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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...
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 were...
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 the actions...
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 ally of the...
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 conciliatory...
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 Mordeci’s shrine...
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 Muslim...
Iranian officials continue to encourage social and religious gatherings despite pandemic Coronavirus outbreak
An open letter to Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, regarding the Iranian Government’s struggles dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran On 11th March 2020, IOPHR wrote an open letter to the High Representative of the...
Induced death of the leader of the largest Sufi Order in the world
Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, also known by his spiritual title ‘Majzoub Ali Shah’ the spiritual leader of the Gonabadi Sufi Order in Iran, passed away on 24 December 2019 in Mehr Hospital of Tehran, following 2 years of being held under house arrest. Dr. Tabandeh was held under...