FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF
IOPHR’s statement regarding the renewed death threats by the security elements of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the life of Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh and his family
As mentioned in previous statements of this association, the instructive and anti-superstitious activities of Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh, who is a human rights activist, Islamologist, prominent jurist and an educator of Sufism and spirituality, has once again been subject of...
Open Letter from IOPHR to Mr. Joseph Borrell, regarding EU’s human rights responsibilities in relation to the inhuman actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The open letter from of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy And Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Joseph Borrell, regarding EU’s human rights...
Event: The State Of Human Rights In Iran by National Press Club
US Representative of IOPHR, Hamid Gharagozloo, was one of the speakers at the 30th June event "The State of Human Rights in Iran: Live Reports from Iran by Eyewitnesses & Experts" which was organised by National Press Club and held in Washington D.C. The full video of the...
8 Gonabadi Sufis still remain imprisoned & 34 remain exiled in remote and inhospitable areas of Iran
Following the February 2018 severe crackdown on Gonabadi Sufis by the Iranian Regime, 8 Gonabadi Sufis still remain imprisoned and 34 who were imprisoned, remain exiled in remote and inhospitable areas of Iran The suppression of the Gonabadi Sufis' protests has undoubtedly been...
Event announcement from USCIRF – How has Religious Freedom Changed Across the Middle East?
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is hosting a virtual event, examining the long-term impact of the Arab Spring movement on religious freedom across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and assessing U.S. policy options, under the title of: Ten...
Death Threats Against IOPHR Members by the Iranian regime
Today at the Weekly IRF Roundtable meeting, our IOPHR representative and Chair of the Iran Action Group presented the following report: As the tragic comedy of the presidential election in Iran looms, Ayatollah Khamenei and his occupying regime, faced with a nation determined...
Human Rights Violations in Iran and Death Threats against Dr. Seyed Azmayesh
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...
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
“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
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 victims of...