In light of the statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 8, 2021, that the Islamic Republic will not import any COVID-19 vaccines made in the United…
Today is International Human Rights Day, a day we commemorate every year as an organization entering our second decade of work to improve human rights conditions for the people of…
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support resolution A/C.3/75/L.31/Rev.1 on…
Two days ago, son, brother, and athlete Navid Afkari was hastily and secretly killed by the Iranian judiciary in Adelabad prison in Shiraz without a fair trial, and without prior…
By Mehdi Aminizadeh It has always been difficult for me to talk about issues that concern myself. And as I write this, I still have doubts. My activism career dates…
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, urge your government to support resolution A/HRC/43/L.8 on human…
This year – and this decade – has already had a painful start. Between the near miss of a war between the US and Iran, ongoing protests and government repression…
As you know, our community has been reeling from the recent protests in Iran. Since the protests began, our team has been working with many other human rights organizations around…
The Internet shutdown began on Saturday, November 16, after massive protests erupted in Iran over increased fuel prices. On November 14 the Iranian government cut part of its longstanding…
Last updated on November 22nd, 2019 The protests were sparked over dramatic increases in gasoline prices. Iranians enjoy some of the cheapest gasoline in the world due to heavy subsidies,…
