Iran

Nazanin Salari

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 24/02/2026

Nazanin Salari is a human rights defender and lawyer from Shiraz, Iran. She has been actively engaged in defending fundamental rights, particularly those of women and

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Shima Goosheh

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 24/02/2026

Shima Goosheh is an Iranian lawyer and woman human rights defender, she is widely known for her advocacy for women’s rights and for providing legal representation to

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Sepideh Gholian

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 19/02/2026

Sepideh Gholian is a prominent Iranian labour rights activist and journalist who gained national and international attention after covering and participating in labour

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Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven and a half years in prison amidst ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders and protesters

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 19/02/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the recent sentencing in Iran of woman human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

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Fatemeh Sepehri

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 27/01/2026

Activist Fatemeh Sepehri, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence in poor conditions in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, has been subjected to harsh punishment for

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Blackout and unrest jeopardise documentation; Escalating repression against Women Human Rights Defenders

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 24/01/2026

The human rights situation in Iran, especially the persistent violations of women's rights, demands urgent action. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) highlights

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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi arbitrarily arrested again

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • 13/12/2025

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the violent arrest of Iranian human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who

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Please watch the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 to support women human rights defenders

  • Iran
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Kuwait
  • MENA
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • 1/12/2025

Update: Watch the event video in English on YouTube here! The Gulf Centre for Human rights (GCHR), with the support of 27 partners held the online event,

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End Impunity, Protect Journalists

  • Iran
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Lebanon
  • MENA
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Yemen
  • 2/11/2025

A Report published by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) to mark the International Day to End Impunity in 2025, marked each year with partners on 02

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