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    February 29, 2020

    Access to Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Iran

      Executive Summary   This report examines how Iranian authorities handled four cases of sexual assault or rape. The details…
    February 18, 2020

    The 1980 Cultural Revolution and Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran

    February 2020 Contents Executive Summary  Introduction  The Cultural Revolution of 1980 1.1.     Events in the Year Preceding the Cultural Revolution …
    July 10, 2019

    Extreme Inequality: The Human Rights Situation of Iran’s Baluch Minority

    July 10, 2019 Today the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is releasing its report entitled Extreme Inequality: The Human…
    December 11, 2018

    Controlled and Pursued: Labor Activism in Contemporary Iran

      December 14, 2018 The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has released its latest report, Controlled and Persecuted: Labor…
    November 3, 2018

    Practicing Law in Iran: Risks and Challenges

    Introduction   On January 15, 2018, Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) agents arrested Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer from Arak, following his…
    March 3, 2018

    Excluded from the Public Sphere: Freedom of Assembly and Association in the Islamic Republic of Iran

      NEW HAVEN, March 5, 2018 – Today the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) released its latest report, Excluded…
    October 12, 2016

    The Iranian Judiciary: A Complex and Dysfunctional System

    Today IHRDC has released its latest report entitled The Iranian Judiciary: A Complex and Dysfunctional System. The Iranian Judiciary has…
    March 25, 2016

    Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran

      Today IHRDC has released its latest report entitled Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this…
    March 19, 2015

    Rights Disregarded: Prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    (March 18, 2015) – Today the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has released its newest report, “Rights Disregarded: Prisons…
    March 18, 2015

    A Framework of Violence: Repression of the Arab Ethnic Minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    (Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014) –The Arab ethnic minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has been subjected to a…

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      Witness Testimony
      June 20, 2020

      Witness Statement of Habibollah Sarbazi

        Name:                                      Habibollah Bozorgzadeh (known as Sarbazi) Place of Birth:                         Iranshahr, Iran Date of Birth:                          1986 Occupation:                             Head of Baluchi Activists Campaign Interviewing Organization:   Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of Interview:                   January 20, 2018 Interviewer:                             IHRDC Staff This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview through Skype with Mr. Sarbazi. It was approved by Mr. Sarbazi…
      Witness Testimony
      February 20, 2020

      Witness Statement of Reza Parchizadeh

        Name:                                      Reza Parchizadeh Place of Birth:                         Tehran, Iran Date of Birth:                           1980 Occupation:                             Writer, Researcher and Political Activist Interviewing Organization:   Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of Interview:                    September 27, 2015 Interviewer:                             IHRDC Staff This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Mr., Reza Parchizadeh. It was approved by Mr. Reza Parchizadeh on February…
      Witness Testimony
      February 14, 2020

      Witness Statement of Bita

        Name:                                      Bita* Place of Birth:                         Tehran, Iran Date of Birth:                          1988 Occupation:                             University Student Interviewing Organization:   Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of Interview:                   October 25, 2019 Interviewer:                             IHRDC Staff This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Bita. It was approved by Bita on January 30, 2020. There are 13 paragraphs in the…
      Witness Testimony
      February 14, 2020

      Witness Statement of Atusa

          Name :                                      Atusa* Place of Birth:                         Tehran, Iran Date of Birth:                           1988 Occupation:                             University Student Interviewing Organization:   Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of Interview:                    October 23, 2019 Interviewer:                             IHRDC Staff This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Atusa. It was approved by Atusa on February 7, 2020. There are 25 paragraphs…
      Witness Testimony
      December 18, 2019

       Witness Statement of Mehrak Kamali

      This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Mehrak Kamali. It was approved by Mehrak Kamali on July 17, 2019, There are 32 paragraphs in the statement. The views and opinions of the witness expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.
      Witness Testimony
      June 11, 2018

      Witness Statement of Mahmoud Salehi

      This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Mahmoud Salehi. There are 31paragraphs in the statement. The views and opinions of the witness expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.
      Witness Testimony
      December 21, 2016

      Witness Statement of Abbas Maroufi

        Name:  Abbas Maroufi Place of Birth:  Tehran, Iran Date of Birth:  1957 Occupation:  Author and Publisher     Interviewing Organization:   Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of Interview:  August 3, 2015 Interviewer:   IHRDC Staff   This statement was prepared pursuant to an interview with Abbas Maroufi. There are 60 paragraphs in the statement. The views and opinions of the witness…
      Witness Testimony
      March 17, 2016

      Video Witness Statement of Popak Akhtari Rad

      In this video witness statement, Popak Akhtari Rad, an Iranian author and artist, describes his experiences with censorship in Iran.  Among other examples, Akhtari Rad recounts how a children’s book that he once wrote was rejected by publishers because it was deemed to be critical of gender segregation in contemporary Iran.

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