Death of Iranian President Poses Risk of Worsening Crackdown as Government Moves to Maintain Control
Under Ebrahim Raisi, Human Rights Crisis in Iran Greatly Worsened May 20, 2024 – The death of President Ebrahim Raisi should not be exploited ...
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May 7, 2024
Tortured, Now Facing Execution after Sham Trial: Urgent Appeal for Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran
“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, 2024 – In a brief, heart-wrenching visit, ...
April 17, 2024
Iran Ramps Up Violence and Repression Against Women and Girls Amid Regional Tensions
April 17, 2024 – The Iranian government’s escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse to comply with the state’s compulsory hijab ...
January 29, 2024
Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison
Prisoners Will Endure Collective Hunger Strike Each Tuesday In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death sentences ...
January 25, 2024
Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty
Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions in Iran has triggered a ...
December 8, 2023
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Needs Global Demands for Release
“I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN leaders, and human rights organizations ...
October 9, 2023
Joint Letter: 120 Iranian Doctors, Lawyers, and Activists Call for Release of Doctor Jailed for Treating Protesters
Signatories, Including Wounded Protesters, Urge Investigation by UN’s Fact-Finding Mission and Support by International Medical Organizations October 9, 2023 — A group of more ...
September 29, 2023
Children Among Injured as Iranian Authorities Open Fire on Protests in Zahedan
Grave Concerns Over Further State Violence Ahead of “Blood Friday” Anniversary, When 100+ Protesters Were Killed *Update on September 30, 2023: Since ...
September 27, 2023
Freeing Hostages is Good, Preventing Further Abductions by Iran Would Be Better
September 27, 2023 — The release of the five American hostages held in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a welcome development. The ...
September 13, 2023
Iranian Government Replaces University Professors Accused of Backing “Woman, Life, Freedom’ Protests with Regime Loyalists
At least 26 Professors Punished, Students Face Heightened Restrictions and Repression September 13, 2023 – One year after the inception of Iran's "Woman, Life, ...
September 4, 2023
Massacre in Kurdish City by Islamic Republic Forces Exposed in New Report
More State Violence Feared as Anniversary of “Woman Life Freedom” Uprising Nears Intentional Killing of Unarmed Civilians Amounts to Crimes Against Humanity September 5, 2023 – A new report just released by the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...
September 1, 2023
Tortured Protester Dies in Iranian Prison After Death Sentences Thrown Out
Another Political Prisoner’s Death Sparks Outrage Weeks Before Anniversary of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Uprising Citing Relative, Activist Says Javad Roohi was “Killed” September 1, ...
August 29, 2023
Arrests of Slain Protesters’ Families Signals Looming State Violence as “Woman Life Freedom” Anniversary Nears
Authorities Seek to Quash Protest and Silence Justice-Seekers with Over 20 Arrests August 29, 2023 – The arrests of numerous family members of protesters ...
August 21, 2023
Arrests of Women Activists Escalate Across Iran Ahead of “Woman Life Freedom” Anniversary
At Least 22 Activists Arrested in Last Three Weeks as State’s Repressive Capacity Gears Up International Community “Must Take Decisive Measures” August 21, 2023 ...
August 2, 2023
Political Executions Surge in Iran as Government Seeks to Silence All Dissent
Young Men Are Hanged without Due Process or Fair Trials August 2, 2023 – Politically motivated executions are increasing dramatically in Iran, with at least 17 mostly young men hung in blatantly unlawful prosecutions over the last 10 months. The ...
July 24, 2023
Jailed Rapper Tortured, Forced into Psychiatric Center After Demanding Justice
Saman Yasin: Latest Victim of Iran’s Use of Forced Psychiatric Care to Punish Political Prisoners July 24, 2023 – The forced psychiatric hospitalization of ...
June 28, 2023
Iran: State’s “Investigation” of Bar Association Aims to Crush Dissent
Iranian Officials Commit Rights Violations with Impunity While Parliament Votes to Further Persecute Human Rights Defenders June 28, 2023 – Bolstering a state campaign ...
June 19, 2023
Students Across Iran Say “No” to Forced Hijab
At least a dozen student groups from universities across Iran have issued strong statements of support for fellow students who are facing severe persecution at the Art University of Tehran for peacefully protesting forced-hijab rules and punishments on campus ...
June 15, 2023
Iran: Proposed Bill Pushes Denial of Basic Rights to Unveiled Women
Defiance Against Mandatory Hijab Grows as Iranian Government Seeks Stricter Measures Unveiled Women Assaulted, Blocked from Accessing Essential Services June 15, 2023 – In the wake of the "Woman Life Freedom" movement that ignited nine months ago, a new ...
June 1, 2023
Students Arrested and Banished, Professors Fired in Latest State Crackdown in Iran
University Officials Are Committing Major Rights Violations, Say Students At Least 720 Students Arrested Since Protests Began in September 2022 June 1, 2023 – University ...
May 24, 2023
World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
Islamic Republic Is Severely Violating International Laws Governing Death Penalty Protesters Hanged After Sham Trials, Minorities Targeted for Capital Punishment May ...
April 24, 2023
Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
Authorities Threaten Students, Families and Teachers While Refusing to Provide Transparent Investigations School Girls and Staff Describe Being Forced to Stay in Affected Buildings While Authorities Dismiss Concerns April 24, 2023 – Five months after the first report of a ...
March 10, 2023
Teachers Across Iran Protest Government’s Inaction on School Gas Attacks
Arrests, Tear Gas Against Peaceful Protesters Reported by Eyewitnesses Government Dithers While Thousands of Schoolgirls Sickened Amid ongoing poison gas attacks reported at girls’ schools in dozens of cities in Iran, the Coordinating Council of the Iranian Teachers ...
March 6, 2023
20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings
Over 1,000 Students, Mostly Girls, Poisoned by Gas in Iran Since November 2022 March 6, 2023 – Twenty prominent human rights lawyers from Iran today published a letter urgently calling for an independent, joint committee—comprised of experts from the ...
February 28, 2023
One Girl Dead, 400 Children Poisoned Amid Attacks on Schools in Iran
Unfettered Acts of Terror Against School Girls Raise Questions of Government Complicity School Girls Enthusiastically Participated in Major Anti-State Protests February 28, 2023 – Five months into Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, in which girls and women were among ...