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Crackdown on Justice: CHRI Reveals Systematic Persecution of Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers

Crackdown on Justice: CHRI Reveals Systematic Persecution of Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers

May 14, 2025

New CHRI Fact Sheet Exposes Deepening Legal Crisis for Iran’s Embattled Lawyers Vanishing ...

‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist

‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025 — In a letter obtained by the Center for ...

Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions

Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions

April 30, 2025

19 Labor Activists Still Imprisoned, One Woman at Risk of Execution Over 2000 Workers ...

Op-Ed: Combine ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran with Maximum Support for the Iranian People

Op-Ed: Combine ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran with Maximum Support for the Iranian People

April 24, 2025

This article was originally published on The Hill. April 24, ...

Iran’s Mass Executions of Drug Offenders Are a Human Rights Emergency

Iran’s Mass Executions of Drug Offenders Are a Human Rights Emergency

April 16, 2025

Over 100 Executed in Just Three Months for Drug Offences  Former Prisoner ...

EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals

EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals

April 14, 2025

Collective Action Is Only Way to Address Iran’s Hostage ...

Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges

Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges

April 9, 2025

Executions Follow Sham Trials and “Confessions” Extracted Under Torture At Least 50 ...

Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran

Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran

April 3, 2025

All of Iran’s Ongoing Human Rights Crimes To Be Investigated 24 States ...

Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies

Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies

April 1, 2025

Judge to Christian: “It’s a disgrace that you are even ...

Joint Letter: Global Coalition Calls on Iran to Cease Persecution of Human Rights Lawyers

Joint Letter: Global Coalition Calls on Iran to Cease Persecution of Human Rights Lawyers

March 18, 2025

Iran’s Lawyers in a “Perilous Position,” Face Arrest, Torture and Imprisonment Statement ...

43 International Rights Organizations Urge UN Human Rights Council to Renew Mandates of Iran Monitoring Bodies

43 International Rights Organizations Urge UN Human Rights Council to Renew Mandates of Iran Monitoring Bodies

March 18, 2025

Work of the Special Rapporteur and the Fact-Finding Mission Deemed Critical Given “Full-fledged Human Rights Crisis” in Iran March 18, 2025 – A broad coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human ...

UN Says Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity Demand Expanded Investigation

UN Says Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity Demand Expanded Investigation

March 14, 2025

Fact-Finding Mission Cites Widescale Murder, Imprisonment, Torture and Rape UN: Systematic Abuses Continue, Accountability Outside Iran Should be Pursued March 14, 2025 – In a new report based on a two-year investigation, the UN ...

Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care

Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care

March 12, 2025

At Least Four Prisoners Dead in Just Two Months CHRI Speaks to ...

Gender Apartheid in Iran is Crushing Women’s Lives and Futures

Gender Apartheid in Iran is Crushing Women’s Lives and Futures

March 6, 2025

This International Women’s Day, the World Must Declare Gender Apartheid a ...

Joint Statement: Stop the Imminent Deportation of Activist Nahid Modaressi to Iran

Joint Statement: Stop the Imminent Deportation of Activist Nahid Modaressi to Iran

February 25, 2025

Refugees in Turkey at High Risk of Imprisonment, Torture if Returned to Iran February 25, 2025 — We, ...

Joint Statement: 20 Rights Organizations Alarmed by Appointment of Notorious Judge as Head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights

Joint Statement: 20 Rights Organizations Alarmed by Appointment of Notorious Judge as Head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights

February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025 — In a joint statement released today, the ...

Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued

Death Sentence for Woman Labor Activist In Iran Re-Issued

February 19, 2025

Sharifeh Mohammadi’s Second Death Sentence Imposed on Her Son’s 13th Birthday Three Women Political Prisoners Face Execution on ...

FP: Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People

FP: Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People

February 12, 2025

Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters. ...

Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government

Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government

February 11, 2025

Lawyers Who Defended Woman Life Freedom Protesters Targeted for Prosecution Notorious Prosecutor Involved in Death of Iranian-Canadian Journalist ...

Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran

Two More Political Prisoners Join Dozens at Risk of Political Executions in Iran

February 4, 2025

Iran Using the Gallows to Terrorize Population into Silence Severe Violations of Due Process and Fair Trial ...

Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country

Iran’s Campaign of Terror Against Minorities Surges Across Country

January 29, 2025

State Commits Mass Violent Crimes as It Moves to Suppress Dissent Huge Surge in Mass Arrests, Violence, and ...

Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre

Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre

January 23, 2025

Senior Officials Protected, Low-Ranking Officers Receive Reduced Sentences  Lawyers for Victims Arrested, Evidence Suppressed, Families Pressured to ...

A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions

A Year of Resistance Inside Iran’s Prisons Against Executions

January 21, 2025

Prisoners in Over 30 Prisons Stage Weekly Hunger Strikes Demanding End to Executions January 21, 2025 — One ...

UN: Iran Must Immediately Revoke Death Sentence Against Kurdish Woman Activist

UN: Iran Must Immediately Revoke Death Sentence Against Kurdish Woman Activist

January 17, 2025

Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence is a “serious violation of international human rights law” January 17, ...

International Community Must Demand Immediate Release of Swedish Academic Facing Execution in Iran

International Community Must Demand Immediate Release of Swedish Academic Facing Execution in Iran

January 15, 2025

New Audi File Released From Prison: “Swedish Authorities Have Abandoned Me” Sweden Should Rally Global Action ...

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Latest News

  • ‘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
  • UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions
    UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions
    September 2, 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    August 12, 2025
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities
    Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities
    July 16, 2025
  • Iran Forcibly Deports Nearly 600,000 Afghan Migrants Amid Post-War Crackdown
    Iran Forcibly Deports Nearly 600,000 Afghan Migrants Amid Post-War Crackdown
    July 9, 2025
  • Firsthand Account from Evin Prisoners: Trapped Between Israel’s Unlawful Attacks and Iranian Authorities’ Shocking Abuses
    Firsthand Account from Evin Prisoners: Trapped Between Israel’s Unlawful Attacks and Iranian Authorities’ Shocking Abuses
    July 7, 2025
  • Op-Ed: Iran Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens. The World Needs to Respond.
    Op-Ed: Iran Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens. The World Needs to Respond.
    July 4, 2025
  • Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
    Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
    June 26, 2025
  • Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
    Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
    June 23, 2025
  • Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War
    Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War
    June 19, 2025
  • Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates
    Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates
    June 18, 2025
  • Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
    Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
    June 16, 2025
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