GENEVA (16 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the execution of Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, who was 15 when he was...
List of Tech Services that are Inaccessible in Iran
Despite years of advocacy by Iranian NGOs outside the country, as well as licenses from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control that exempt certain...
18 Human Rights Groups and 22,500 Citizens: Halt Execution of 33 Kurds
33 Kurdish men have been sentenced to death by Iranian authorities, including possibly a juvenile offender. The international and Iranian community...
Take Action: Mom Pleads to Stop Execution of Son
Ghadamkheir Faramarzi is asking you to take action to stop the execution of her son Shahram, as well as 32 other Kurdish prisoners. Most of their...
IHR Death Penalty Report Shows 16% Increase in 2013
Iran Human Rights has published its 2013 annual report on the death penalty in Iran. With more than 687 executions, the number of executions in 2013...
Mercy and Social Media Slow the Noose in Iran
This article first appeared in The New York Times. The original can be read here. By Thomas Erdbrink Tehran (March 8, 2014) — Born into a poor...
Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty
Eight key activists have launched the Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty campaign, demanding an end to executions in Iran. The eight, including...
Press Release: “Stop the executions” – UN rights experts alarmed at the sharp increase in hangings in Iran
GENEVA (22 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary...
#IranVote for Human Rights
To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency: We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to urge your...
An Urgent Call to End Stoning Now
On March 8th at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, a group of women's rights activists will be hosting a panel discussion on...