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Victim of Child Marriage Faces Execution in Iran

Victim of Child Marriage Faces Execution in Iran

November 13, 2025

Execution Scheduled for December Unless $90K Paid for Killing Abusive Husband Denied Lawyer ...

Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran

Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran

November 6, 2025

Whereabouts Unknown, No Contact with Families or Lawyers Iranian Authorities' Attack on Intellectuals Meant ...

Iran Shuts Down Oldest NGO Supporting Vulnerable Children, Detains Founder

Iran Shuts Down Oldest NGO Supporting Vulnerable Children, Detains Founder

November 3, 2025

NGO Leader Held Without Charge, Whereabouts Unknown, Denied Access to Family and Lawyer State’s ...

UN: Iran’s Surge in Unlawful Executions May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

UN: Iran’s Surge in Unlawful Executions May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

November 3, 2025

November 3, 2025 — The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

Iran’s Rappers: Voices of Dissent, Targets of the State

Iran’s Rappers: Voices of Dissent, Targets of the State

October 27, 2025

Artists Face Arrests, Torture, Forced Confessions, Prison October 27, 2025 — In ...

Political Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in Iran

Political Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in Iran

October 23, 2025

Nasim Simiyari Protests Iran’s Brutal Persecution of Baha’is, Demands ...

Iran’s New Tactics to Crush Mandatory Hijab Resistance: Business Raids and Surveillance

Iran’s New Tactics to Crush Mandatory Hijab Resistance: Business Raids and Surveillance

October 15, 2025

Closures, Undercover Agents, and Prosecutions Replace Street Patrols in New Phase ...

Iran’s Qarchak Prison: A Place of Death That Must Be Closed

Iran’s Qarchak Prison: A Place of Death That Must Be Closed

October 7, 2025

Three Women Prisoners Dead in Ten Days After Denial ...

Three Years After Bloody Friday, Iran Shields Commanders Behind the Massacre of Over 100 Protesters

Three Years After Bloody Friday, Iran Shields Commanders Behind the Massacre of Over 100 Protesters

September 30, 2025

"We Killed Them; Take Your Blood Money" Low-Level Officers Receive Light Sentences, ...

45 Women Political Prisoners in Iran Blame Authorities for Death of Somayeh Rashidi After Deliberate Denial of Medical Care

45 Women Political Prisoners in Iran Blame Authorities for Death of Somayeh Rashidi After Deliberate Denial of Medical Care

September 25, 2025

Woman Political Prisoner in Iran Is Dead After Deliberate ...

Wave of Unlawful Arrests Targets Iran’s Minority Children 

Wave of Unlawful Arrests Targets Iran’s Minority Children 

September 24, 2025

Children Held Incommunicado, Without Any Access to Families or Lawyers “The number ...

Lives at Risk: An Urgent Call from Inside Evin Prison

Lives at Risk: An Urgent Call from Inside Evin Prison

September 22, 2025

A letter from imprisoned Iranian lawyers urging immediate medical ...

Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Teachers: Dozens Arrested, Fired, or Sentenced for Peaceful Union Activity

Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Teachers: Dozens Arrested, Fired, or Sentenced for Peaceful Union Activity

September 17, 2025

At Least 45 Teachers Unlawfully Targeted During Summer School Break “The ...

‘They see us as targets’: Iran’s Brutal Repression of Journalistic Freedom

‘They see us as targets’: Iran’s Brutal Repression of Journalistic Freedom

September 3, 2025

‘Don’t step outside your house. You are going to ...

UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions

UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions

September 2, 2025

UN Says Iran Uses the Death Penalty “as a Tool of State Intimidation” Condemns “Disproportionate ...

Iran’s Destruction of Graves from 1980s State Massacres Must Be Condemned

Iran’s Destruction of Graves from 1980s State Massacres Must Be Condemned

August 26, 2025

Paving Over Mass Graves Destroys Evidence of Crimes against Humanity  August 26, ...

Scores of Political Prisoners Will Be Executed in Iran Without an International Outcry

Scores of Political Prisoners Will Be Executed in Iran Without an International Outcry

August 21, 2025

Numerous Prisoners at Imminent Risk as International Attention is Focused Elsewhere Governments ...

Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran’s Provincial Cities

Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran’s Provincial Cities

August 12, 2025

Arrests, Imprisonments, Death Sentences Surge in Small Towns Where Minorities Predominate State Agents, Judges, Prison Authorities ...

‘Bloody Saturday’ in Ghezel Hesar: Testimony from Political Prisoners Expose Brutal Assault and Executions by Iranian Authorities

‘Bloody Saturday’ in Ghezel Hesar: Testimony from Political Prisoners Expose Brutal Assault and Executions by Iranian Authorities

August 11, 2025

Firsthand letter reveals coordinated attack, beatings, and execution of two political prisoners: ‘We’ll kill every last one ...

Over 1,300 Activists Demand End to Iran’s Brutal Anti-Afghan Crackdown

Over 1,300 Activists Demand End to Iran’s Brutal Anti-Afghan Crackdown

August 5, 2025

“Deporting ‘illegal migrants’ is a euphemism for inhumane treatment ...

14 Countries Condemn Iran’s Plots to ‘Kill, Kidnap and Harass’ Citizens Abroad

14 Countries Condemn Iran’s Plots to ‘Kill, Kidnap and Harass’ Citizens Abroad

August 1, 2025

Journalists, Dissidents, Jewish Citizens, and Officials Targeted by Intelligence ...

Iran: Proposed Cyber Bill Gives Authorities Sweeping New Powers to Block and Punish Online Content

Iran: Proposed Cyber Bill Gives Authorities Sweeping New Powers to Block and Punish Online Content

July 29, 2025

If Approved, Law Could Criminalize Any Content the Authorities Consider “False” July ...

UN Rights Chief Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium in Iran as Executions Skyrocket

UN Rights Chief Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium in Iran as Executions Skyrocket

July 28, 2025

At Least 48 People on Death Row, 12 at Imminent Risk of Execution “Proceedings consistently failed to ...

‘They Said My Body Would Be Dumped in a Lake’: Kurdish Political Prisoner Details Brutal Torture in Detention

‘They Said My Body Would Be Dumped in a Lake’: Kurdish Political Prisoner Details Brutal Torture in Detention

July 22, 2025

 “We haven’t registered your name anywhere as a ...

Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities

Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities

July 16, 2025

Torture, Forced Confessions and Sham Trials Drive Deadly State Campaign Against Kurds and Arabs July 16, 2025 — The Iranian government is ...

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Latest News

  • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    April 14, 2026
  • Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    April 6, 2026
  • At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    March 31, 2026
  • Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    March 25, 2026
  • Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    March 19, 2026
  • Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    March 5, 2026
  • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    March 2, 2026
  • Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    February 25, 2026
  • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    February 20, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    February 16, 2026
  • Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
    Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
    February 12, 2026
  • Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    January 30, 2026
  • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    January 29, 2026
  • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’
    UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
    January 26, 2026
  • Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
    Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
    January 23, 2026
  • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
    30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
    January 15, 2026
  • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
    Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
    January 12, 2026
  • Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
    Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
    January 9, 2026
  • Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
    Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
    January 6, 2026
  • UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
    UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
    December 28, 2025
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