23-Year-Old Iranian Student Sentenced to Death Over Social Media Post
“Be my voice. All I want is justice and a chance to defend myself.” October 19, 2026 — A 23-year-old Iranian woman has been sentenced to death for “blasphemy” over her social ...
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Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown
Arrests, Incommunicado Detention, and Imprisonments Mounting October 6, 2026 — Iranian authorities are intensifying their crackdown on artists, writers, poets, musicians, and other cultural figures, pulling peaceful voices into the same coercive ...
46 States Condemn Iran’s Escalating Use of the Death Penalty at UN Human Rights Council
October 1, 2026 — In a significant joint intervention at the UN Human Rights Council, 46 States condemned Iranian authorities’ continued and escalating use of the death penalty, expressing particular ...
UN: Iranian Authorities Committed Crimes Against Humanity in January 2026 Suppression of Nationwide Protests
Murder, Torture, Other Inhumane Acts Committed as Part of a ‘Widespread and Systematic Attack Directed Against a Civilian Population’ September 24, 2026 — The September 2026 report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission ...
The Cost of Impunity: Four Years After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death, Thousands More Are Victims of Iran’s Brutal Repression
September 16, 2026 — Four years after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, which ignited Iran’s historic Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, those responsible for her death and ...
Iran’s Sweeping New Bill Threatens to Isolate Its People From the World
Proposed bill would give intelligence agencies extraordinary powers to monitor citizens’ foreign contacts and impose prison terms of up to 30 years Iranian Artist: “We will be facing a situation resembling North ...
Ten Civil Society Groups Inside Iran Vow to Continue the Struggle for Freedom Ahead of Fourth Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Killing
September 9, 2026 — As Iran approaches the fourth anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, a diverse group of labor and civil society groups has issued a joint statement reaffirming the movement’s demands for freedom, equality, economic security, and an end to repression and executions. The statement is notable for bringing together 10 ...
UN Fact-Finding Mission Urges Iran to Withdraw Bill Criminalizing Contact With Foreign Entities
September 3, 2026 – The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has called on Iranian authorities to immediately withdraw a sweeping “Countering Foreign Infiltration” bill that would criminalize routine contact ...
The Court of History Film Broadcast to Millions in Iran, Envisioning Justice and Accountability in a Future Iran
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is proud to announce the international broadcast of The Court of History, a gripping new docudrama that examines how ...