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The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks with Angelina Jolie about life in an Iranian prison, the roots of the protest movement, and what gives her hope.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks with Angelina Jolie about life in an Iranian prison, the roots of the protest movement, and what gives her hope.

Ahmadreza Haeri, a prominent civil activist and political prisoner, is once again imprisoned and serving a multi-year sentence. This latest imprisonment represents a recurring chapter in his ongoing struggle for justice and democracy in Iran.  Haeri's latest legal woes began when he was arrested

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The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses that would otherwise go unreported. We bring these violations to the attention of the international community through news articles, briefings, in-depth reports, podcasts, and videos, and work to build support ...

Iranian authorities on Wednesday released the prize-winning rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh after she spent more than two weeks in prison, her husband said."Nasrin was released from prison a few hours ago after posting bail," her husband Reza Khandan wrote on X, formerly Twitter, posting a picture with his wife who was defiantly not wearing the headscarf obligatory for women in the Islamic republic.

Iran's authorities have filed new charges against journalist Zeinab Rahimi over her coverage of the case of 17-year-old Armita Garavand,

For decades, Nargess Eskandari-Gruenberg would not speak about her experience of giving birth in Iran's most notorious prison. After fleeing to Germany in 1985, she worked her way up to become mayor of Frankfurt. Now, amid ongoing repression in the land of her birth, she says it's important to tell her story to bear witness "to the crimes of the regime."

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses that would otherwise go unreported. We bring these violations to the attention of the international community through news articles, briefings, in-depth reports, podcasts, and videos, and work to build support ...

H.R. 5961 is a reckless piece of legislation that would force the U.S. to renege on the recent prisoner swap with Iran and bar Iranian funds held abroad from being used to purchase food and medicine. NIAC Action strongly opposes H.R. 5961 and urges Members of Congress to vote against it as it is exp