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Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran

Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran

January 12, 2023

Executions of Protesters Continuing; Forceful Action Urgently Needed  EU and At Least Eight European Countries Summon Iran’s Ambassadors January 12, 2023 – Governments around the world should recall their ambassadors from the Islamic ...

Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September

Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September

January 10, 2023

Crackdown Aimed at Destroying Any Chance of Fair Trials for Protesters Detainees Forced to Use Court-Appointed Lawyers January 10, 2023 – ...

Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk

Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk

January 7, 2023

World Leaders Should Withdraw Ambassadors, Demand Moratorium on Executions January 7, 2023 – The hanging in Iran ...

Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice

Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice

January 6, 2023

Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and UK Call for Binding Arbitration No One Held Accountable for IRGC’s Killing ...

What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?

What Can I Do to Support the Protesters and Human Rights in Iran?

January 5, 2023

Since anti-state protests broke out across Iran in September 2022, following the killing in state custody of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, hundreds of peaceful protesters have been killed by state security forces ...

Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)

Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)

January 4, 2023

Editor's Note: This article is regularly updated with new information. January 4, 2023 – The Islamic Republic’s persecution ...

Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran

Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran

December 21, 2022

December 21, 2022 – Since peaceful protests erupted across Iran in September 2022, the Islamic Republic has ...

Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries

Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries

December 20, 2022

26-Year-Old Actor Sentenced to Death, More Than 100 Industry Members Imprisoned December 20, 2022 – The ...

Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests

Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests

December 15, 2022

At Least 11 Sentenced to Death and 24 Others Facing Charges that Could Carry Death ...

Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women

Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women

December 14, 2022

Two Major UN Votes Signal World’s Revulsion at Islamic Republic’s Violence against Protesters December 14, 2022 – The vote today by the UN Economic and Social Council to remove the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent

Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent

December 13, 2022

Children Beaten on Streets and in State Custody, Assaulted in Schools December 13, 2022 – Children ...

Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder

Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder

December 12, 2022

Young People will Continue to be Killed in Iran without International Action  December 12, 2022 – The hanging in public of Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, in Mashhad today—the second execution of a young person ...

Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters

Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters

December 8, 2022

Café Worker Mohsen Shekari, 23, Denied Due Process in Kangaroo Court   December 8, 2022 – The execution ...

Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances

Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances

December 6, 2022

At Least 574 Known Students Arrested in Less Than Three Months, Actual Number Much Higher December 6, 2022 – Iranian police and state security forces have arrested at least 574 university students, according to ...

Iran Protests: Juveniles Could Face Death Penalty in Kangaroo “Revolutionary” Court

Iran Protests: Juveniles Could Face Death Penalty in Kangaroo “Revolutionary” Court

November 30, 2022

Governments, UN Must Take Urgent Action to Protect Them November 30, 2022 – At least three juveniles are among ...

Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State Protests

Iran: Key Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes Amid Anti-State Protests

November 29, 2022

At Least a Dozen Labor Leaders Arrested in Effort to Crush Strikes Islamic Republic Should Be ...

Iran Protests: Massacre in Kurdish Areas Feared as Security Forces Launch Lethal Crackdown

Iran Protests: Massacre in Kurdish Areas Feared as Security Forces Launch Lethal Crackdown

November 21, 2022

Authorities Shut Down Internet to Prevent Evidence of State’s Atrocities from Reaching Outside World November 21, ...

Three More Children Killed as Iranian Merchants Close Shops in Solidarity with Uprising

Three More Children Killed as Iranian Merchants Close Shops in Solidarity with Uprising

November 18, 2022

November 18, 2022 – In a strong show of support for their country’s growing protest movement, and as children continue to be among those killed by state security forces, merchants in major cities ...

World Must Warn Iran Against Death Sentences for Protesters in Upcoming Mass Trials

World Must Warn Iran Against Death Sentences for Protesters in Upcoming Mass Trials

November 2, 2022

Charges Carrying Possible Death Sentence Already Being Issued November 2, 2022 – With mass public trials ...

Witch Hunt in Iran: Grave Concerns for Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi

Witch Hunt in Iran: Grave Concerns for Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi

November 1, 2022

Unable to Crush Protests, State Resorts to Smearing Female Reporters with Sham Accusations November 1, 2022 ...

Iran Protests: Doctors Treating Wounded Protesters Face Deadly State Violence

Iran Protests: Doctors Treating Wounded Protesters Face Deadly State Violence

October 31, 2022

One Female Doctor Reportedly Killed, At Least Six Arrested October 31, 2022 – Reports of at least one doctor being killed by state security forces and at least six others being arbitrarily arrested at ...

Iran Protests: State Trying to Crush Dissent Through More Killings, Imprisonment

Iran Protests: State Trying to Crush Dissent Through More Killings, Imprisonment

October 24, 2022

Prominent Teachers, Labor Leaders Slapped with Jail Time as 500+ Face Sham Charges October 24, 2022 – The ...

Hero Climber Elnaz Rekabi Deserves Support of Climbing Organizations, International Community

Hero Climber Elnaz Rekabi Deserves Support of Climbing Organizations, International Community

October 19, 2022

International Federation of Sport Climbing Should Suspend Islamic Republic’s Membership Serious Concerns ...

New Briefing: International Action Urgently Needed to Stop Carnage in Iran

New Briefing: International Action Urgently Needed to Stop Carnage in Iran

October 18, 2022

U.S., World Must Collectively Address State Atrocities Against Peaceful Protesters in Iran Policy Paper Lays out Specific Actions ...

Breaking: Iran’s Enflamed Evin Prison Provokes Extreme Concerns

Breaking: Iran’s Enflamed Evin Prison Provokes Extreme Concerns

October 15, 2022

Defenseless Prisoners Barricaded Inside Embattled Prison Editor's update on Oct. 15, 7:01pm EST: A source in Tehran told CHRI that people were protesting near Evin ...

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  • Press Releases

    • ‘They see us as targets’: Iran’s Brutal Repression of Journalistic Freedom
      September 3, 2025
    • UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions
      September 2, 2025
    • 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
      August 21, 2025
    • 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
      August 11, 2025
    • 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
      August 1, 2025
    • 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
      July 28, 2025
    • '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
      July 16, 2025
    • 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
      July 7, 2025
    • Op-Ed: Iran Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens. The World Needs to Respond.
      July 4, 2025
    • Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
      June 26, 2025
    • Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
      June 23, 2025
    • 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
      June 18, 2025
    • Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
      June 16, 2025
    • CHRI: Civilians Must Not Be Targets in Iran
      June 12, 2025
    • UNICEF’s Silence on Iran: Nobel Laureate Demands Action on Children’s Rights Abuses
      June 11, 2025
    • Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike Sweeps 163 Cities, Dozens Arrested
      June 4, 2025
    • Urgent Appeal from Evin Prison: Imprisoned Scholar Mahvash Seydal Exposes Iran’s Denial of Medical Care to Women Political Prisoners
      May 27, 2025
    • Iran Moves to Silence Literary Voices with Arrests, Prison and Death Sentences
      May 20, 2025
    • Crackdown on Justice: CHRI Reveals Systematic Persecution of Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers
      May 14, 2025
    • ‘We Are Alive, But in Captivity’: Letter from Imprisoned Kurdish Labor Activist
      May 5, 2025
    • Iran’s Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions
      April 30, 2025
    • 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
      April 16, 2025
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