Secretary General: Iran Engages UN But Intensifies Crackdown on Freedom of Assembly and Speech
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary general of the Iranian judiciary's High Council for Human Rights. Following are ...
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August 23, 2018
Too Little, Too Late: Iran Should Permanently Release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
August 23, 2018 - The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urges the Iranian Judiciary to turn the three-day furlough it has granted to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe into permanent and unconditional release. "Three days of ...
August 22, 2018
60 European MPs Call on President Rouhani to Work For Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Release
Iranian defense attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was detained on June 13, 2018, and is ...
August 9, 2018
Iran’s Authorities Should Denounce Threat to BBC Made by Iranian News Agency
Mizan News Agency “Incites Violence Against Our Journalists” Says BBC August 9, 2018—The inflammatory statements against the BBC that ...
August 6, 2018
Lawyer Calls on President Rouhani to Work For Human Rights Attorney Abdolfattah Soltani’s Release
Abdolfattah Soltani poses for a family photo. His daughter, Homa (right), passed away ...
July 18, 2018
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute Condemns Iran’s Jailing of Nasrin Sotoudeh
Iranian defense attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained in Evin Prison under national security charges since June ...
July 13, 2018
Iran is Imprisoning University Students Accused of Attending Protests
The number of students being prosecuted for allegedly joining Iran’s December 2017/January 2018 protests is much higher than earlier estimates according to a ...
July 11, 2018
Free Iran’s Political Prisoners
July 12, 2018--During a speech in March 2018, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that no one in Iran ...
July 3, 2018
63 University Groups Slam Rouhani and Reformists For Crackdown on Students
Sixty-three student organizations from universities across Iran have issued a statement sharply ...
June 26, 2018
Iran: People With Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse
Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran conducted in-depth interviews with 58 women and men with various disabilities, as well as with disability rights advocates and specialists across Iran. The World Health Organization and World Bank estimate that 15 percent of ...
June 26, 2018
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Threatens Protesting Merchants With Execution as Protests Continue
Tehran Demonstrations Against Inflation Turn Political as They Spread to Other Cities The Chief Justice of Iran Sadegh Larijani ...
June 20, 2018
Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process
Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar Concerns June 20, 2018—The Iranian judiciary ...
June 19, 2018
Iran Telegram Ban Strangles Country Amid Struggling Economy, Protests
This report examines the Iranian Judiciary’s ban on the Telegram messaging app, which as of 2018 was integrated into all aspects of daily life in Iran and had some 40 million active users in the country. It assesses what it means for Iranians’ digital rights, ...
June 13, 2018
Prominent Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Detained Amid Iranian Judiciary’s Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers
Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh previously served three years in ...
June 11, 2018
Let Her Sing: Female Vocalist Struggles to Perform in Islamic Republic of Iran
Sepideh Jandaghi is a professional singer who's unable to perform solo in Iran because she's a woman. The Islamic Republic's laws and customs also ...
June 8, 2018
Rouhani Calls Suspension of Non-Muslim City Council Member “Really Upsetting”
Sepanta Niknam was suspended from the Yazd City Council for being a member of the Zoroastrian faith. Suspended ...
June 1, 2018
Iranian Celebrities Shun President Rouhani’s Ramadan Dinner Invitation
Several Iranian celebrities publicly turned down President Hassan Rouhani’s invitation to attend a Ramadan “iftar” dinner scheduled for May ...
May 24, 2018
Eight Iranian Officials Call For Lifting Ban on Twitter Less Than a Month After State Blocks Telegram
Conservatives Increasingly Endorsing Twitter as Propaganda Front Six Iranian ministers and two members of Parliament (MPs) have sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani calling ...
May 10, 2018
Six Lawyers in Iran File Petition Challenging Ban on Popular Telegram App
Six Iranian lawyers have presented a legal challenge to a recent judicial order blocking access in Iran to the widely ...
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 ...
May 2, 2018
British Council Employee Being Held Without Access to a Lawyer by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry have arrested a London-based employee of the British Council, Aras Amiri, and are holding her ...
May 2, 2018
Execution Imminent of Prisoner in Iran Despite Unfair Trial and Credible Allegations of Torture
Photo: Ramin Hossein Panahi has been transferred to an unknown location possibly to face execution. Lawyer: “Ramin’s case ...
May 1, 2018
Rouhani’s Citizens’ Rights Charter: A Harmful Distraction
This report is essential reading for policymakers and officials charting a forward path with the Islamic Republic. It provides an in-depth review of the Citizens’ Rights Charter and analysis of the political dynamics affecting human rights in Iran. The report establishes that the charter has ...
April 23, 2018
Iranians Criticize Rouhani Officials For Blaming the Victim in Video of Morality Police Assaulting Woman
Several Iranian public figures have criticized Rouhani admin officials for blaming the victim in a ...
April 17, 2018
Iranians Lament Loss of Top Environmentalist From Governmental Post
Western-Educated Kaveh Madani Had Returned to Iran to “Help" Fix Country's Environmental Issues Iranian officials and journalists have taken to social ...