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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Iran’s New Weapon: Group Prosecutions of Protesters Send Dozens Toward the Gallows
Protesters are being tried collectively, in fast-tracked prosecutions that deny defendants ...
UN Experts Urge Iran to End Escalating Targeting of Ethnic Minorities
On August 6, 2026, UN experts called on Iranian authorities to immediately end the escalating use of ...
Iran Intensifies Nationwide Crackdown on Teachers and Union Activists
At least 60 Teachers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned as Authorities Seek ...
UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Immediately Halt Executions
On July 23, 2026, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on ...
Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression
More Than a Hundred Students Arrested, Expelled, or Jailed in Expanding Assault on Dissent at Universities July 16, 2026 — ...
Civilians Must Be Protected At All Times During War
Deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international ...
Iran Intensifies Assault on Independent Lawyers Amid Expanding Post-War Crackdown
At Least 32 Lawyers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned in Iran Since January 2026 Political Detainees, Death Row Prisoners ...
As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State’s Killings
For more than two years, prisoners have staged weekly hunger strikes against one of the world's deadliest execution sprees—despite facing execution, torture, and retaliation June 8, 2026 — As Iranian authorities carry out...
A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
Organizations and Advocates Inside Iran Reject State-Controlled Internet Access Harm to Children, Education, and Underprivileged Areas Especially Severe A broad coalition of civil society organizations in Iran has published a statement urgently calling for ...
Iran’s Baha’i Community Under Intensified State Attack Amid Escalating Domestic Repression
State Campaign of Arrests, Raids, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances in Cities ...
Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
At Least 22 Executed in Six Weeks as Secret Trials, Torture, ...
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 ...
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 ...
At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
Grave Fears of Manufactured Charges, Sham Trials, Death Sentences Cover of War ...
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. ...
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 ...
Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
March 5, 2026 — The Center for Human Rights in ...
Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned ...
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 ...