Australian, French Academics Call for Christmas Eve Hunger Strike
December 24, 2019 -- Two female academics held in Tehran’s Evin Prison called for international solidarity as they announced that they would be denying food and water ...
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December 11, 2019
“My Brother Was a Passerby… We Want them to Tell Us Why They killed Him”
Family of Bystander Killed During Protests Demands Answers Reports of the shooting deaths of bystanders not involved in the recent protests in Iran in mid-November ...
October 29, 2019
Human Rights Watch: Sanctions Constrain Iranians’ Ability to Finance and Access Humanitarian Imports
U.S. Government Should Establish Viable Channel to Facilitate Permissible Trade to Iran Despite humanitarian exemptions, U.S. economic sanctions on Iran are causing “unnecessary ...
September 16, 2019
Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Isolated for Months in IRGC-Controlled High-Security Ward
Iran Has Detained at Least Three Australians in the Last Year September 16, 2019 – Australian academic Kylie Gilbert-Moore has been held for almost a year in Ward 2-A of Tehran’s Evin Prison, controlled ...
July 16, 2019
France Says Iran Hasn’t Given “Satisfactory” Response to Questions About Detained Dual National
Iranian-born French scholar Fariba Adelkhah has been detained in Iran since June 2019. Fariba Adelkhah Among at Least Eight Other Jailed Iranians With Foreign Residencies While confirming reports that ...
September 19, 2018
Rouhani Should Be Called to Account for Human Rights Abuses in Iran at UN Gathering
Mobile Billboard with Photos of Iran’s Political Prisoners to Circle UN Headquarters During Meetings September 19, 2018—As President Hassan Rouhani comes to NY to attend ...
March 1, 2018
Life of Iranian-American in Evin Prison is in Danger, Says Family
Karan Vafadari (left) with his son, Cyrus. Wife and Son of Karan Vafadari Fear For His Life After Suspicious Deaths in Prison March 1, 2018—The son of Iranian-American Karan Vafadari, ...
February 28, 2018
45 European MPs Call on EU Foreign Policy Chief to Support Iranian Women’s Anti-Compulsory-Hijab Protest
February 28, 2018—Forty-five members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have sent an open letter to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urging her to call on Iranian officials ...
February 22, 2018
UN Should Keep Engaging Iran on Its Human Rights Record by Renewing Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
A Session of the UN's Human Rights Council. Rights Violations Continue Under President Rouhani’s Watch February 22, 2018 — Iran’s deteriorating human rights record requires the UN Human Rights Council to renew ...
January 16, 2018
Tehran Prosecutor: “No Discussion” About Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Release Date
Two day after a former senior British politician expressed ...
December 29, 2017
Hardline Officials Blame Wave of Protests in Iran on Rouhani Government and Foreign Powers
Protests flared across several Iranian cities during the last week of December 2017 as citizens faced off with security forces ...
September 18, 2017
Rouhani’s Broken Promises
Iranian President Rouhani is scheduled to speak this week at the 2017 UNGA in New York, but he won't mention his Broken Promises....
January 29, 2016
Rouhani’s Post-Deal Test Starts in Paris
This op-ed was originally published in French. By Hadi Ghaemi This week, President Hassan Rouhani will visit Europe, including France, his first trip since the implementation of ...