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Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression

Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression

January 13, 2025

Security Groups Control Cases of Victims Seeking Justice; Lawyers Then Prosecuted for Filing Cases January 13, 2025 — ...

Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

January 9, 2025

If Carried Out, Pakhshan Azizi Will Be First Woman Political Prisoner Hanged in Iran in 14 Years Death Sentence ...

Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights

Killed Because You Are a Woman—Violence Against Women in Iran Reaches New Heights

January 6, 2025

Killed by husbands or fathers for fleeing an abusive forced marriage, seeking a divorce, or allegedly “dishonoring” the family, women are being killed in Iran by male family members in alarming numbers. The Iranian government is complicit in this violence, ...

Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran

Women Being Sent to the Gallows in Alarming Numbers in Iran

December 18, 2024

Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection  Growing Political Executions in ...

Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law

Iran Wages War Against Women with Draconian New Hijab Law

December 13, 2024

This CHRI briefing examines Iran’s new “Law to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,” which mandates the wearing of the hijab by women in all spheres of life. The law’s draconian punishments for noncompliance, including heavy ...

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient 

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient 

December 5, 2024

International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to ...

Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout

Photos from Iran ‘Bloody November’ in 2019: The State Massacre Hidden by an Internet Blackout

November 29, 2024

“November 2019 was one of the Islamic Republic’s ...

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

November 27, 2024

Survivors Express Frustration at Lack of Action by International Community November 27, 2024 – In a ...

Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World

Atrocities Suffered by Iran’s Minority Children Are Largely Ignored by World

November 20, 2024

World Children's Day is Meaningless Without Fighting to Protect the Most Vulnerable  November 20, 2024 — The ...

Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi

Joint Letter: 44 Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Secure Immediate Medical Release for Narges Mohammadi

November 18, 2024

Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems November 18, 2024 – In a ...

Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial

Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial

November 14, 2024

Judges Violate Iran’s Own Laws Under Pressure from the Security Establishment Ruling ...

Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters

Five Years Later, Still No Justice for Iran’s Massacre of November 2019 Protesters

November 13, 2024

Families Seeking Accountability for Killed Loved Ones Face Imprisonment Credible Estimates Say State Security Forces Killed More ...

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

November 12, 2024

Varisheh Moradi Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Due Process or Fair Trial Women, Protesters, Children—No One Spared, Minorities ...

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies

November 5, 2024

Baha’i Women Singled Out for Harsh and Aggressive Persecution Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison ...

Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers

Student Who Undressed to Protest Iran’s Repressive Dress Code Joins Other Dissidents Forced Into Psychiatric Centers

November 4, 2024

World Must Demand Her Immediate Release and Due Process Rights Iran’s Use of Psychiatric Centers to Punish Dissidents ...

Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists

Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists

October 31, 2024

On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, World Must Focus on Iran Reporters Face Arrest, ...

Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder

Iran’s Execution of Iranian-German Dissident Jamshid Sharmahd is State-Sanctioned Murder

October 28, 2024

Executed Dual National Was Abducted, Tortured, and Convicted without Due Process Countries Must Join Together to Stop Iran’s ...

Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

Interview: Iranian Photojournalist Recounts State Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

October 22, 2024

Journalists Face Arrest, Torture, Detention to Document Iran’s Lethal Repression  October 22, 2024 – As we approach the ...

Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child

Atrocities Against Girls in Iran Must Be Addressed as World Marks Day of the Girl Child

October 10, 2024

Child Marriage and Lack of Protection from Violence Threaten Iranian Girls’ Future  October 10, 2024 – On this ...

Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers

Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers

September 24, 2024

Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers' Rights in Iran, Talks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman ...

Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA

Iran’s President Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned on Human Rights Crisis at UNGA

September 23, 2024

Mass Executions, Abuse of Political Prisoners, Severe Violations of Women’s Rights Must Be Addressed September 23, 2024 — ...

Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)

Iran Protests: Voices from Iran (Updated)

September 16, 2024

Our team at the Center for Human Rights in Iran is in daily contact with Iranians throughout the country. In this regularly updated post, we publish what we are hearing from Iranians from all walks of life. ...

Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

Images of Resistance: Photographers Who Documented Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

September 16, 2024

For the second anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the Center for Human Rights in Iran partnered with Middle East Images to present a powerful collection of photographs and interviews, highlighting the courage of the protesters who stood up ...

A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising

A Quiet Revolution Continues in Iran Two Years After the Woman Life Freedom Uprising

September 11, 2024

Interviews with Iranian Women Show Civil Disobedience Takes Root as Hijab is Discarded Rejection of the Symbol of ...

Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist

Joint Statement: 26 Human Rights Organizations Urge Iran to Revoke Death Sentence for Kurdish Woman Activist

September 9, 2024

Pakhshan Azizi Sentenced to Death After Manufactured Charges, Torture, and Sham Trial September 9, 2024 – The Center ...

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Latest News

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    ‘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
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    ‘Bloody Saturday’ in Ghezel Hesar: Testimony from Political Prisoners Expose Brutal Assault and Executions by Iranian Authorities
    August 11, 2025
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    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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