Death of Iran’s “Blue Girl” Spotlights Senseless Ban on Women in Stadiums
No More Empty Promises: FIFA Should Call on Iran to Lift Ban Once and For All September 10, 2019 – The death of Sahar Khodayari, a woman who set herself on fire in Tehran ...
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August 7, 2019
More Iranians Forced to Rely on Unsafe Online Hosting After Amazon Ban
Amazon has become the latest major American technology company to block Iranians from accessing its products and services due to U.S. government sanctions that ...
July 16, 2019
Brushing Off Security Concerns, Telecoms Minister Touts Iranian-Made Mobile Phone Operating System
Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced on July 7, 2019, the development of an Iranian-made version of the Android operating system (OS) by ...
June 26, 2019
116 Iranian Rights Defenders Warn of “Devastating” Consequences of US-Iran Military Conflict
June 26, 2019 — In response to soaring tensions between Iran and the United States, 116 Iranian human rights defenders and groups ...
May 29, 2019
170+ Iranian Women Activists Condemn Sanctions and Threats of War
More than 170 members and supporters of Iran's women's movement have signed a statement strongly opposing sanctions and threats of war on the country. Most of the signatories are based inside Iran, and the statement ...
April 3, 2019
US, Iran and EU Must All Take Steps to Ensure International Aid Reaches Iran Floods Victims
US Sanctions and Iranian Mismanagement Preventing Critically Needed Aid April 4, 2019 –The US and EU should immediately take steps to ensure that Iran receives humanitarian ...
March 1, 2019
Millions of iPhone Users Unable to Use Iranian Apps Due to Apple Certificate Revocation
A new move by the Apple Corporation aimed at protecting user data has resulted in Iranian apps becoming unusable on the iOS ...
February 22, 2019
Cyberattacks on Iranian Online Businesses Expose State’s Failed Digital Security Promises
Government Touted “National Information Network” by Promising Improved Digital Protections At least 20 digital media and financial companies in Iran were ...
December 12, 2018
Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike in Iran Has Died, Another in Grave Danger
Vahid Sayyadi-Nasiri Was on Hunger Strike to Protest Denial of Counsel and Prison Conditions Growing Crisis as ...
November 15, 2018
Banning Imprisoned Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh From Seeing Her Children is Cruel and Unlawful
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October 22, 2018
International Community Must Establish Mechanisms to Sell Humanitarian Goods to Iran, Iranian Government Must Ensure Affordability
Access to Medicines and Basic Foods in Iran Must Be Protected Economic Mismanagement and Sanctions Combine to Endanger Economic and Social ...
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 ...
March 13, 2018
Iran: End Persecution of Families Seeking Truth and Justice For Detainees Who Died in Detention
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 13 March 2018 The Iranian authorities should end their cruel campaign of harassment and intimidation against the families of detainees ...
March 12, 2018
46 NGOs Urge UN to Renew Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran
March 12--Ahead of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, 46 Iranian and international non-governmental organizations sent a letter to all diplomatic ...
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 27, 2018
Iran Seals Its Egregious Rights Record With Toxic Pick For Top Spot on Human Rights Council
Selection of Avaei Shows Culture of Impunity For Human Rights Violators Will Continue in Iran February 27, 2018—The Iranian government’s decision to ...
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 10, 2018
Iran Suspends Thousands of Drug-Related Death Sentences After Years of Domestic and International Campaigning
January 10, 2018--An estimated 4,000 prisoners currently on death row in Iran for drug-related crimes could have their death sentences revoked according to a just-issued judicial ...
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 ...
January 28, 2016
Internet Freedom in Iran Will Benefit From Sanctions Relief
Increased foreign investment and access to foreign companies’ technology products in Iran now that sanctions against Tehran have been lifted will not only aid the country’s ...
July 15, 2015
“Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,” UN expert welcomes opportunity created by nuclear deal
GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Government ...
April 14, 2015
Cartoon 111: End of A Costly Program
Touka Neyestani reflects on the terrible costs Iran's economy and industrial capacity has incurred due to the government's choice to pursue its nuclear programs—a choice that the citizens of Iran had no ...
April 4, 2015
Cartoon 110: People’s Share of the Nuclear Agreement
As front line victims of several years of sanctions against Iran, and with news of an impending nuclear agreement, Iranians have every right to expect to see their diminished livelihoods and standards ...
February 4, 2015
Cartoon 106: Jannati: Resist Sanctions with One or Two Meals Per Day
In his January 30, 2014 Tehran Friday Prayer sermon, commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, hardliner cleric and Head of the Guardian Council Ahmad Jannati warned against a compromise with the US, aimed to end the sanctions, and encouraged the citizens to resist ...
July 15, 2014
Voices from Iran: Strong Support for the Nuclear Negotiations
As this study demonstrates, leading Iranian civil society figures support the P5+1 nuclear negotiations and hope for a successful deal. No one can presume that such a deal will automatically lead to improvements in human rights and civil liberties in Iran. Yet the perpetuation of ...