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“It’s an Insult:” Human Rights Attorney Condemns Iran’s New Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi  

“It’s an Insult:” Human Rights Attorney Condemns Iran’s New Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi  

April 1, 2019

 The appointment by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of a known human rights violator to head the country’s judiciary ...

Leave No Child Behind: Providing Inclusive Education to Children With Disabilities

Leave No Child Behind: Providing Inclusive Education to Children With Disabilities

March 28, 2019

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Political Prisoner’s Family Faces Homelessness in Iran Due to State Confiscation of Properties

Political Prisoner’s Family Faces Homelessness in Iran Due to State Confiscation of Properties

March 21, 2019

Hassan Sadeghi and Fatemeh Mosanna Denied Medical Treatment The family of two political prisoners is facing homelessness now that they’ve received ...

Iran: Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism

Iran: Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism

March 20, 2019

Lengthy Prison Terms Shows Effort to Deter Rights Advocacy (New York, March 20, 2019) – ...

A Message of Hope to Mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year

A Message of Hope to Mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year

March 20, 2019

Spring is in the air and for millions of people around the world including Iran, it marks the beginning of ...

Defying Unjust Court Process, Nasrin Sotoudeh Refuses to Appeal Prison Sentence

Defying Unjust Court Process, Nasrin Sotoudeh Refuses to Appeal Prison Sentence

March 19, 2019

Husband Publishes Sotoudeh’s Verdict Notes, Addressing Discrepancies Refusing to legitimize the unjust judicial process in Iran, in which defendants held on ...

Three Men Accused of Killing Anti-Drug-Trafficking Agents Executed in Eastern Iran

Three Men Accused of Killing Anti-Drug-Trafficking Agents Executed in Eastern Iran

March 18, 2019

Majid Shoja, Police Chief Three prisoners accused ...

Iran Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences, Lashings Against 23 Dervishes

Iran Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences, Lashings Against 23 Dervishes

March 15, 2019

Sentences Range from Six to 26 Years Including Lashes March 15, 2019 – The mass conviction of 23 dervishes ...

42 Human Rights Groups Support Renewal of UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate on Iran

42 Human Rights Groups Support Renewal of UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate on Iran

March 15, 2019

A coalition of diverse human rights organizations have signed an open letter supporting the renewal of the UN special rapporteur's ...

UN Expert Concerned by Crackdown on Protests and Strikes in Iran

UN Expert Concerned by Crackdown on Protests and Strikes in Iran

March 15, 2019

Iranian students clash with riot police during an anti-government ...

UN Experts “Shocked” at Lengthy Prison Sentence for Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

UN Experts “Shocked” at Lengthy Prison Sentence for Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

March 14, 2019

Iranian defense attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained in Evin Prison under ...

Reformist Politician Abolfazl Ghadyani Ordered to Copy Out by Hand Supreme Leader’s Book

Reformist Politician Abolfazl Ghadyani Ordered to Copy Out by Hand Supreme Leader’s Book

March 12, 2019

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EU Foreign and Defence Ministry Condemns Conviction of Nasrin Sotoudeh

EU Foreign and Defence Ministry Condemns Conviction of Nasrin Sotoudeh

March 12, 2019

The diplomatic service and foreign and defence ministry of the EU, European Union External Action (EEAS), has condemned the conviction of prominent Iranian attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh and urged Iran ...

Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Says She Has Been Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison

Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Says She Has Been Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison

March 11, 2019

[Editor's Note: Based on Nasrin Sotoudeh's written notes of her verdict (she was denied a physical copy), which ...

Open Letter to National Geographic: Failure to Report Context in Iran is Dangerous

Open Letter to National Geographic: Failure to Report Context in Iran is Dangerous

March 8, 2019

National Geographic has failed to report on the death of a prominent wildlife conservationist in Iran in an article about wildlife conservation in ...

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Slaps Azeri Rights Activist With New Charges, Claim He’s Organizing Protests from Prison

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Slaps Azeri Rights Activist With New Charges, Claim He’s Organizing Protests from Prison

March 8, 2019

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry is pressing new charges against prominent Azeri ethnic rights activist ...

End Violence and Discrimination Against Women in Iran

End Violence and Discrimination Against Women in Iran

March 8, 2019

Every day women in Iran experience discrimination and violence. Some groups are more vulnerable than others. Children, women with disabilities and senior women face extreme violence with little means of seeking legal protections. All branches of the Iranian government are ...

UN Environment Calls on Iran to Guarantee “Fair, Transparent” Trial for Eight Conservationists

UN Environment Calls on Iran to Guarantee “Fair, Transparent” Trial for Eight Conservationists

March 5, 2019

In a statement published March 5, 2019, the highest ranking agency in the United Nations on the environment has called on Iran to guarantee a fair, transparent and independent trial for ...

Autistic Children in Iran Segregated and Punished for Having Learning Disabilities   

Autistic Children in Iran Segregated and Punished for Having Learning Disabilities   

March 5, 2019

Abdolreza Fouladvand, the head of the Education Department in Tehran Responding to news of ...

Millions of iPhone Users Unable to Use Iranian Apps Due to Apple Certificate Revocation 

Millions of iPhone Users Unable to Use Iranian Apps Due to Apple Certificate Revocation 

March 1, 2019

A new move by the Apple Corporation aimed at protecting user data has resulted in Iranian apps ...

Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned

Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned

March 1, 2019

Despite being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders, Mohammad Kalhori...

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI

March 1, 2019

Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite ...

New UN Report on Iran Notes Decline in Executions, Ongoing Executions of Child Offenders

New UN Report on Iran Notes Decline in Executions, Ongoing Executions of Child Offenders

February 27, 2019

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Intelligence Ministry Denies Labor Activists Qoliyan and Bakhshi Medical Treatment

Intelligence Ministry Denies Labor Activists Qoliyan and Bakhshi Medical Treatment

February 26, 2019

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UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Child Offender Mohammad Kalhori

UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Child Offender Mohammad Kalhori

February 26, 2019

UN, Geneva, February 21, 2019 -- Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say ...

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Latest News

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  • 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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