NEWS & UPDATES
Urgent Action to Stop Execution of Ruhollah Zam – Public Appeal Letter to Supreme Leader of Iran by MEPs from the European Parliament
Today, 11th December 2020, one day after International Human Rights Day, 14 MEPs have signed a Public Appeal Letter as an Urgent Action against the looming execution of Ruhollah Zam in Iran. The Appeal is addressed to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei and demands that...
IOPHR offers its deepest condolences to the family of Dr Mohammad Maleki, freedom fighter of Iran
The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) offers its deepest condolences on the sad passing of Dr. Mohammad Maleki to his family and all freedom activists.Dr. Maleki was a gentle freedom fighter, who always chose the well-being of others over his own well-being and spent his...
IOPHR’s statement regarding the continuing and unacceptable violation of the rights of Iranian Sunni citizens and the demand for the immediate release of Maulana Fazlur Rehman Koohi
For more than forty years now, Sunni Iranian citizens, just like other Iranian citizens, have been the target of constant and systematic harassment, and discrimination by the government of the Islamic Republic, purely because of their religious beliefs, and are consistently deprived of their basic...
Upcoming Event on International Human Rights Day – “From Conflict to Unity: Learning from Beacons of the Past”
In order to stop history repeating itself, we need to learn from the past, and specifically from past thought leaders. Faced with a world that is increasingly becoming divided and witnessing the rise of intolerance and extremism that endangers social cohesion, IOPHR has decided to organise an event...
IOPHR’s Open Letter to Josep Borrell Fontelles, requesting for an Urgent External Action to stop the Imminent Execution of Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali
To High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy& Vice-President of the European Commission – A Request for Urgent External Action Dear Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, I am writing to you on the behalf...
IOPHR hosts Ministerial Side Event 19th November on the “Legalisation of child marriage and the oppression of women under Iran’s ruling regime in the last four decades”
On 19th November 2020, IOPHR held a webinar on the “Legalisation of Child Marriage and the Oppression of Women Under Iran’s Ruling Regime in the Last Four Decades.” This event which was hosted by IOPHR in association with the International Religious Freedom Roundtable and Ministerial to Advance...
IOPHR hosts Ministerial Side Event 18th November on the “Attitude of the Iranian Republic of Iran towards the different Religious Groups”
On 18th November IOPHR held a webinar on the “Attitude of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the different Religious Groups.” This event which was hosted by IOPHR in association with the International Religious Freedom Roundtable and Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Islamic Republic of...
19 NOV – Join another Ministerial Side Event!: “Legalisation of Child Marriage and the Oppression of Women under Iran’s ruling regime in the last Four Decades”
Women and children have suffered severely since the Islamic Revolution in Iran due to the growing systematic and widespread human rights violations in Iran. In recent years, Iranian women have fallen victim to the propagation of hate-filled rhetoric by a number of religious leaders, especially Friday...
Join Today’s Webinar! “Attitude of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the different Religious Groups”
For the last 40 years, Iran’s ruling regime has claimed to have a population of up to 90% Shia Muslims, whereas in contrast, Iran is made up of diverse groups of religions and ethnic groups, all of whom are continuing to be oppressed, without the most basic citizenship rights. This event will invite...