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Beyond the Veil: Women in Iran continue to face discrimination
September 2019 PDF: Beyond the Veil: Discrimination Against Women in Iran in ENGLISH and PERSIAN The human rights environment for women in Iran continues to be characterized by inequality and exclusion in all areas of Iranian society, says a group of human rights organizations in a comprehensive new report. Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women […]
Iran is the world’s biggest jailer of women journalists
Reporters Without Borders, 26 August Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by a new wave of arrests and interrogations of women journalists since the start of August in Iran. The Islamic Republic is now the world’s biggest jailer of women journalists, with a total of ten currently held. “Already one of the world’s five biggest […]
Iran: Prisoner of conscience flogged 100 times for ‘drinking alcohol and insulting Islam’
Amnesty International 1 August 2019 The flogging of Kurdish singer and prisoner of conscience Peyman Mirzazadeh 100 times demonstrates the shocking brutality of Iran’s justice system, said Amnesty International. Peyman Mirzazadeh had been sentenced to two years in prison and 100 lashes after being convicted of “drinking alcohol” and “insulting Islamic sanctities”. The flogging was […]
Iran’s women’s movement, civil society come under ‘maximum pressure’
Leila Alikarami, June 18 As tensions between Iran and the United States reached dangerous levels in recent weeks, Iranian human rights activists warned about the dire ramifications of sanctions and other pressures for women and the women’s rights movement in Iran. The US policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran has been composed of ever-expanding sets of […]![Situation of human rights in Iran in Esfand 1397 [February – March 2019]](http://en.cshr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/04/3636-415x260.jpg)
Situation of human rights in Iran in Esfand 1397 [February – March 2019]
The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Esfand 1397 [February 2019 – March 2019] The appointment of a harsh judge with no knowledge of the science of law as the Head of Judiciary Power shows the political atmosphere is becoming […]
Situation of human rights in Iran in Bahman 1397 [January-February 2019]
The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Bahman 1397 [January-February 2019] Conducting a referendum on the issue of the whole system is the solution for Iran In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights […]
Joint Submission Made by the Family Members of Arbitrarily Detained Foreign and Dual Nationals
28 March 2019 The Centre for Supporters of Human Rights submitted jointly with the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center a UPR submission to the UN on behalf of the family members of foreign and dual nationals arbitrarily detained in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This UPR submission documents how foreign and dual national detainees have been targeted and arbitrarily […]
Iran: Release eight wildlife conservationists following unfair trial on trumped-up spying charges
Amnesty International, 5 March Wildlife conservationists in Iran who have been accused of espionage after using cameras to track endangered species could face the death penalty or more than a decade in prison, said Amnesty International, ahead of a verdict in their case in the coming days. The eight scientists, who are linked to the […]
Urgent Action: Nasrin Sotoudeh faces 34 years in jail
Urgent Action, Amnesty International March 4 WOMEN’S RIGHTS DEFENDER FACES 34 YEARS IN JAIL Prominent detained Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, faces up to 34 years in prison and 148 lashes, after two grossly unfair trials. The charges against her stem solely from her peaceful human rights work, including her defence of women protesting […]
