URGENT ACTIONS
IOPHR’s Letter to the Deputy Commissioner of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union in Foreign Policy and Security Affairs, in regards to making any agreement with the ruling regime of Iran firmly conditional on the regime’s strict compliance with international human rights standards
To the Deputy Commissioner of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union in Foreign Policy and Security Affairs: Dear Mr. Joseph Burrell, The IOPHR, as you might be aware, has repeatedly emphasised the necessity of inclusion of human rights, as...
Free Maryam Akbari Monfared – unjustly imprisoned for 13 years!
IOPHR has initiated a petition for the unjustly imprisoned human rights activist Maryam Akbari Monfared. See below: Maryam’s Story Iranian Human Rights Activist Maryam Akbari Monfared was arrested on 31 December 2009 and was forcibly disappeared for five months. She was...
IOPHR’s Statement Regarding Recent Threats Against the Life of the Director and Members of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights
Free Zaynab Jalalian – 14 years unjustly imprisoned!
Zaynab’s Story Zaynab Jalalian, an Iranian women’s rights activist, was arrested on International Women’s Day in March 2008 in Iran, in the Kurdish city of Kermanshah based on her alleged membership of the Kurdish political party, Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK). She...
Urgent Action – Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali at risk of imminent execution whilst the court trial of Hamid Nouri, charged with war crimes, comes to an end
For a long time, the ruling regime of Iran, through violating all human dignity and human rights values, has created the foundation of a new type of inhuman civilization. In which, many instruments of international interaction like diplomatic relations, trade, and travel, which...
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 valiant...
The IOPHR calls on the European Union and European governments negotiating with Iran, for the immediate and unconditional release of all dual nationals held hostage in Iran, prior to the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCOPA) agreement.
With the finalization of the negotiations on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCOPA) in Vienna, reports indicate that the American negotiating party, in this round of negotiations, is seeking the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian-American dual...
IOPHR members speak out against ongoing death threats as the situation worsens
Following from our previous press release regarding renewed death threats towards IOPHR Founder, Dr Seyed Azmayesh, and IOPHR Political Analyst, Vahid Beheshti, made by security agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran, members of IOPHR are raising their voices to express concern...
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...