“Seeking Justice” Civil Rights Movement Aims to Uncover Facts and Keep Victims’ Memories Alive
A New Civil Rights Movement is Born in Iran June 10, 2021 - Ahead of Iran's June 18 presidential election, public discussions on the ...
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October 14, 2019
Iranian Women Artists Showcased in Upcoming Exhibit Curated by Shirin Neshat
Exhibition Extended Until December 14 October 14, 2019 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran is honored to announce an upcoming exhibition of 13 contemporary Iranian women artists in New York City, curated by the internationally ...
February 19, 2018
Civil Rights Activist Parastou Forouhar Fights Six-Year Suspended Prison Sentence
Civil rights activist Parastou Forouhar is awaiting the results of her appeal against a six-year ...
January 29, 2018
300 Iranian Women’s Rights Advocates Voice Support For Protests, Demand Equality
More than 300 Iranian women’s rights’ activists have expressed support for the recent anti-government protests in Iran and demanded an end to state ...
December 11, 2017
Security Forces Block Annual Ceremony to Commemorate “Chain Murders” Victims
Mohammad Mokhtari(left) and Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh ...
November 20, 2017
Previously Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Refuses to Appear in Court
“I know I will not be treated fairly by the judiciary.” A prominent Iranian lawyer who was previously imprisoned for her peaceful defense of human rights has refused ...
November 16, 2017
Parastou Forouhar: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Filed Charges Against Me Based on a Photograph
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry pressed charges against activist Parastou Forouhar based on a photo of one of her artworks that created a stir on social media, she told ...
November 10, 2017
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Killed Parastou Forouhar’s Parents. Now It’s Going After Her.
An Iranian activist who has been seeking justice for her parents murdered by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in 1998, will ...
November 21, 2016
Activist Who Lost Parents in “Chain Murders” of Iranian Dissidents Summoned to Court
Prominent rights activist Parastou Forouhar, whose parents were slain by agents of the Iranian government during a series of murders of dissidents beginning in the ...