoned Human Rights Activist to Sue IRGC Agents for Violent and Illegal Arrest

Atena Daemi Taken to Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward To Begin Seven-Year Sentence Human rights activist Atena Daemi, 29, was taken into ...

November 15, 2015

Cartoon 127: Who Will be Arrested Tomorrow?

Reacting to the recent arrests of Iranian journalists by the IRGC, and extensive articles on the subject on ultra-conservative media such as Kayhan and Fars ...

August 13, 2015

Imprisoned Artist Suffering from Lymphatic Disease

Atena Faraghdani The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani has developed signs of lymphatic disease in prison as ...

May 18, 2015

Basij Militia Unveils Messaging App that Gives State Access to All Conversations

Officials hope Salam will lure users away from applications such as Viber and WhatsApp that are hugely popular ...

April 23, 2015

Cartoon 112: Facebook Users Get Five to Seven Years in Prison

An appeals court in Tehran has sentenced six individuals to prison terms ranging from five to seven years for postings on their Facebook pages. Two additional individuals are facing as of ...

December 2, 2014

Stabbing of Six Women Continue Series of Attacks Against Women

In a continuing series of attacks against women in Iran, a suspect has been arrested for the stabbing of six women in the southern town of Jahrom in Fars Province over the past week. The stabbings follow the numerous acid attacks against women in Isfahan ...

August 1, 2014