Letter to Honorable Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
It has come to our attention that you will be meeting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, in the near future. Certainly we are not in a position to ask that you refrain from this meeting but we hope you show your concern about the events happening in Iran and ask for accountability and change from the President. ...
Joint Statement: Those arrested for the recent protests must be released immediately!
Many of our compatriots were killed, thousands were injured, and thousands more were detained and sent to prison during the violent onslaught of the Islamic Republic's repressive forces. All the evidence suggests that the detainees are being subjected to severe torture and pressure to substantiate allegations that could justify the bloody suppression of the protesters. The courts of the Islamic Republic have a long history of issuing heavy sentences to create a climate of intimidation and to destroy protesters' image based on completely fabricated confessions. Ali Khamenei, by labeling the protests a "deep conspiracy" and "extremely dangerous", enables the repressive institutions to continue to punish and detain protesters under iron fist policies; The Islamic Republic has been forcibly detaining protesters to elicit false confessions that support Khamenei's aforementioned scenario of organizing "outside" protests, thereby justifying an increase of their cruel attacks on the people. ...
UN Must Investigate the Killing of Protesters in Iran
A group of prominent Iranians have appealed to the United Nations to take immediate action on Iran and appoint a commission to investigate the human rights violations in the country during the recent nationwide protests. ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran must hear the voices of the Iranian People!
Uprisings have spread across many cities in Iran following the government’s decision to peak fuels prices in Iran. Last week, the price is increased by at least 50%, as subsidies on petrol were reduced. ...
On the Occasion of November 25
Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is among only four UN member states who have not signed the resolution for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. ...
USRHR letter to Dr. Klaus Buchner - MEP for the green-conservative Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)
Allow us to brief you on the situation of human rights in Iran. Recently the Islamic Republic of Iran has begun issuing harsh and long prison sentence to the activists in Iran. ...
Blue is the color! In memory of Sahar Khodayari
Death of an Iranian Soccer fan has caused an outrage throughout the international community. Sahar Khodayari, an avid fan of the blues soccer team, Esteghlal, set herself aflame after she was arrested by the security forces because of the laws forbid women attending any sports venue alongside the men. ...
Islamic Republic of Iran: Stop the Harassment of Your Citizens!
In recent months the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has waged an all-out war on the civil and political society of Iran. ...
We Condemn Far-right killing in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH!
On August 3, 2019 People of the United States of America witnessed another mass shooting in their home town when a person with far right tendencies attacked a mall in El Paso, Texas killing more than 20 innocent shoppers and injuring many more. ...
WAR is not the answer!
A new round of tension between the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and the United States of America has arisen on the international stage. A year after President Trump unilaterally pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, the Islamic Republic of Iran announced it will stop some of its agreed-upon actions and gave two months’ notice to the European Union to come up with some practical solutions to save JCPOA, otherwise it plans to move forward on the plan to increase the stock of enriched by 3.65%--considered probably the higher grade of enriching raw uranium. ...
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