CHRI | Human Rights Organization SOS Iran

Tag Archive for CHRI

Iran: State’s “Investigation” of Bar Association Aims to Crush Dissent

Iranian Officials Commit Rights Violations with Impunity While Parliament Votes to Further Persecute Human Rights Defenders

June 28, 2023 – Bolstering a state campaign aimed at crushing dissent, the Iranian Parliament has voted to “investigate” the Iranian Bar Association in a bid to further persecute human rights lawyers who serve as the last remaining lifeline for defendants facing politically motivated charges in the judicial system.

Judiciary Blocks Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Bank Account, Cutting Off Funds for Family

July 29, 2020 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Husband of Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Says Tactic Aimed at Silencing Family

Reza Khandan: “They want to send a message to those who are willing to go to prison. What we have to say is we won’t step back”

July 29, 2020—Broadening its assault on human rights defenders and their families, Iran’s judiciary has blocked the bank account of imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, her husband, Reza Khandan, told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on July 27, 2020. Read more

UN rights chief ‘extremely concerned’ over deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran

December 7, 2019 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Unspalsh/Mohamad Babayan Deyr Gachin Caravansary in Iran. The UN is alarmed over alleged rights violations and deaths resulting from recent protests in the country.

In the wake of recent protests in Iran, the top United Nations human rights official expressed alarm on Friday over multiple human rights violations which have reportedly taken place across the country.

6 December 2019 – UN – She highlighted a continuing lack of transparency concerning casualties, the alleged mistreatment of thousands of detainees and continued arrests reported throughout Iran, after weeks of protests which began over major increases in petrol prices.

Iran is Using False “Confessions” to Manufacture Cases Against Detained Conservationists

January 24, 2019 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

January 24, 2019 – Some of the conservationists who have been imprisoned incommunicado in Iran for the past year have been forced to confess under the threat of death, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.

Attorney: Iran’s Judiciary is Denying Alireza Golipour Urgent Medical Care

March 6, 2018 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Alireza Golipour

MARCH 6, 2018 – CHRI – Alireza Golipour requires a heart procedure at a hospital but judicial authorities have refused to grant him furlough for medical leave from Evin Prison in Tehran, his lawyer told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

Four Deaths in State Custody in Iran in Two Months Heighten Grave Concerns for Detainees

March 6, 2018 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Mohammad Raji

March 6, 2018—The recent death of a devotee of Iran’s largest Sufi order in Tehran marks the fourth known death of a detainee in state custody in Iran in two months.

“It’s outrageous that detainees in Iran keep dying in state custody,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

Clear Signs of State Cover-Up in Prison Death of Iranian-Canadian Academic in Iran

February 12, 2018 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Distraught Family Under Enormous Pressure to Bury Body Quickly and Not Speak Publicly About the Death

February 12, 2018—The family of the Iranian-Canadian academic, Kavous Seyed-Emami, whose death in custody in Iran was announced on February 9, is under intense pressure to immediately bury Seyed-Emami in a private funeral—without receiving any independent and medically corroborated information on the cause of his death—and to remain silent regarding the death.

Iranian-American Denounces 27-Year “Unjust” Prison Sentence in Letter From Prison

January 31, 2018 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

January 31, 2018–In a letter from Evin Prison obtained by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), Iranian-American dual national Karan Vafadari has denounced the “unjust and tyrannical” 27-year prison sentence he was issued in Tehran along with his Iranian wife, Afarin Neyssari, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Iran Should Launch Independent Investigation of Deaths of Two Protesters in Prison

January 12, 2018 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

“They arrested him and then they beat and killed him. Now they want to destroy his reputation.”

January 11, 2018—CHRI – Iran should launch an independent investigation of the cases of two detainees who died in custody, allegedly by suicide, after being arrested during the recent protests in Iran. The results of the investigations should be shared with the public at every stage of the process with full transparency.

Rouhani Cabinet Pick Linked to Mass Surveillance of 2009 Protestors

August 18, 2017 IranSOS Human Rights Comments Off

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi

August 17, 2017—President Hassan Rouhani’s pick to head the telecommunications ministry should publicly address concerns over his direct involvement with surveillance operations during the state crackdown on the peaceful protests in 2009 and allegations that he personally interrogated activists at the time, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) in a statement today.

« Older Entries

Human Rights Organization SOS Iran

2003-2024