A second report published by the Office for Consolidating Unity, a leading independent Iranian student union, has detailed ongoing human rights...
Statement on Iranian Officials Denial of Political Prisoners
United States (12 July 2012) – The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has issued a statement calling on Iranian officials to “cease spreading lies and disinformation about the existence of political prisoners.” Citing Javad Larijani’s recent remarks during an interview with the Iranian Student News Agency that “there are no political prisoners inside the Islamic Republic…
Iranian Human Rights Groups Condemn Execution of Four Ahwazi Arabs
Concurrent with the execution of four Iranians in Saudi Arabia, and despite warnings by human rights activists and institutions, four Ahwazi Arab prisoners—Taha Heidarian, Abdolrahman Heidarian, Abbas Heidarian, and Ali Sharifi—were secretly executed by the Iranian authorities. The prisoners—three of them brothers—were arrested following civil unrest and protests in April 2011 in Ahwaz (capital of the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan).
Elahe Amani’s Presentation on Stoning
Geneva (26 June 2012) – Speaking at an informal meeting coordinated in tandem with the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Ms. Elahe Amani presented on the need to stop stoning globally. The text of the speech has been reproduced below.
United for Iran Calls on Tech Companies to Stop Blocking Internet Services
While American and European companies provide unmatched platforms for free expression and citizen journalism, misapplications of export regulations have created a chilling effect on the free flow of information to those living under repressive regimes. We are writing to urge you to take necessary steps to ensure important Internet communication services provided by your companies are not unnecessarily blocked for individuals in sanctioned countries.
In places such as Iran, Cuba, Sudan and Syria, online media has emerged as a sanctuary to debate ideas, report human rights…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Message of Solidarity with the Iranian People
In June 2009, millions of Iranians took to the streets to demand democracy and human rights. On the anniversary of this uprising, Archbishop Desmond Tutu sends a message of hope and solidarity to the Iranian people. Archbishop Tutu is a Nobel Peace Laureate and an avid human rights defender worldwide. He is widely described as ‘South Africa’s moral conscience.’
17 NGOs Call on Iran to Uphold the Right to Education
The above signatories representing 17 human rights and student organizations express deep concern about the alarming state of academic freedom in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in particular violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly on campuses; and institutionalized procedures that allow authorities arbitrarily to expel and suspend students…
Human Rights Activists Gathered to Celebrate Imprisoned Activists with Upcoming Birthdays
Human rights activists gathered to celebrate the birthdays of imprisoned activists with Khordad birthdays.
Anniversary Video of the Raid on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education
Since the 1979 revolution, when the Islamic Republic of Iran came to power, members of the Baha’i Faith, that country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, have faced relentless state-mandated persecution. In its continuous attempt to destroy the Baha’i community the government has, for nearly thirty years, denied Baha’is the right to attend any of Iran’s universities.
Photos of a Clandestine Gay Rights Rally in Tehran
It’s not easy to be gay in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A recent United Nations report decried”harassment, persecution, cruel punishment and even the death penalty.” Because Islamic law requires four adult male witnesses to prosecute sodomy, Iranian police typically seek confessions,often through torture. Women, easier to convict, are given 100 lashes for each case.