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Right to Protest

Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out from Prison on Iran’s Brutality against Protestors

Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out from Prison on Iran’s Brutality against Protestors

“There can only be one demand and that is the punishment of those responsible for the massacre of defenseless people. This must become a national call” “The state has shown that it is ...

Reports of Bystanders Killed by Security Forces Firing Indiscriminately at Protestors Grow

Reports of Bystanders Killed by Security Forces Firing Indiscriminately at Protestors Grow

Young Man Killed by Bullet While Stuck in Traffic During Protest in Isfahan Reports of bystanders who were killed by security forces in Iran because they happened to be near protestors continue to ...

Family of Slain Bystander Warned: “We Will Dig Up the Body and Take It Away If You Speak to the Media”

Family of Slain Bystander Warned: “We Will Dig Up the Body and Take It Away If You Speak to the Media”

Iran’s security officials have warned the family of Erfan Faeghi, a 21-year-old who died from a bullet wound to the heart on November 17 in south Tehran when he unintentionally drove near ...

People with Disabilities Deserve Equal Rights and Equal Participation in Society

People with Disabilities Deserve Equal Rights and Equal Participation in Society

 December 3 Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, begun by the UN in ...

Public Outrage Grows As Reports of Bloody Crackdown Emerge: “Every Corner of Iran is Mourning the Atrocities”

Public Outrage Grows As Reports of Bloody Crackdown Emerge: “Every Corner of Iran is Mourning the Atrocities”

Public Outrage Grows As Reports of Bloody Crackdown Emerge: “Every Corner of Iran is Mourning the Atrocities” As reports of the unprecedented state violence against protestors in Iran begin to emerge now that ...

Housewife Killed by Bullet to Neck While Helping Wounded Protestor, Family Forced To Pay to Take Body

Housewife Killed by Bullet to Neck While Helping Wounded Protestor, Family Forced To Pay to Take Body

Family Surrounded by Agents at Funeral, Warned to Keep Mourning Crowd Small An unarmed civilian and mother of three young children, Ameneh Shahbazi, was killed by a bullet as she was trying to ...

Shot to Heart Kills Protester in Security Forces’ Lethal Attacks Against Unarmed Civilians

Shot to Heart Kills Protester in Security Forces’ Lethal Attacks Against Unarmed Civilians

Body Only Released to Family After They Pledge to “Bury Him Calmly” Hamid Rasouli, who died in the Golshahr district of Karaj, west of Tehran, on November 17, 2019, during the recent ...

Slain Protester’s Father Will File Suit to Find Killer, Calls for Accountability for State Violence

Slain Protester’s Father Will File Suit to Find Killer, Calls for Accountability for State Violence

 27-Year-Old Died from Bullet to Head Amidst Violent State Assault on Protestors Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of a young protestor who was shot to death as he participated in the recent protests in ...

“We Know Where You Live,” Iran Goes After Foreign-based Reporters

“We Know Where You Live,” Iran Goes After Foreign-based Reporters

Campaign of Intimidation Against Families of Journalists Intensifies in Wake of Protests Intelligence Agents Tell Families Reporters Will Be “Hurt” If They Do Not Stop Their Work Iranian intelligence agents have been issuing direct ...

University Helped Build Sham Court Case against Young Student Activist, Source Reveals

University Helped Build Sham Court Case against Young Student Activist, Source Reveals

 Parisa Rafiei Loses Her Last Legal Challenge to Seven-Year Sentence for Peaceful Protest Parisa Rafiei, the young student activist who recently lost her last chance to have her seven-year prison sentence reviewed by Iran’s ...

Iranian Government Dictated to Local Media How to Cover Protests, New Documents Reveal

Iranian Government Dictated to Local Media How to Cover Protests, New Documents Reveal

Journalists Will Be Charged with “Crimes” if Coverage Diverges from Official Line Officials Expected Protests, Dictated Instructions to Media Before Price Hike Was Announced November 25, 2019—While Iran is still reeling from the ...

Initial Reports Show Thousands Arrested in Iran’s Crackdown on November Protests

Initial Reports Show Thousands Arrested in Iran’s Crackdown on November Protests

*This article was updated with additional details on November 25. Early Tally Indicates at Least 4,000 Arrests as Concerns Mount for Detainees Smeared by State Media as “Rioters” In the wake of preliminary reports ...

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Latest News

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  • Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women’s Rights. Now She’s Free and Refusing to be Silent
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  • Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    April 7, 2022
  • Relatives of Victims of State Violence are Being Persecuted in Iran
    Relatives of Victims of State Violence are Being Persecuted in Iran
    March 31, 2022
  • Civil Disobedience: Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Resists Prison Summons
    Civil Disobedience: Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Resists Prison Summons
    March 23, 2022
  • Interview: Rights Lawyer Turned Political Prisoners Condemns “Shameful” Acts Against Lawyers in Iran
    Interview: Rights Lawyer Turned Political Prisoners Condemns “Shameful” Acts Against Lawyers in Iran
    March 22, 2022
  • A Nowruz Message from Shirin Neshat
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    Unprecedented Lawsuit Filed Against Supreme Leader, Top Iranian Officials
    March 10, 2022
  • Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan
    Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan
    March 10, 2022
  • International Women’s Day: Women in Iran are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights
    International Women’s Day: Women in Iran are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights
    March 7, 2022
  • Denial of Medical Treatment for Ailing Political Prisoners in Iran Aimed at Crushing Dissent
    Denial of Medical Treatment for Ailing Political Prisoners in Iran Aimed at Crushing Dissent
    March 3, 2022
  • Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran
    Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran
    March 3, 2022
  • UN Human Rights Experts: New Internet Bill Brings Iran Closer to “Digital Wall”
    UN Human Rights Experts: New Internet Bill Brings Iran Closer to "Digital Wall"
    March 1, 2022
  • Bill Increasing Surveillance and Censorship of Internet Moves Forward in Iran
    Bill Increasing Surveillance and Censorship of Internet Moves Forward in Iran
    February 24, 2022
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