“Let Isfahan breathe, give Zayandeh-rud back” Beginning Friday, November 19, thousands of civilians assembled and protested in the dried-up stretches of Iran’s river Zayandeh-rud. These
NOVEMBER 15, 2019: A sudden and substantial hike in the cost of fuel sparks unrest across Iran. Individuals across the country pour into the streets
“THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT, RATHER THAN RESORTING TO VIOLENCE, SHOULD FACILITATE PROTESTS, AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO PROTEST WITHOUT FEAR OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE OR OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS
On September 21st, a number of prominent human rights organizations, including HRA, Impact Iran, HURIDOCS, and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation, hosted a virtual discussion in
On Thursday, September 16, HRA hosted “A Way Forward”, a virtual discussion on the role of diplomacy in advancing the goal of promoting human rights
Human Rights Activists in Iran’s Spreading Justice team (HRA-SJ) has identified and profiled Sarmad Nazerfard as the individual responsible for the assassination of Mousa Babakhani
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, several rights organizations have written a statement calling for increased accountability from UN representatives in
HRA announces the forthcoming release of ‘Human Rights Activists in Iran: History, Obstacles, Achievements’
In July, Iran executed a staggering 38 individuals for crimes related to drugs, murder, and sexual offenses. In the previous three months, an additional 44
The Use of Torture in Iran – Obligations, Violations, and Victim Testimony
May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Beginning in 2004, the 17th of May has been recognized as “The International Day Against Homophobia,
A Statistical Look at the Situation of Iranian Workers over the Past Year
Spreading Justice: A database of human rights abusers in Iran For fifteen years HRA has maintained a victim-centric approach to documenting and reporting on human
A team of young intelligence forces of the Revolutionary Guards in the internal security sector in the Tehran region HRANA – Earlier this week, HRANA, the
This report contains the 2020’s analytical and statistical annual report on human rights in Iran, prepared by the Department of Statistics and Publications of Human
Last month the world turned its attention to Iran for its seemingly arbitrary transfer of a detained British-Australian academic. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained in