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  • Over 1,300 Activists Demand End to Iran’s Brutal Anti-Afghan Crackdown
  • 14 Countries Condemn Iran’s Plots to 'Kill, Kidnap and Harass' Citizens Abroad
  • Iran: Proposed Cyber Bill Gives Authorities Sweeping New Powers to Block and Punish Online Content
  • UN Rights Chief Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium in Iran as Executions Skyrocket
  • 'They Said My Body Would Be Dumped in a Lake': Kurdish Political Prisoner Details Brutal Torture in Detention

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    • 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
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    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

    “Deporting ‘illegal migrants’ is a euphemism for inhumane treatment of all migrants” Over 1.5 Million Afghans Forcibly Deported from Iran So Far in 2025 In a joint ...

    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

    Journalists, Dissidents, Jewish Citizens, and Officials Targeted by Intelligence Agencies August 1, 2025 — A group of 14 countries, including Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United ...

    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

    If Approved, Law Could Criminalize Any Content the Authorities Consider “False” July 29, 2025—A sweeping new bill currently under fast-track review by Iran’s parliament would grant the government—and online platforms operating in ...

    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

    At Least 48 People on Death Row, 12 at Imminent Risk of Execution “Proceedings consistently failed to meet due process and fair trial guarantees.” July 28, 2025 — In a statement today, UN Human Rights ...

    ‘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

     “We haven’t registered your name anywhere as a prisoner. So when you die under interrogation, it’ll be easy to dump your body” July 22, 2025 — In a ...

    Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities

    Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities

    July 16, 2025

    Torture, Forced Confessions and Sham Trials Drive Deadly State Campaign Against Kurds and Arabs July 16, 2025 — The Iranian government is rapidly increasing its use of the death penalty as a political weapon to crush dissent, terrorize restive ethnic minorities, and ...

    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

    Arrests and Deportations Follow Baseless Charges of Spying for Israel State Media Inciting Violence by Labeling Afghans and Other Minorities as Traitors July 9, 2025 — The Iranian government has initiated one ...

    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

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    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

    This article was originally published in The New York Times July 4, 2025 By Karen Kramer, deputy director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran. ...

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    Women’s Uprising in Iran

    On November 17, 2022, Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at Stonybrook University's School of Communication and Journalism on the people's uprising in Iran following the believed killing in state

    List of Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights (Updated)

    At least five defense lawyers are currently imprisoned in Iran for supporting human rights

    Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

    At least 21 (15 dual nationals, five foreign nationals and one foreign permanent resident) were known to be held in Iran (imprisoned, under house arrest, or prohibited from leaving the country) as of July 2022

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    These Fact Sheets highlight key information on a range of important human rights issues in a concise, accessible format for researchers, journalists and policymakers

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