Death Threats against Mr. Ahrari of Kalemeh TV & Oppression of Religious Minorities and Dissidents in Iran
In today’s weekly Webinar at the IRF Round table meeting, IOPHR representative in Washington, Hamid Gharagozloo, spoke about the urgency and imminent danger to the Sunni human rights activists, and journalist Mr. Ahrari of Kalemeh TV. A...
IOPHR Letter to Ayatollah Sistani – A request to take a stand against the death sentence of Ruhollah Zam
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali Sistani, Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, As you are no doubt aware, it was during this time last year that Mr. Ruhollah Zam was invited to travel from Paris to Iraq, following a chain of correspondence...
Continual Oppression of Religious Minorities and Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
Today at International Religious Freedom Roundtable with Ambassador at Large Sam Brownback and USCIRF chair Mrs. Gayle Manchin discussed further on the subject of Iran Human Rights violations, Mrs. Manchin started her report about...
Sex Slavery, Human Trafficking By Iran’s Ruling Regime Must Be Exposed
By: Hamid Gharagozloo, Op-ed Contributor as posted in Christianpost.com According to the reports of multiple international organizations, Iran is one of the primary sources and points of exchange – both in terms of import and...
IOPHR Letter to Ayatollah Sistani – A request to take a stand against the death sentence of Ruhollah Zam
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali Sistani, Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, As you are no doubt aware, it was during this time last year that Mr. Ruhollah Zam was invited to travel from Paris to Iraq, following a chain of correspondence attributed to your office,...
IOPHR launches Petition to Suspend Iran From Future International Sports Tournaments
Petition on Change.org We invite everyone to join us in demanding the International Olympic Committee and other international sports bodies such as United World Wrestling association to suspend Iran’s membership and to ban the Islamic Republic of Iran from taking part...
IOPHR’s Open Letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
Following is the open letter from the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee. To Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee: As you must have heard in the...
IOPHR Letter to Ayatollah Sistani – A request to take a stand against the death sentence of Ruhollah Zam
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali Sistani, Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, As you are no doubt aware, it was during this time last year that Mr. Ruhollah Zam was invited to travel from Paris to Iraq, following a chain of correspondence attributed to your office,...
Report on Dr Tabandeh’s Medical Condition during his two years of House Arrest
Today, 12th October 2020, on the anniversary of the birth of Dr Noor Ali Tabandeh, the IOPHR has received a report concerning the last two years of Dr Noor Ali Tabandeh’s life when he was under house arrest. The report highlights the circumstances surrounding his...
IOPHR’s open letter to the UN Human Rights Rapporteur in regards to the critical situation of Mr. Behnam Mahjoubi
To Professor Javaid Rehman, United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur for Iran, The treatment of Gonabadi Sufis has been pointed out many times in previous IOPHR reports, being subjected to persecution by the Iranian security officials for many years. Especially, during...
IOPHR’s statement in regards to the concerns over the health of Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh & the continuing persecution of women in Iran
IOPHR would like to draw the world's attention to the dire situation faced by Iranian women. Sadly, Iranian women and girls are the biggest victims of the inhumane, backward and sexist policies and laws of the ruling regime in Iran, which have been falsely imposed on...
UN strongly condemns execution of Navid Afkari
Five United Nations human rights experts and special rapporteurs have strongly condemned the execution of Navid Afkari on this past Saturday in Iran. National wrestling champion, Navid Afkari was arrested at a popular demonstration, along with his two brothers, who...
ABOUT US
The approach of IOPHR is based on research, education and social participation. We organize a series of academic conferences, research-based panels, publications and cultural events, that are aimed at facilitating an open dialogue within communities, highlighting core issues that threaten human rights in a democratic society, and formulating systematic and sustainable solutions. We embrace socio-cultural diversity and strongly encourage community involvement.
IOPHR’s Open Letter to IMF – To stop funding the Iranian Regime and provide aid through International NGO’s
On 16th March 2020 IOPHR sent an open letter to Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund: Dear Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, As you are no doubt aware, many Iranian citizens have been infected by the outbreak of the Coronavirus...
Iran: A Free Democratic Country or a Dictatorship Without Borders?
LONDON - On the 2nd of July 2019, the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights with the sponsorship of Bob Blackman, MP, held an important event on human rights violations of the Iranian regime within the UK Parliament, under the title of: “Iran:...
