The anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police, setting off months of protests, is on Sept. 16. Authorities are trying to tamp down any new unrest. nyti.ms/3Z1P7AW

A young protester in Iran was arrested and tortured last year. This year Javad Roohi died in prison.

His death demands a thorough, independent investigation in the context of the Iranian government’s pattern of killing protesters. iranhumanrights.org/2023/09/tortur…
#جواد_روحی‌

Javad Rouhi, a young man in Iran, narrowly escaped three death sentences on sham charges—only to die in state custody.

His killing is a stark reminder of the Islamic Republic's ruthless suppression of protests, and inhuman treatment of political prisoners. Along with the…

EVENT: Join us virtually with three Iranian human rights lawyers on Sept. 12 to learn about the evolving legal landscape Iranian civil society faces today.

Register here: iranhumanrights.org/2023/08/event-….

Panelists: Elham Youssefian, Saeid Dehghan & Gissou Nia | گیسو نیا
Moderated by Jasmin Ramsey

In just eight days, 21 family members of victims of the Islamic Republic’s violence have been rounded up in #Iran .

The silence of the international community is giving a green light to the state security apparatus to continue muzzling civil society. iranhumanrights.org/2023/08/arrest…

I told the acting special envoy Office of the Special Envoy for Iran I need ACTIONS. Our father must be part of whatever is agreed to free US nationals. We will continue to urge the Biden Administration to work with stakeholders to #LeaveNoOneBehind or stop negotiations with my dad’s kidnappers.

#Iran : More than a crackdown, this is a deliberate assault on civil society.

Iranian authorities continue to reveal their deep-seated fears of the power of Iranian women.

#WomanLifeFreedom iranhumanrights.org/2023/08/arrest…

The current surge in arrests of women's rights activists in Iran, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the country's 'Woman Life Freedom' movement, necessitates a resolute and unified reaction from the international community.

It is imperative to not only amplify the voices of…

Long one of the most severely persecuted religious minorities in Iran, we IranHumanRights.org call on the international community to address the grave deterioration in the #Bahai 's status in Iran. iranhumanrights.org/2023/08/our-ho…

Baluchi and Kurdish Sunni clerics in #Iran are among the few voices peacefully speaking out against the state’s lethal violence toward these oppressed communities, and they are being locked up for it.

The international community must forcefully raise its voice in their defense.

Narges Mohammadi's case highlights the lengths to which authorities are willing to go to silence dissent.

The international community must unite to demand her immediate release and to ensure that human rights defenders everywhere can operate without fear of persecution.

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Among the hundreds of people executed in Iran this year were 17 mostly young men hung in blatantly unlawful prosecutions over the last 10 months.

Without strong coordinated international action, the world is green-lighting this carnage. #StopExecutionsinIran #نذاريد_ما_را_بكشند …

Using psychiatric hospitalization as a form of punishment violates fundamental rights and undermines mental health integrity.

Iranian officials should release #SamanYasin and all political prisoners.

Watch this episode to hear from Saeed Afkari, brother of champion wrestler Navid Afkari, executed in Iran in 2020.

HBO also tried to ask the int'l governing body United World Wrestling why they're refusing to hold the Islamic Republic accountable for its ongoing violence against athletes.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's ramped up policing of women’s bodies under draconian compulsory veiling laws will fuel further violence against women and girls.

They urgently require international solidarity.
iranhumanrights.org/2023/07/irania…

The life of German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped and taken to Iran where he remains jailed, is in danger.

We echo his daughter Gazelle غزاله شارمهد and Jamshid's call on German officials
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz GermanForeignOffice Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock Nancy Faeser to save him.

#SaveSharmahd

‼️Nach 5 Monaten haben wir erstmalig heute einen Anruf von meinem Vater Jimmy #SaveSharmahd erhalten. Besorgniserregend ist das er mich nach über 2 Jahren Kontaktverbot auch sprechen durfte. Das macht mir große Angst, könnte dies sein ABSCHIEDSANRUF sein? 1

کاهش خبرهای مربوط به اعتراضات ایران چه تاثیری بر نظر و رویکرد کشورهای عضو سازمان ملل درباره وضعیت حقوق بشر در ایران دارد؟

گفت‌وگو با هادی قائمی، مدیر کمپین حقوق‌بشر ایران