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For many years, the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) has worked tirelessly to expose human rights violations in Iran and advocate for religious and ethnic minorities, women, political dissidents, minors, journalists, and social activists. Partnering with on-the-ground citizens for direct reporting, IOPHR has presented evidence of the Islamic Regime’s atrocities to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Congress, E.U. Commission, U.K. Parliament, the United Nations, and multiple media outlets, NGOs, and human rights organizations.
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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...
The statement of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) regarding the brutal murder of Mahsa Jina Amini
As it has been pointed out many times before in the statements of IOPHR, gender equality, ethnic and religious diversity have always been the main victims of the systematic and organized oppression of the ruling regime in Iran. The Iranian...
September 16th – The one year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic killing and an ever-more determined global call for a free and democratic Iran
Saturday, September 16th, marked the solemn anniversary of the tragic death of the Iranian girl, Mahsa Gina Amini. A year ago, authorities of the Iranian regime tragically took the life of an innocent girl, falsely justifying their actions by citing her inadequate...
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...
An open letter from the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to all Members of UK Parliament, regarding Mr. Vahid Beheshti’s hunger strike and his request for the proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Dear Member of Parliament, 13 April 2023 - As of today, 50 days have passed since Mr. Vahid Beheshti began his hunger strike and sit-in protest in front of the headquarters of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs in White Hall, London. Mr. Vahid Beheshti has taken...
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...
IOPHR’s statement regarding the missile attack of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan
Terrified by the emergence of a democratic and federal system committed to the fundamental principles of human rights near its western borders, Tehran's religious leaders by their recent attack are trying to destabilize Iraq. All in the hope that by attacking a system...
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...
IOPHR’s Statement regarding the Death of Baktash Abtin
Two years ago, IOPHR in an open letter dated March 10, 2020 to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, highlighted the criminal plan of the Islamic Republic to exploit the dangerous situation caused by the spread of Covid-19 virus. This...
ABOUT US
The approach of IOPHR is based on research, education and social participation. We organize a series of academic conferences, research-based panels, publications and cultural events, that are aimed at facilitating an open dialogue within communities, highlighting core issues that threaten human rights in a democratic society, and formulating systematic and sustainable solutions. We embrace socio-cultural diversity and strongly encourage community involvement.
IOPHR Letter to the US Congress – Warning about Belgian-Iranian Judiciary Cooperation
Dear Honorable Representatives of the United States Congress As you will no doubt be aware, a few days ago the government of Belgium, which is one of the allies of the United States of America, has submitted a bill to its parliament, which lays out a legal framework...
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...
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...
The statement of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) regarding the brutal murder of Mahsa Jina Amini
As it has been pointed out many times before in the statements of IOPHR, gender equality, ethnic and religious diversity have always been the main victims of the systematic and organized oppression of the ruling regime in Iran. The Iranian government’s murder of Mahsa Jina Amini, a...
Threats against the life of Amir Ali Labaf and his wife by infiltrated agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran within the Gonabadi Sufis
On the evening of 6th September 2022, Mr Amir Ali Labaf, a human rights activist’s life was threatened by a group of agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran within the Gonabadi Sufi order, who also threatened to assault and rape Mr Labaf’s wife. According to the file that was provided to...
OUR VALUES
IOPHR is a research-based organization, campaigning for social reform and preservation of human rights for all. Our foundational values are equality, equity, mutual respect, peace and inclusivity. Our work is aimed towards upholding the democratic values of secularism, fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, and the rule of law.
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...
Induced death of the leader of the largest Sufi Order in the world
Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, also known by his spiritual title ‘Majzoub Ali Shah’ the spiritual leader of the Gonabadi Sufi Order in Iran, passed away on 24 December 2019 in Mehr Hospital of Tehran, following 2 years of being held under house arrest. Dr. Tabandeh was held...
Protest Outside the National Iranian American Council
WASHINGTON - Iranians living in the United States gathered in front of the office of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) in Washington, D.C., on July 19. A statement read out by protesters at the event described the NIAC as “the representative of the corrupt...
Iran: A Free Democratic Country or a Dictatorship Without Borders?
LONDON - On the 2nd of July 2019, the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights with the sponsorship of Bob Blackman, MP, held an important event on human rights violations of the Iranian regime within the UK Parliament, under the title of: “Iran:...
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...
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...