Narges Mohammadi, vice-chair of Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), who is currently imprisoned has started a hunger strike from today, June 27 2016, which coincides with the 21st day…

Human rights as we know them are a reflection of certain fundamental universal notions, which provide a set of global benchmarks for how humanity should conduct itself. The principle of…

The Nobel laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative are calling on the government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender and journalist Narges Mohammadi from the notorious…

Dear members of International PEN, I’ m writing this letter to you from the Evin Prison. I am in a section with 25 other female political prisoners, with different intellectual…

GENEVA (20 May 2016) – A group of United Nations experts expressed outrage today at the recent conviction and sentencing of Narges Mohammadi, a prominent activist and human rights defender,…

Seven years ago, Afshin Sohrabzadeh was sentenced to 25 years in prison, after being convicted of working with Kurdish political parties. Since then, he has been held in a number…

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Centre for the Defender of Human Rights Issues Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran during Esfand 1394 [20 February to 19 March 2016] “Officials Should Take Action to Improve…

The Centre for the Defender of Human Rights in the report of human rights situation in Iran during the month of Dey 1394 [22 December 2015 to 20 January 2016]:…

In an open letter addressed to the French President, human rights organisations urge François Hollande not to ignore human rights in favour of closer economic ties between France and Iran.…