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Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini’s Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds

Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini’s Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds

February 12, 2024

Medical Examiner: Osman Esmaili “Could Not Withstand Further Imprisonment” Sentenced to Prison After “Two-Hour Trial,” Denied Counsel of Choice February ...

Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison

Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison

January 29, 2024

Prisoners Will Endure Collective Hunger Strike Each Tuesday In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political ...

Urgent Appeal: Civil Society Groups Implore UN Official to Postpone Iran Visit

Urgent Appeal: Civil Society Groups Implore UN Official to Postpone Iran Visit

January 29, 2024

Amid Escalating Executions and Rights Violations, Trip Risks Being Exploited as State Propaganda January 29, 2024 – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today implored ...

UN Official Urged to Postpone Trip to Iran

UN Official Urged to Postpone Trip to Iran

January 27, 2024

Visiting Before Release of UN Fact-Finding Mission’s First Report on State Atrocities Detrimental to Mandate Islamic Republic Has ...

Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty

Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty

January 25, 2024

Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in ...

Street Protester Mohammad Ghobadlou Hanged in Iran Amid State-Sanctioned Killing Spree

Street Protester Mohammad Ghobadlou Hanged in Iran Amid State-Sanctioned Killing Spree

January 23, 2024

January 23, 2024 — The execution today of 23-year-old street protester Mohammad Ghobadlou is a ...

Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran

Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran

January 18, 2024

Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours of Secret Trial, 18 Months of Incognito Detention Denied Independent Counsel and Right to Appeal Court Ruling January 18, 2024 – In the midst of a surge in executions ...

Rampage Against Women: Prisoners of Conscience in Iran Face More Jail Time

Rampage Against Women: Prisoners of Conscience in Iran Face More Jail Time

January 16, 2024

Relentless Campaign of Repression Seeks to Quash “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement Jan 16, 2024 – Three women ...

Grave Concerns as Young, Tortured Men Face Unsubstantiated Death Penalty Case in Iran

Grave Concerns as Young, Tortured Men Face Unsubstantiated Death Penalty Case in Iran

January 11, 2024

IRGC’s Refusal to Hand Over Alleged Video “Evidence” Raises Concerns of Frame-Up January 11, 2024 – There are ...

Activists Seeking Refuge in Turkey Face Deportation, Severe Persecution in Iran

Activists Seeking Refuge in Turkey Face Deportation, Severe Persecution in Iran

December 21, 2023

International Community Must Take Action to Halt Deportations December 21, 2023 – Iranian civil and political activists, forced ...

Unprecedented Verdict: Swedish Court Holds Iranian Official Accountable for Egregious Human Rights Violations

Unprecedented Verdict: Swedish Court Holds Iranian Official Accountable for Egregious Human Rights Violations

December 19, 2023

Confirmation of Life Sentence for Hamid Nouri Sparks Hope for Expanded Pursuit of Justice Under Universal Jurisdiction December ...

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Needs Global Demands for Release

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Needs Global Demands for Release

December 8, 2023

“I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN ...

Urgent Call to Free Rapper Detained in Iran After Revealing Torture in State Custody

Urgent Call to Free Rapper Detained in Iran After Revealing Torture in State Custody

December 6, 2023

Toomaj Salehi Re-Arrested After Publicly Disclosing Plans to Sue State Requires Medical Treatment for Injuries Sustained in ...

Urgent International Action Needed Against Escalating Political Executions in Iran

Urgent International Action Needed Against Escalating Political Executions in Iran

December 1, 2023

One Child, and at Least Six Political Prisoners Hanged This Week December 1, 2023 – The surging executions ...

Joint Letter: Free Unjustly Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Joint Letter: Free Unjustly Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

November 30, 2023

Nobel Laureate Should Be Allowed to Travel to Oslo to See Family and ...

Peaceful Protesters’ Plight in Iran: Abductions and Forced Confessions

Peaceful Protesters’ Plight in Iran: Abductions and Forced Confessions

November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023 – An arbitrarily detained woman, facing unjust imprisonment in Iran, has provided a detailed ...

Jailed in Iran, Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Resists Summons to Face More Charges

Jailed in Iran, Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Resists Summons to Face More Charges

November 13, 2023

Imprisoned for Peaceful Advocacy, Global Leaders Must Demand Her Immediate Release November 13, 2023 – Imprisoned Nobel laureate ...

Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand

Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand

October 30, 2023

Nasrin Sotoudeh Among Those Violently Arrested, Faces Grave Danger and Re-Imprisonment Manzar Zarabi, Who Lost Family Members on ...

UN Expert: Iran is “Dangerously Lacking in Basic Human Rights Safeguards”

UN Expert: Iran is “Dangerously Lacking in Basic Human Rights Safeguards”

October 24, 2023

A UN human rights expert has reported on the entrenched shortcomings within the Islamic Republic of Iran's ...

Journalists Who Reported on Mahsa Jina Amini’s Killing Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

Journalists Who Reported on Mahsa Jina Amini’s Killing Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

October 23, 2023

Niloufar Hamedi Gets 13 Years Behind Bars and Elahe Mohammadi 12 Years Iranian Government Moves to Crush “Woman, ...

Blind Human Rights Lawyer Disappears in Iran

Blind Human Rights Lawyer Disappears in Iran

October 19, 2023

Iranian Government Targeting Disability Rights Advocates In Separate Case, Lawyer Representing Mahsa Jina Amini Sentenced to a Year in Prison October 18, 2023 – A prominent and blind disability rights lawyer from Saqqez, the hometown ...

Business Owners in Iran Face Economic Reprisals for Supporting Protests

Business Owners in Iran Face Economic Reprisals for Supporting Protests

October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 – Business owners in Iran are facing severe consequences, including loss of livelihoods and ...

Joint Letter: 120 Iranian Doctors, Lawyers, and Activists Call for Release of Doctor Jailed for Treating Protesters

Joint Letter: 120 Iranian Doctors, Lawyers, and Activists Call for Release of Doctor Jailed for Treating Protesters

October 9, 2023

Signatories, Including Wounded Protesters, Urge Investigation by UN’s Fact-Finding Mission and Support by International Medical Organizations October 9, ...

Outrage After 16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized Following Reported Assault by “Hijab Guards”

Outrage After 16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized Following Reported Assault by “Hijab Guards”

October 4, 2023

Journalist Who Interviewed Victim Detained While Interviewing Mother  Like Mahsa Jina Amini Case, Family Under Intense Pressure  October 4, ...

Children Among Injured as Iranian Authorities Open Fire on Protests in Zahedan

Children Among Injured as Iranian Authorities Open Fire on Protests in Zahedan

September 29, 2023

Grave Concerns Over Further State Violence Ahead of “Blood Friday” Anniversary, When 100+ Protesters Were Killed *Update on ...

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Latest News

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    UNICEF’s Silence on Iran: Nobel Laureate Demands Action on Children’s Rights Abuses
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    Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike Sweeps 163 Cities, Dozens Arrested
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    ‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist
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    Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions
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    Op-Ed: Combine ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran with Maximum Support for the Iranian People
    April 24, 2025
  • 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
  • EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals
    EU Sanctions Iranian Judicial Officials Over Abductions of European Nationals
    April 14, 2025
  • 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
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  • Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran
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    April 3, 2025
  • Imprisonment of Christians Jumps Six-Fold in Iran as Persecution Intensifies
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    April 1, 2025
  • 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
  • 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
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    UN Says Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity Demand Expanded Investigation
    March 14, 2025
  • Iranian Authorities Are Killing Prisoners by Denying Lifesaving Medical Care
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    March 12, 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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