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The Imperial State of Iran, the government of Iran during the Pahlavi dynasty, lasted from 1925 to 1979.The use of torture and abuse of prisoners varied at times during the Pahlavi reign, according to one history, [6] but both of two monarchs – Reza Shah Pahlavi and his son Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi – employed censorship, secret police, torture, and executions.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) (Persian: سازمان حقوق بشر ایران) is a non-profit international non-governmental organization focused on human rights in Iran. Founded in 2005, it is a non-partisan and politically independent organisation based in Oslo , Norway .
During the 1978–79 overthrow of the Pahlavi government, protestors were fired upon by troops and prisoners were executed. The real and imaginary human rights violations contributed directly to the Shah's demise, [42] (although some have argued so did his scruples in not violating human rights more as urged by his generals [43]).
HRAI’s goals consist of promoting, safeguarding, and sustaining human rights in Iran. Through a network of news agencies and online outlets, the organization keeps the Iranian community and the world informed by monitoring human rights violations in the country and disseminating the news about such abuses.
The Iranian community and human rights advocates gathered Saturday in front of Los Angeles City Hall to protest against the Iranian government. ... support of anti-government movement in Iran ...
According to the Human Rights Watch, journalists and human rights defenders, including the staff of Human Rights Watch, have faced online harassment by Iran-funded troll armies that try to distract people from the human rights abuses committed by the government. Female activists are often subjected to sexist harassment and threats of violence ...
A top United Nations human rights official attacked the Biden administration’s supposed lack of a broad strategy for dealing with Iran and its various actions across the Middle East during a ...
Iranian Committee for the Defense of Freedom and Human Rights (1977–1980) Eponym Group (1980) Association for Defense of Freedom and the Sovereignty of the Iranian Nation (1986–1990) Front for Democracy and Human Rights (2005) Splinter groups. People's Mujahedin of Iran (1965) Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran (2000)