Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

Criminal Court Summons Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, No Charge Specified

(June 17, 2013) – Just days after moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani won the eleventh presidential election held in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), Iranian state press announced today that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the current President of the IRI, has been summoned to Branch 76 of the Criminal Court of Tehran Province.

Harassment and Censorship Continue on Election Day

(June 14, 2013) – Reports coming out of Iran today highlight further incidents of the censorship and harassment of activists that have characterized this month’s presidential election campaign in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI).

IRI authorities censor political advertisements pertaining to tomorrow’s presidential election

(June 13, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that significant portions of the second documentary film produced by the campaign of Hassan Rowhani, the remaining moderate/reformist presidential candidate in tomorrow’s presidential election were censored by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state radio and television service of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI).

Raids and harassment of activists continue in last week of Iran’s presidential race

(June 11, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received confirmation of reports that offices belonging to the Shiraz branches of the campaigns of Hassan Rowhani and Mohammad Reza Aref were raided by plainclothes operatives on Sunday, June 9, 2013.

Witness Statement of Rebin Rahmani: A Kurdish Activist

In this witness statement, Rebin Rahmani—a Kurdish rights activist—discusses his activism at university in Iran, including his research on the problems of drug addiction, AIDS and prostitution in Kermanshah.

Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Book One & Book Two

(April 4, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to release a comprehensive English translation of Book One and Book Two of the Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Gender Inequality and Discrimination: The Case of Iranian Women

(March 8, 2013) -- Today, on this year's International Women's Day, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to release “Gender Inequality and Discrimination: The Case of Iranian Women”, a 60+ page legal commentary from Iranian lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri.

Witness Statement of Saeed Pourheydar

(March 5, 2013) -- In this witness statement and short video testimony, Saeed Pourheydar—an Iranian journalist now living in exile—discusses his arrest following the disputed June 2009 presidential elections in Iran and his subsequent detention at Evin prison.

IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran - 2013

This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2013. The official announcements are noted but, as the Iranian government does not announce many executions, it is difficult to know the exact number.

Latest additions

Iran’s President-Elect Confronted With Plea for Detained Opposition Leader’s Freedom June 19, 2013
Witness Testimony of Majid Tamjidi: arrest and imprisonment of a post-June 2009 protester June 18, 2013
An Iranian Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective on the Forthcoming Presidential Election June 08, 2013
Ahead of Iranian presidential election, arrests and restrictions on Internet access June 07, 2013

Sign Petition to Stop Executions in Iran

Sign-up for updates

Reports

Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran

This preliminary report documents and analyzes the regime’s brutal suppression of dissent after the June 12, 2009 presidential elections. Hours before the incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ... Read more

Witness Testimony

Witness Testimony of Majid Tamjidi: arrest and imprisonment of a post-June 2009 protester

In this witness testimony, Majid Tamjidi—a former prisoner from Evin prison’s Ward 209 and Ward 350—discusses his efforts to organize striking workers at the ceramics factory he worked at in 2009 in Qazvin, when they had not been paid wages for months. ... Read more

Legal Commentary

Memorandum on Election Law

This is a memorandum on “free and fair” election standards to determine whether the events surrounding the election in Iran on 12 June 2009 were ... Read more

Who we are

Mission
Leadership
Financials
Opportunities

Donations

Your donation makes a world of difference. Donate now

facebook

twitter

tumblr

Rss

Contact us

Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
129 Church Street
Suite 304
New Haven, Connecticut
06510 U.S.A

Tel: 1 (203) 772 2218
Fax: 1 (203) 772 1782
E-mail: info@iranhrdc.org

Latest additions

Sign-up for updates

Who we are

Donations

Follow us

Contact us