Archive: Reports and Open Letters
Urgent Appeal: Internet Shutdown in Iran as a Tool for Concealing Human Rights Violations
Issued by: Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI)Date: June 2025 The Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) urgently calls on the international community to take immediate steps to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for its escalating use of internet shutdowns and digital censorship. In the context of intensifying military conflict and rising civilian casualties, recent blanket restrictions on internet access appear designed not merely for “security” purposes, but to conceal widespread repression, arrests, and grave
Written by ACI in 19 June 25 Read more
Iran-Israel Conflict, Global Stability, and the Imperative for Peaceful Democratic Transition in Iran
Issued by: Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI)Date: June 18, 2025 Executive Summary For almost half a century, the Islamic Republic has held the Iranian people hostage under the weight of religious dictatorship. Through its reckless and adventurist foreign policy, it has now endangered not only the people of Iran but also the future of its youth and the country’s ability to recover and rebuild. This war now serves the strategic interests of Israel and the
Written by ACI in 19 June 25 Read more
Iran’s People Deserve Peace — Not Bombs, Not Dictators
Open Letter: Iran’s People Deserve Peace — Not Bombs, Not Dictators From Dr Hossein Ladjevardi, President Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) Paris, June 18, 2025 The war between Iran and Israel is not a war for democracy. It is not a war for justice. It is a war that serves the strategic interests of foreign powers—Israel and the United States on one side, and the Islamic Republic’s regime on the other, which clings to survival
Written by ACI in 19 June 25 Read more
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Consequences and Outcomes of 45 Years of the Islamic Revolution: “WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM” 27/28 February, 1 March 2025 Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne Day One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lprW0_Ugc . Day Two https://www.youtube.com/live/wqVfRVurp0k?si=9Ad9FzWT8KE5-C4j . Day Three https://www.youtube.com/live/X4JiiuBFquU?si=VcmI3_qbYUnKfWzn
Written by ACI in 26 February 25 Read more
“Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now”
As the world commemorates the 76th Human Rights Day, we, as Iranians, face this moment with grave concern and uncertainty about our nation's future. The theme this year calls us to act with urgency—and for Iranians, this call could not be more vital. "Human rights have a preventative role: By defending human rights, we can prevent harm before it happens." Yet, in Iran, harm is not just a possibility; it is an everyday reality. The
Written by ACI in 10 December 24 Read more
“Woman Life Freedom” – Survey
An Assessment of Identity Trends and Today and Tomorrow of Iran Full findings of the survey is available. Please contact is 'survey (@) aciiran.com' Key Findings The survey titled “Woman Life Freedom” - An Assessment of Identity Trends and Today and Tomorrow of Iran provides a clear picture of the fundamental shifts in beliefs, identities, and attitudes within Iranian society. Conducted online over a 21-day period from February 1 to 22, 2024, the survey garnered
Written by ACI in 23 October 24 Read more
The Right to Life and the Death Penalty in Iran – Conference Series
10 October 2023, Florence Italy The Role and Responsibility of the International Community In view of the increased number of executions in Iran on drugs related charges this year alone, our forthcoming conference will focus of the role and responsibility of the international community: How is the international community and the UN agencies resolving the use of the death penalty and lashes as punishments - even for addicts – with United Nations standards and international
Written by ACI in 18 September 23 Read more
Persecution of Christians in Iran as the world celeberates the birth of Jesus
As the Christian world prepares to celebrate the birth of Jesus and Christmas, this year in Iran, the many Christians from a Muslim background remain persecuted and unable to manifest or worship freely and openly. On December 21, this year Iranians and those of Iranian heritage all over the world marked the ancient Iranian tradition of YALDA night, the winter solstice. While traditionally Iranians celebrate the end of the longest night of the year and
Written by ACI in 24 December 22 Read more
Thank you ECOSOC – Thank you CSW!
The expulsion of the Islamic Republic from the Commission on the Status of Women is an unprecedented step taken by the UN and the international community. Thank you for hearing us and taking this extraordinary step. Discrimination against the women and girls of Iran is as old as the Islamic Republic. Gender and religious discrimination are legal, systematic and institutional on every level and aspect of their lives. For forty-three years the women’s movement has
Written by ACI in 16 December 22 Read more
Vote to remove the Islamic Republic from CSW
ACI once again adds its voice of outrage at the election of the Islamic Republic in 2021 and supports its expulsion from CSW. It is tragic that the beautiful young life of Mahsa Jina Amini had to be lost before the world opened up its eyes to the systemic and institutional discrimination of girls and women in Iran, in law and in practice, for the last forty three years. The boiling point for the stifled
Written by ACI in 14 December 22 Read more