Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death

At Least 22 Executed in Six Weeks as Secret Trials, Torture, and Forced Confessions Drive a Wave ...

April 29, 2026

UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran

On April 29, 2026, UN Human Rights Chief ...

April 14, 2026

30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan

A coalition of 30 international legal organizations has issued a joint letter calling for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, warning that her detention is part of a sustained campaign to silence ...

April 6, 2026

Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region

April 6, 2026 — In the context of the ongoing threats and attacks against civilians and ...

March 31, 2026

At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown

Grave Fears of Manufactured Charges, Sham Trials, Death Sentences Cover of War Used to Silence Dissent and ...

March 25, 2026

Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.

The Islamic Republic is determined to extinguish any internal challenge to its rule. This article was ...

March 19, 2026

Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution

Governments Worldwide Must Take Urgent Action to Stop Executions in Iran March 19, 2026 — On the ...

March 5, 2026

Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East

March 5, 2026 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned ...

March 2, 2026

Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned about the safety and condition ...

February 25, 2026

Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre

More than 53,000 Arrested, Activists and Lawyers Now Increasingly Targeted Reports of Deaths in Custody Emerge as ...

February 20, 2026

UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions

February 20, 2026 — A broad and diverse coalition of UN human rights experts issued a strong statement on February 20, 2026, urging Iranian authorities to immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of all those detained, forcibly disappeared, ...

February 16, 2026

Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.

Tens of thousands of people are being held in secret detention sites. This article was originally ...

February 12, 2026

Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’

Families Forced to Carry Out Secret Burials, Banned from Publicly Mentioning Their Children’s Names Teacher ...

January 30, 2026

Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities

Arrests Skyrocketing After Mass Killings, Detainees Held in Hidden Warehouses, Violent Nighttime House Raids, Trials Conducted ...

January 29, 2026

Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’

Amid reports of state security forces arresting healthcare professionals in Iran for treating injured protesters, a group of physicians in Iran has issued a statement affirming that providing medical care is not a crime but a legal, ethical, ...

January 26, 2026