UN Says Iran Uses the Death Penalty “as a Tool of State Intimidation” Condemns “Disproportionate targeting of ethnic minorities and migrants” In a forceful statement issued by the UN’s top human rights expert ...
Paving Over Mass Graves Destroys Evidence of Crimes against Humanity August 26, 2025—The Iranian authorities’ destruction of the graves of victims of the state’s massacres of political prisoners during the 1980s—by building ...
Numerous Prisoners at Imminent Risk as International Attention is Focused Elsewhere Governments Must Demand a Halt to Iran’s State-Sanctioned Killing Editor's note: This article has been amended on August 21, 2025, to include ...
Arrests, Imprisonments, Death Sentences Surge in Small Towns Where Minorities Predominate State Agents, Judges, Prison Authorities Rain Down Abuse Without Fear of Scrutiny August 12, 2025 — Far from the international spotlight and outside Iran’s major urban ...
Firsthand letter reveals coordinated attack, beatings, and execution of two political prisoners: ‘We’ll kill every last one of you sons of whores!’ August 11, 2025 — The following letter, authored by a group of political prisoners in ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
