Torture, Forced Confessions and Sham Trials Drive Deadly State Campaign Against Kurds and Arabs July 16, 2025 — The Iranian government is rapidly increasing its use of the death penalty as a political weapon to crush dissent, terrorize restive ethnic minorities, and ...
Arrests and Deportations Follow Baseless Charges of Spying for Israel State Media Inciting Violence by Labeling Afghans and Other Minorities as Traitors July 9, 2025 — The Iranian government has initiated one ...
This article was originally published in The New York Times July 4, 2025 By Karen Kramer, deputy director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran. ...
U.S. Must Confront Iran Over Human Rights Abuses in Upcoming Talks June 26, 2025—Hundreds of ordinary citizens, members of religious and ethnic minorities, activists, and others are being rounded up and arrested ...
Global Leaders Must Demand Emergency Protections and Immediate Release of Political Prisoners Hundreds Being Arrested, Minorities Targeted, Judiciary Pledges to Fast-Track Cases June 23, 2025 — In the wake of Israel’s attack on ...
CHRI Warns Iran May Use Wartime Chaos to Execute Political Prisoners June 19, 2025 — As the war between Iran and Israel intensifies, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is ...
Legal Scholar Asks for Emergency Furloughs and Releases for Trapped Prisoners June 18, 2025 — From Tehran’s Evin Prison, woman political prisoner and international law scholar Mahvash (Sayeh) Seydal ...
Global Leaders Must Confront Growing Civilian Crisis with Urgency and Resolve June 16, 2025 — As the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns ...