Sex Slavery, Human Trafficking By Iran’s Ruling Regime Must Be Exposed
By: Hamid Gharagozloo, Op-ed Contributor as posted in Christianpost.com According to the reports of multiple international organizations, Iran is one of the primary sources and points of exchange – both in terms of import and export – of human trafficking and sex slaves in the world. The...
IOPHR’s statement in regards to the concerns over the health of Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh & the continuing persecution of women in Iran
IOPHR would like to draw the world's attention to the dire situation faced by Iranian women. Sadly, Iranian women and girls are the biggest victims of the inhumane, backward and sexist policies and laws of the ruling regime in Iran, which have been falsely imposed on the Iranian society in the...
Death Threats against Mr. Ahrari of Kalemeh TV & Oppression of Religious Minorities and Dissidents in Iran
In today’s weekly Webinar at the IRF Round table meeting, IOPHR representative in Washington, Hamid Gharagozloo, spoke about the urgency and imminent danger to the Sunni human rights activists, and journalist Mr. Ahrari of Kalemeh TV. A massive wave of attacks and smear campaign on...
Continual Oppression of Religious Minorities and Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
Today at International Religious Freedom Roundtable with Ambassador at Large Sam Brownback and USCIRF chair Mrs. Gayle Manchin discussed further on the subject of Iran Human Rights violations, Mrs. Manchin started her report about Soheil Arabi the prisoner of conscience who was...
OUR VALUES
IOPHR is a research-based organization, campaigning for social reform and preservation of human rights for all. Our foundational values are equality, equity, mutual respect, peace and inclusivity. Our work is aimed towards upholding the democratic values of secularism, fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, and the rule of law.
Sex Slavery, Human Trafficking By Iran’s Ruling Regime Must Be Exposed
By: Hamid Gharagozloo, Op-ed Contributor as posted in Christianpost.com According to the reports of multiple international organizations, Iran is one of the primary sources and points of exchange – both in terms of import and export – of human trafficking...
UN strongly condemns execution of Navid Afkari
Five United Nations human rights experts and special rapporteurs have strongly condemned the execution of Navid Afkari on this past Saturday in Iran. National wrestling champion, Navid Afkari was arrested at a popular demonstration, along with his two brothers, who...
Systemic Massacre and Genocide by the Iranian Judiciary
IOPHR decries the lack of independence of Iran’s judiciary, and its collaborations in human right violations of the Iranian Regime, despite the provisions within the Iranian Constitution requiring the Judiciary to uphold individual and social rights. Especially, as...
Mullahs and the Chinese Communist Party, an unholy alliance
by Hamid Gharagozloo, representative of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) in Washington, D.C. What has happened to Iran over the past four decades? Back in 1976, Iran was at the height of its glory after nearly two centuries. As a close...
Khamenei’s final act: international complicity (Part 2)
Christianpost.com Hamid Gharagozloo This is the second of a two-part article examining Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime. The U.S. Approach toward the Mullahs — President Obama Unfortunately, President Obama decided to take a...
Khamenei’s final act: Persecuting Iran’s religious minorities (Part 1)
Christianpost.com Hamid Ghargozloo The recent disturbing rise of violent acts against religious minorities in Iran — the internal exiles and transfers of Gonabadi Sufis to COVID-19 infested wards of prisons, the burning of a Christian cemetery, setting fire to...
How Iran’s Khamenei is exploiting COVID-19
Published on Christianpost.com By: Hamid Gharagozloo The vicious oppression of the Muslim population in China is known the world over. Today, there are about 1.8 million Weegers in internment/concentration camps in China. With such an oppressive policy toward its...
NUFDI Forum: The Islamic Republic’s Religious Persecution in Iran
Today, our IOPHR U.S. representative, Hamid Gharagozloo, spoke as an invited panelist at the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) forum. NUFDI is a non-profit organization comprised of Iranian-Americans of all backgrounds dedicated to advancing justice in...
IRF Round Table – Recent disturbing Developments in Iran and its consequences for the Religious and Ethnic Groups, Activists and ordinary People of Iran
A Round Table meeting was conducted and hosted by US IOPHR representative Hamid Gharagozloo, and the Iran Working Group at International Religious Freedom today with distinguishing representatives, such as Ms. Shirin Ebadi the renowned political and human rights...