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November 12, 2018

40 Civil Society Organizations Urge UN to Support Resolution on Human Rights in Iran

Forty civil society organizations including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) have signed a letter urging UN member states to support Canada's resolution on human rights in Iran that will be presented to the Third ...

May 8, 2018

Iranian Opposition Leader Under House Arrest Declines “Limited” Lifting of Restrictions

Zahra Rahnavard Demands Unconditional Freedom For Herself and Fellow House Arrest Detainees Zahra Rahnavard, an Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since February 2011, has declined an unofficial offer for ...

April 15, 2018

Imprisoned Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Gives Message of Hope and Strength in Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize

April 15, 2018 -- Prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was unable to accept the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize in person in Columbus, Ohio where the American Physical Society (APS) awarded it to her but she sent a ...

March 22, 2018

Iranian American Groups Urge Trump Admin to Investigate “Targeting” of Civil Servant Sahar Nowrouzzadeh

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh was demoted from her position at the secretary of state’s policy planning team after far-right US news outlets targeted her and other state department employees with smear campaigns. March ...

February 6, 2018

Imprisoned Iranian-American Art Dealer Accuses IRGC of Judicial Interference

Karan Vafadari: “I don’t think we will be justly treated unless there ...

January 30, 2018

Iranian-American Zoroastrian Denounces 27-Year “Unjust” Prison Sentence in Letter From Prison

Update: The couple's sentence was later reduced to 15 years for Karan Vafadari and 10 years for Afarin Nayssari. In a letter from Evin Prison obtained by the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

November 21, 2017

175 Nobel Laureates Call on Iran to Release Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali

In a letter addressing Iran’s ambassador to the UN, 175 Nobel laureates have called on the country’s authorities to release Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali, ...

November 7, 2017

34 NGOs Urge UNGA Member States to Support Resolution on Human Rights in Iran

Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the ...

August 29, 2017

In Letter to Judge, Iranian-American Demands Freedom for Himself and Wife

Art Gallery Owners Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari Held on Baseless Charges More Than One Year Without Trial Detained Iranian-American art dealer Karan Vafadari has written a letter from Evin Prison ...

August 14, 2017

Political Prisoner Responds to “Dolled-Up” Evin Prison Visit by Foreign Ambassadors

A political prisoner held in Evin Prison since 2009 has harshly criticized a state-organized “dolled-up” tour of the facility by a group of foreign diplomats in July 2017 ...

June 26, 2017

Prominent Imprisoned Activist Who Voted for Rouhani: My Vote Was For Iran’s Civil Society

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist serving a 16-year prison sentence for her peaceful advocacy efforts, is publicly urging newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to build the foundations for civil society in ...

May 15, 2017

29 EU Parliamentarians Say Iran Must End Crackdown Ahead of Elections

Letter to Mogherini Condemns Numerous Arrests and Summons May 15, 2017—This week 29 members of the European Parliament wrote a public letter to Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European ...

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