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January 30, 2026

Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities

Arrests Skyrocketing After Mass Killings, Detainees Held in Hidden Warehouses, Violent Nighttime House Raids, Trials Conducted En ...

January 29, 2026

Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’

Amid reports of state security forces arresting healthcare professionals in Iran for treating injured protesters, a group of physicians in Iran has issued a statement affirming that providing medical care is not a crime but a legal, ethical, and ...

January 26, 2026

UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’

Expert: “This is the worst mass murder in the contemporary history of Iran.” January 26, 2026 ...

January 23, 2026

Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 

At least 27,000 detained, including hundreds of children, whereabouts of huge numbers unknown House-to-House Raids to ...

January 15, 2026

30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout

January 14, 2025 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran has ...

January 12, 2026

Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals

“The images and data broadcast by international media do not represent even one percent of the ...

January 9, 2026

Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout

Internet Shutdown Preventing Critical Info on Killings from Reaching World January 9, 2026—The Center ...

January 6, 2026

Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals

More Than 27 Civilians Killed, including Six Children, Over 2000 Arrested Authorities' Crackdown Again Amounts to Crimes ...

December 28, 2025

UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman

"What we see here is a mockery of justice that falls far short ...

December 17, 2025

Grave Concerns Over Detainees’ Safety Following Arrests at Slain Lawyer’s Memorial

39 Detained, Access to Lawyers and Families Denied, Brutal Interrogations Underway December 17, 2025 — Concerns are ...

December 12, 2025

Narges Mohammadi and other Activists Violently Arrested at Memorial Service for Slain Lawyer

Eyewitness: “Arrests were carried out with severe violence” Streets Blocked, Crowd Prevents Arrest of ...

December 11, 2025

Over 80 Iranian Lawyers Demand Transparency in Suspicious Death of Human Rights Lawyer Khosro Alikordi

Brother of Alikordi Summoned, Authorities Warn Activists Not to Give Any Speeches at Funeral December 11, 2025 ...

December 3, 2025

UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Woman Survivor of Child Marriage and Abuse

“Her execution would constitute a grave violation of international human rights law” December 3, 2025 ...

November 25, 2025

Eight Political Prisoners at Grave Risk of Execution as Death Sentences Upheld

At least 42 Political Prisoners Currently Sentenced to Death in Iran Case of Ehsan Faridi, 22, Highlights ...

November 13, 2025

Victim of Child Marriage Faces Execution in Iran

Execution Scheduled for December Unless $90K Paid for Killing Abusive Husband Denied Lawyer During Interrogation, Coerced into ...

November 6, 2025

Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran

Whereabouts Unknown, No Contact with Families or Lawyers Iranian Authorities' Attack on Intellectuals Meant to Silence Any ...

November 3, 2025

Iran Shuts Down Oldest NGO Supporting Vulnerable Children, Detains Founder

NGO Leader Held Without Charge, Whereabouts Unknown, Denied Access to Family and Lawyer State’s Intensifying Assault on ...

November 3, 2025

UN: Iran’s Surge in Unlawful Executions May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

November 3, 2025 — The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran has sounded the alarm ...

October 27, 2025

Iran’s Rappers: Voices of Dissent, Targets of the State

Artists Face Arrests, Torture, Forced Confessions, Prison October 27, 2025 — In Iran, rap music has become ...

October 23, 2025

Political Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in Iran

Nasim Simiyari Protests Iran’s Brutal Persecution of Baha’is, Demands Release of Fariba Kamalabadi October ...

October 15, 2025

Iran’s New Tactics to Crush Mandatory Hijab Resistance: Business Raids and Surveillance

Closures, Undercover Agents, and Prosecutions Replace Street Patrols in New Phase of Mandatory Hijab Enforcement October 15, ...

October 7, 2025

Iran’s Qarchak Prison: A Place of Death That Must Be Closed

Three Women Prisoners Dead in Ten Days After Denial of Medical Care October 7, 2025 ...

September 30, 2025

Three Years After Bloody Friday, Iran Shields Commanders Behind the Massacre of Over 100 Protesters

"We Killed Them; Take Your Blood Money" Low-Level Officers Receive Light Sentences, Senior Officials Walk Free; Families ...

September 25, 2025

45 Women Political Prisoners in Iran Blame Authorities for Death of Somayeh Rashidi After Deliberate Denial of Medical Care

Woman Political Prisoner in Iran Is Dead After Deliberate Denial of Medical Care Many ...

September 24, 2025

Wave of Unlawful Arrests Targets Iran’s Minority Children 

Children Held Incommunicado, Without Any Access to Families or Lawyers “The number of children who have been ...

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Latest News

  • Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    January 30, 2026
  • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    January 29, 2026
  • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’
    UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
    January 26, 2026
  • Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
    Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters 
    January 23, 2026
  • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
    30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
    January 15, 2026
  • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
    Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
    January 12, 2026
  • Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
    Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
    January 9, 2026
  • Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
    Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
    January 6, 2026
  • UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
    UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
    December 28, 2025
  • Grave Concerns Over Detainees’ Safety Following Arrests at Slain Lawyer’s Memorial
    Grave Concerns Over Detainees’ Safety Following Arrests at Slain Lawyer’s Memorial
    December 17, 2025
  • Narges Mohammadi and other Activists Violently Arrested at Memorial Service for Slain Lawyer
    Narges Mohammadi and other Activists Violently Arrested at Memorial Service for Slain Lawyer
    December 12, 2025
  • Over 80 Iranian Lawyers Demand Transparency in Suspicious Death of Human Rights Lawyer Khosro Alikordi
    Over 80 Iranian Lawyers Demand Transparency in Suspicious Death of Human Rights Lawyer Khosro Alikordi
    December 11, 2025
  • UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Woman Survivor of Child Marriage and Abuse
    UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Woman Survivor of Child Marriage and Abuse
    December 3, 2025
  • Eight Political Prisoners at Grave Risk of Execution as Death Sentences Upheld
    Eight Political Prisoners at Grave Risk of Execution as Death Sentences Upheld
    November 25, 2025
  • Victim of Child Marriage Faces Execution in Iran
    Victim of Child Marriage Faces Execution in Iran
    November 13, 2025
  • Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran
    Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran
    November 6, 2025
  • Iran Shuts Down Oldest NGO Supporting Vulnerable Children, Detains Founder
    Iran Shuts Down Oldest NGO Supporting Vulnerable Children, Detains Founder
    November 3, 2025
  • UN: Iran’s Surge in Unlawful Executions May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
    UN: Iran’s Surge in Unlawful Executions May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
    November 3, 2025
  • Iran’s Rappers: Voices of Dissent, Targets of the State
    Iran’s Rappers: Voices of Dissent, Targets of the State
    October 27, 2025
  • Political Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in Iran
    Political Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Highlights Plight of Religious and Political Prisoners in Iran
    October 23, 2025
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