Sex Slavery, Human Trafficking By Iran’s Ruling Regime Must Be Exposed

Oct 19, 2020 | Articles, Human Rights, Women's Rights

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

Sep 18, 2020 | Articles, Human Rights, News, Press Release

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

Jul 25, 2020 | Articles, Human Rights

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

Jul 9, 2020 | Articles, Human Rights

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)

Jun 14, 2020 | Articles, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights

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)

Jun 13, 2020 | Articles, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights

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...