Founded by former political prisoners, Keyvan Rafi'i, in March 2006, HRAI promotes human rights and democracy in Iran. The group covers a wide range of issues such as ethnic and religious minorities, prison conditions, labor, and student-related issues. HRAI works as a membership-based organization and chose to publicly identify its members to avoid accusations of illegal underground activities. In 2009 the organization created a news agency, HRA-NA. Many of the organization’s members and collaborators are student activists. The authorities have targeted the organization due to HRA-NA’s reporting during the post-election protests in summer 2009. By early March 2010, more than 40 of its members and collaborators were in prisons around the country.

Documents in this collection

Authorities Continue to Intensify Pressure on the Oldest Prisoner of Opinion (Farsi)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: January 8, 2013
Type: Newsletter

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran: January 2013 (Farsi)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: January 2013
Type: Report

A Brief Report on the Conditions in Qazvin’s Chubindar Prison

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)/ABF translation
Published: September 23, 2012
Type: Report

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran: Septembre 2012

• PDF document (Farsi, 1.40 MB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: September 2012
Type: Report

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran: July 2012 (Farsi)

• PDF document (Farsi, 715.44 KB)

Author: Human Rights Activistes in Iran
Published: June 2012
Type: Report

Iran Political Arrests' Statistics (March 2011 - March 2012) (Farsi)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: April 19, 2012
Type: Report

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran: March 2012

• PDF document (Farsi, 755.88 KB)

Author: Human Rights Activists News Agency
Published: March 20, 2012
Type: Report

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran (March 2010 - March 2011) (Farsi)

• PDF document (Farsi, 4.04 MB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: March 2012
Type: Report

Statistical Report of Human Rights Violations in Iran: January 2012 (Farsi)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran
Published: January 21, 2112
Type: Report

Human Rights Violations in Iran Yearly Statistical / Special Year 2011

• PDF document (English, 1.86 MB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran
Published: 2011
Type: Report

The Names of Detainees (March 2009 - March 2010) (Farsi)

• PDF document (Farsi, 1.54 MB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI)
Published: February 19, 2010
Type: Report

From Detention Center to Detention Center: A Report on Secret Detention Centers in Iran

• PDF document (Farsi, 660.13 KB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran
Published: January 20, 2008
Type: Report

An Unsettling Account of the Hidden Dimensions of the "Public Safety Projet" in the Islamic Republic of Iran

• PDF document (English, 6.00 MB)
• PDF document (Farsi, 1.05 MB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran
Published: October 20, 2007
Type: Report

The Nest of Corruption: A Comprehensive Report on Corruption, Prostitution, and Mafia Activities in Iranian Prisons

• PDF document (Farsi, 354.00 KB)

Author: Human Rights Activists in Iran
Published: October 1, 2007
Type: Report