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Tag : human rights lawyers in Iran

August 22, 2024

Joint Letter: Global Coalition Demands Immediate Release of Iranian Lawyer, End to Repression of Rights Defenders

August 22, 2022 – In partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, ...

October 19, 2023

Blind Human Rights Lawyer Disappears in Iran

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 of Mahsa Jina Amini, whose killing ...

June 28, 2023

Iran: State’s “Investigation” of Bar Association Aims to Crush Dissent

Iranian Officials Commit Rights Violations with Impunity While Parliament Votes to Further Persecute Human Rights Defenders June 28, 2023 – Bolstering a state campaign aimed ...

November 2, 2022

Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyers’ Criticize Islamic Republic in Joint Statement

In a joint statement obtained by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) and translated into English below, 40 Iranian ...

October 12, 2022

Iran Protests: Human Rights Lawyers Arrested, Teargassed

Unmarked Vans Rounded Up Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Outside Iranian Bar Association October 12, 2022 – At least three lawyers were ...

September 26, 2022

Iran Protests: Lawyers Call for Fact-Finding Commission, Referendum

A group of prominent Iranian lawyers has called for international action amid nationwide protests that erupted in Iran on September 16, 2022, ...

May 26, 2022

85 Lawyers Call on Iranian Government to Respect Right to Protest

In an unprecedented display of unity in defense of the Iranian people, 85 lawyers from Iran have signed an open letter calling on the Iranian government to respect the right to protest. “It is the people’s satisfaction towards ...

March 22, 2022

Interview: Rights Lawyer Turned Political Prisoner Condemns “Shameful” Acts Against Lawyers in Iran

Defense attorney Amirsalar Davoudi was imprisoned in Iran for running a social media channel that ...

March 3, 2022

Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran

Lawyer Unlawfully Imprisoned for His Defense of Basic Civil and Political Liberties March 3, 2022 – The lawyer Mohammad Najafi, who has ...

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    July 16, 2026
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    July 15, 2026
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    Iran Intensifies Assault on Independent Lawyers Amid Expanding Post-War Crackdown
    June 18, 2026
  • As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State’s Killings
    As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State's Killings
    June 8, 2026
  • A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
    A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
    May 28, 2026
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    Iran’s Baha’i Community Under Intensified State Attack Amid Escalating Domestic Repression
    May 19, 2026
  • Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
    Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
    April 30, 2026
  • UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    April 29, 2026
  • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    April 14, 2026
  • Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    April 6, 2026
  • At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    March 31, 2026
  • Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    March 25, 2026
  • Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    March 19, 2026
  • Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    March 5, 2026
  • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    March 2, 2026
  • Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    February 25, 2026
  • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    February 20, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    February 16, 2026
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