Woman human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi at risk of execution amid ongoing crackdown
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is alarmed at reports that woman human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi has had her death sentence upheld by Iran’s Supreme
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GCHR’s Activities during the 59th session of UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders at the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
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Human rights defenders and journalists at high risk, Universal Periodic Review of Iran completed at UN
As the Islamic Republic of Iran completed its final step in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process on 01 July 2025, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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Sharifeh Mohammadi
Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labour and women’s rights defender, is currently on death row. Arrested on 05 December 2023 in Rasht, she was subjected to torture, forced
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Varisheh Moradi
Varisheh Moradi, a woman human rights defender and Kurdish political prisoner, was sentenced to death following a grossly unfair trial by the Iranian judiciary in
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Pakhshan Azizi
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish humanitarian worker and woman human rights defender, was arrested on 4 August 2023 and later sentenced to death by Branch 26 of the Tehran
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Shervin Hajipour
Shervin Hajipour is an Iranian singer-songwriter and the artist behind “Baraye,” a song released amid the protests surrounding the death of woman human rights
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Toomaj Salehi
Toomaj Salehi is an Iranian rapper known for his music’s criticisms of Iranian authorities. His music has covered topics such as corruption, poverty, and state
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Mahvash Shahriari Sabet
Poet and Baha’i leader Mahvash Shahriari Sabet was detained on 31 July 2022, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Previously, in March 2008, she was sentenced to 20
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