Human Rights Violations in Iran and Death Threats against Dr. Seyed Azmayesh

Jun 1, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights, News, Urgent Action

Our IOPHR representative, Hamid Gharagozloo and chair of the Iran action group at IRF gave his report at the Weekly IRF Roundtable meeting. At a time when the regime in Iran is facing insurmountable existential challenges, both at home and abroad, such as the critical...

MEPs Statement – MEPs urge the immediate release of Mr. Mohammad Nourizad

May 17, 2021 | Human Rights, News, Urgent Action

IOPHR has received a letter of support and a statement from Members of the European Parliament, demanding the immediate release of renowned filmmaker and human rights defender, Mr Nourizad from prison in Iran. Mohammad Nourizad’s life is in grave danger, as he is...

Necessity of Human Rights as a Key Component of the US Negotiations with Iran

Apr 9, 2021 | Human Rights, News

The Iran Working Group at the US Office of International Religious Freedom has sent following letter to President Biden and his administration. Behnam Mahjoubi, a Gonabadi Sufi who endured vicious physical and mental torture in the infamous Evin prison in Iran for the...

IOPHR statement on the need to immediately terminate the infamous agreement between the Iranian regime and the Chinese government, known as the Strategic Agreement

Apr 6, 2021 | Human Rights, News, Press Release

The publication of reports about the disreputable agreement between the leaders of the ruling regime in Iran and the Chinese Communist Party has caused a great deal of concern. What raises these concerns is the refusal of the parties to clearly disclose the details of...

Commemorating 40th day since the murder of Behnam Mahjoubi – Public statement of Markus Grübel on discrimination and persecution of Sufis and Baha’is in Iran

Apr 1, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, News

“I am calling upon the regime in Iran to release all prisoners of conscience such as the Sufis and the Baha’i community, and to end the persecutions based on religion. No one should be discriminated against due to their religion or belief. With respect to the possible...

IOPHR Statement on the need to provide immediate Security for Mr. Amir Labbaf

Mar 29, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, News, Urgent Action

According to reports received, Mr. Amir Labbaf, an Iranian asylum seeker based in the Sadr Camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has gone on a hunger strike in order to protest the lack of security and medical care in Sadr Camp. Mr. Labbaf was one of the eyewitnesses and...