At least seven Balochi political prisoners were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) between December 26, 2020 and January 3, 2021. United...
Religious Discrimination Explicit in Iran’s Penal Code – Baha’i International Community
New York, 25 July – A court in Yazd has recently sentenced a man convicted of the public murder of a Baha’i to just 11 years in prison and 2 years...
United for Iran demands the release of Iranian political prisoners
President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech for the United Nations General Assembly today as 1252 political prisoners –– individuals arrested for...
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...
#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...
Plea by Iranian Filmmaker for Release of Imprisoned Brother
Behrouz Ghobadi, the brother of exiled Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, was arrested in Iran just over two weeks ago. He is accused of acting...
United for Iran Report: Dismal Global Response to Iran’s Human Rights Crisis Since 2009
فارسی UNGA and UN Secretary-General should strengthen action (October 24, 2012) – Washington, D.C. – In an unprecedented study released today,...
UN Special Rapporteur Reports “Deeply Troubling Picture” Inside Iran
(October 12, 2012) - The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, has reported a “deeply troubling picture”...
UN experts on Iran and freedom of religion express concerns
Geneva (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed,...
Iran Continues to Top State Department Religious Freedom Violators
Washington D.C. (30 July 2012) The U.S. State Department has re-designated Iran as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International...