Prioritizing human rights represents the most effective means for the U.S. to influence Iranian state behavior and address the Islamic Republic’s destabilizing activities, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a new Q&A, “Prioritizing Human Rights in Iran: A New U.S. Foreign Policy Approach: ...
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In a statement published on February 22, 2021, a relative of two U.S. citizens detained in Iran on trumped-up charges--Baquer Namazi ...
Iran Should Base COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions on Science January 20, 2021 -- In light of the statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
The murder of George Floyd was not just the killing of one man, it was an assault on justice and the rule ...
Scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert Kept in Bathroom-Like Temporary Holding Cell Since 2018 May 7, 2020 – A British-Australian academic held in isolation in Iran ...
*This commentary was originally published on NBC News THINK. Iranian officials were dismissive of the threat, and now their ...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called for easing or suspension of "sectoral sanctions" against countries including Iran to allow their medical systems to ...
Jailed Attorney, Fellow Political Prisoners Hunger Strike for Freedom Amid COVID-19 Outbreak March 17, 2020 -- At least three political activists in Tehran’s ...
Members of civil society in Iran including a city councilman, soccer player, and journalists were detained or summoned for questioning after criticizing ...
In a letter from Evin Prison in Tehran where he has been held since October 2015, Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi asked Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi why his requests for furlough have been repeatedly denied while those around him continue to be allowed to go ...
Alireza Ghandchi: "They Have Taken Away My Family and Destroyed My Life" A man whose wife and two children were killed after the ...
Eyewitnesses Report Heavy Paramilitary Presence, Internet and Phone Disruptions Protesters were physically attacked and arrested at universities in Tehran and other Iranian cities ...
January 11, 2020 – The Iranian people should be allowed to exercise their constitutional right to peaceful assembly without the threat of ...
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 ...
Sixteen mothers whose children were killed amid violent state crackdowns on street protests have called for Iranians to observe a minute of ...
Family Demands Justice for Young Mother Golnar Samsami Golnar Samsami was on her way home after work when she was struck in ...
November 19, 2019—The authorities’ use of excessive force against protestors in Iran, which has included the use of live ammunition and has resulted in dozens of deaths, is a blatant and unjustifiable violation of international law and must cease, the Center for Human Rights in ...
Protesters in Shiraz. Numerous Unconfirmed Reports of Casualties, Injured After Protests Hit 50 Cities Protests ...
U.S. Government Should Establish Viable Channel to Facilitate Permissible Trade to Iran Despite humanitarian exemptions, U.S. economic sanctions on Iran are ...
The day before Iran’s speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the families of dual and foreign nationals who were formerly imprisoned in the country as well as former prisoners launched the ...
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 ...
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 ...
June 26, 2019 — In response to soaring tensions between Iran and the United States, 116 Iranian human rights defenders and groups ...
