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Human rights

Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Refuses To Return To Prison, Calls Her Sentence ‘Illegal’

RFL/RE - Prominent Iranian human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi says she refuses to return to prison to continue her sentence…

Sun House, a Women’s NGO in Tehran, ‘Forced’ to Close its Doors

Iranwire - The Khaneh Khorshid, or Sun House, one of the first drug addiction treatment centers for women in the most…

USCIRF Commissioner expresses concerns on reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned in Iran is being denied medical leave or hospital transfers.

Shabtabnews - In a Twitter statement USCIRF Commissioner expressed concerns on reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned…

International Women’s Day: Women in Iran are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights

CHRI – On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) celebrates women everywhere…

Iran: 17 Women Executed in 2021; 2 Hanged by Own Children

Iran Human Rights (IHRNG) - On International Women's Day, Iran is the world’s top executioner of women. In 2021, the number of…

Iranian Spokesperson Sees ‘Significant’ Progress In Talks With U.S. On Prisoner Swap

RFL/RE - Tehran says there has been significant progress in talks with the United States on an agreement to swap…

Baluch man killed by security forces in southeast Iran

Iran-HRM - A Baluch man was killed Saturday by the state security forces in Zahedan, southeastern Iran. Loghman Narouii, a…

Family of Aban Tribunal witness harassed and intimidated in Iran

Iran-HRM - Security forces of Kermanshah, western Iran, have raided the residences of the relatives of a Kurd witness who…

Narges Mohammadi Summoned to Prison: IHRNGO Calls for International Reaction

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Human rights defender Narges Mohammadi who was recently briefly furloughed after undergoing heart surgery, has…

Zartosht Ahamdi-Ragheb on Hunger Strike Since Arrest

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Human rights defender Zartosht Ahmadi-Ragheb has been on a hunger strike in Ward 4 of…