IOPHR statement on the Islamic Republic’s disturbing plans to take further innocent lives, through the issuance of more death sentences, including children as young as 15!
Once again, one of the promising youths of Iran has become a victim of the tyrannical blood-thirty regime ruling Iran. As the young Mohsen Shekari, who in response to the innate human desire for freedom wanted to change Iran, sadly did not...
The open letter of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to Mr. Josep Borrell, the Vice President of the European Commission and the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, on changing the state of recognition of Iran’s ruling regime from “De Jure” to “De Facto”
To: Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles (The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission) I am writing this open letter to you on behalf of the International...
The statement of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) regarding the abhorrent use of children as a means of violent suppression of the peaceful demonstrations of the people of Iran
Recently, alarming news has been published about the use of children as a tool of repression and violence by the ruling regime against the peaceful demonstrations of the Iranian people. The use of children in military operations by the...
IOPHR strongly condemns the meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of several European countries with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the anti-feminist ruling government in Tehran
The International Organization To Preserve Human Rights strongly condemns the meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of several European countries, especially the meeting of Mrs. Hadja Lahbib, Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Suspected IRGC Agents Attack a Journalist in London, UK
IOPHR strongly condemns last Friday’s attempt to assassinate Pouria Zeraati, the television host of the "Last Word" program of Iran International channel outside his house in Wimbledon. As a result of the attack, Mr Zeraati sustained knife wounds across several...
Open Letter to United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, in regards to her questionable visit to Iran
Dear Ms. Nada Al-Nashif United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights On behalf of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR), we are writing to you as we believe that your upcoming trip to Iran from 2nd - 5th February is a matter of...
The Statement of the IOPHR Regarding the Explosion in Kerman on the Anniversary of the Deliberate Downing of the Ukrainian Passenger Airline
The terrorist attack in Kerman orchestrated by the Islamic Republic is yet another miscalculated plot that will undoubtedly further hinder the regime’s longevity. According to verified reports, two suspicious explosions occurred close to the burial site of terrorist...
IOPHR Statement on the First Anniversary of the Bloody Massacre and Tragedy in Zahedan
One year has elapsed since Zahedan's Bloody Friday. On the 30th of September last year, a horrifying act of violence occurred in Zahedan, Iran, an incident that continues to haunt every advocate of freedom. Unarmed Iranian worshipers, returning from Friday prayers,...
Open Letter to Volker Türk and Václav Bálek – condemnation of recent appointment of Ali Bahreini as head of the Social Forum in the Human Rights Council
To: Volker Türk (United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) and Václav Bálek (President of the Human Rights Council) The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) would like to express its deep disappointment and strong...
A letter from the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) regarding the attempt to murder Mr. Salman Rushdie, based on Ruhollah Khomeini’s fatwa, by a terrorist sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC):
At the time Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the murder of Salman Rushdie on 14th February 1989, the ruling regime in Iran, just like today, was involved in the consequences of the scandal resulting from the revelation of the prominent role of members of its embassies...
IOPHR’s Statement Regarding Recent Threats Against the Life of the Director and Members of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights
IOPHR’s Statement regarding the Russian military invasion of Ukraine
It is now more than six weeks since the Russian military invaded the beleaguered country of Ukraine and caused nothing but numerous war crimes, violations of the laws of war, rape and looting of civilian property. During this time, the Ukrainian government and its...
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The Statement of the IOPHR Regarding the Explosion in Kerman on the Anniversary of the Deliberate Downing of the Ukrainian Passenger Airline
The terrorist attack in Kerman orchestrated by the Islamic Republic is yet another miscalculated plot that will undoubtedly further hinder the regime’s longevity. According to verified reports, two suspicious explosions occurred close to the burial site of terrorist...
Hamas’ attack on Israel and the Iranian regime’s strategy to establish a global Islamic State
According to news reports, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, stated during a phone call with his British counterpart, James Cleverley, on November 3, 2023, that "The resistance forces in the region do not take orders from Iran." "The Resistance...
The open letter of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to Mr. Josep Borrell, the VP of the European Commission and the Head of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, regarding the disturbing cases of rape and sexual assault by the prison officials of the IRI
To: Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles (The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission) As you might be aware, the IOPHR has repeatedly stressed the need to put the issue of human rights in Iran, as the primary...
IOPHR statement on the Islamic Republic’s disturbing plans to take further innocent lives, through the issuance of more death sentences, including children as young as 15!
Once again, one of the promising youths of Iran has become a victim of the tyrannical blood-thirty regime ruling Iran. As the young Mohsen Shekari, who in response to the innate human desire for freedom wanted to change Iran, sadly did not get the chance to experience the twenty-third spring of...
IOPHR Statement on the First Anniversary of the Bloody Massacre and Tragedy in Zahedan
One year has elapsed since Zahedan's Bloody Friday. On the 30th of September last year, a horrifying act of violence occurred in Zahedan, Iran, an incident that continues to haunt every advocate of freedom. Unarmed Iranian worshipers, returning from Friday prayers, were suddenly and...
IOPHR statement on the Islamic Republic’s disturbing plans to take further innocent lives, through the issuance of more death sentences, including children as young as 15!
Once again, one of the promising youths of Iran has become a victim of the tyrannical blood-thirty regime ruling Iran. As the young Mohsen Shekari, who in response to the innate human desire for freedom wanted to change Iran, sadly did not get the chance to experience the twenty-third...
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UN strongly condemns execution of Navid Afkari
Five United Nations human rights experts and special rapporteurs have strongly condemned the execution of Navid Afkari on this past Saturday in Iran. National wrestling champion, Navid Afkari was arrested at a popular demonstration, along with his two brothers, who...
Systemic Massacre and Genocide by the Iranian Judiciary
IOPHR decries the lack of independence of Iran’s judiciary, and its collaborations in human right violations of the Iranian Regime, despite the provisions within the Iranian Constitution requiring the Judiciary to uphold individual and social rights. Especially, as...
Mullahs and the Chinese Communist Party, an unholy alliance
by Hamid Gharagozloo, representative of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) in Washington, D.C. What has happened to Iran over the past four decades? Back in 1976, Iran was at the height of its glory after nearly two centuries. As a close...
Khamenei’s final act: international complicity (Part 2)
Christianpost.com Hamid Gharagozloo This is the second of a two-part article examining Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime. The U.S. Approach toward the Mullahs — President Obama Unfortunately, President Obama decided to take a...
Khamenei’s final act: Persecuting Iran’s religious minorities (Part 1)
Christianpost.com Hamid Ghargozloo The recent disturbing rise of violent acts against religious minorities in Iran — the internal exiles and transfers of Gonabadi Sufis to COVID-19 infested wards of prisons, the burning of a Christian cemetery, setting fire to...
How Iran’s Khamenei is exploiting COVID-19
Published on Christianpost.com By: Hamid Gharagozloo The vicious oppression of the Muslim population in China is known the world over. Today, there are about 1.8 million Weegers in internment/concentration camps in China. With such an oppressive policy toward its...
Iranian officials continue to encourage social and religious gatherings despite pandemic Coronavirus outbreak
An open letter to Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, regarding the Iranian Government’s struggles dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran On 11th March 2020, IOPHR wrote an open letter to the High...
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...
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...