‘They see us as targets’: Iran’s Brutal Repression of Journalistic Freedom
‘Don’t step outside your house. You are going to be ...
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UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions
UN Says Iran Uses the Death Penalty “as a Tool of State Intimidation” Condemns “Disproportionate targeting of ...
Iran’s Destruction of Graves from 1980s State Massacres Must Be Condemned
Paving Over Mass Graves Destroys Evidence of Crimes against Humanity August 26, 2025—The Iranian ...
Scores of Political Prisoners Will Be Executed in Iran Without an International Outcry
Numerous Prisoners at Imminent Risk as International Attention is Focused Elsewhere Governments ...
Crushing Dissent Outside the Spotlight in Iran’s Provincial Cities
Arrests, Imprisonments, Death Sentences Surge in Small Towns Where Minorities Predominate State Agents, Judges, Prison Authorities ...
‘Bloody Saturday’ in Ghezel Hesar: Testimony from Political Prisoners Expose Brutal Assault and Executions by Iranian Authorities
Firsthand letter reveals coordinated attack, beatings, and execution of two political prisoners: ‘We’ll kill every last one ...
Over 1,300 Activists Demand End to Iran’s Brutal Anti-Afghan Crackdown
“Deporting ‘illegal migrants’ is a euphemism for inhumane treatment ...
14 Countries Condemn Iran’s Plots to ‘Kill, Kidnap and Harass’ Citizens Abroad
Journalists, Dissidents, Jewish Citizens, and Officials Targeted by Intelligence ...
Iran: Proposed Cyber Bill Gives Authorities Sweeping New Powers to Block and Punish Online Content
If Approved, Law Could Criminalize Any Content the Authorities Consider “False” July ...
UN Rights Chief Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium in Iran as Executions Skyrocket
At Least 48 People on Death Row, 12 at Imminent Risk of Execution “Proceedings consistently failed to ...
‘They Said My Body Would Be Dumped in a Lake’: Kurdish Political Prisoner Details Brutal Torture in Detention
“We haven’t registered your name anywhere as a ...
Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities
Torture, Forced Confessions and Sham Trials Drive Deadly State Campaign Against Kurds and Arabs July 16, 2025 — The Iranian government is ...
Iran Forcibly Deports Nearly 600,000 Afghan Migrants Amid Post-War Crackdown
Arrests and Deportations Follow Baseless Charges of Spying for Israel State ...
Op-Ed: Iran Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens. The World Needs to Respond.
This article was originally published in The New York Times ...
Iran Launches Sweeping Crackdown: Hundreds Detained, Executions Underway
U.S. Must Confront Iran Over Human Rights Abuses in Upcoming Talks June ...
Lives of Prisoners in Iran in Immediate Danger
Global Leaders Must Demand Emergency Protections and Immediate Release of Political ...
Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War
CHRI Warns Iran May Use Wartime Chaos to Execute Political Prisoners June ...
Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates
Legal Scholar Asks for Emergency Furloughs and Releases for ...
Immediate Ceasefire Needed as Attacks on Civilians Intensify
Global Leaders Must Confront Growing Civilian Crisis with Urgency and Resolve June ...
CHRI: Civilians Must Not Be Targets in Iran
CHRI Urges Compliance with International Law June 12, 2025 — In ...
UNICEF’s Silence on Iran: Nobel Laureate Demands Action on Children’s Rights Abuses
Shirin Ebadi: UNICEF Headquarters Should Act Where Local Iran ...
Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike Sweeps 163 Cities, Dozens Arrested
Families Pressured to Remain Silent to Obtain Release of Loved Ones Largest ...
Urgent Appeal from Evin Prison: Imprisoned Scholar Mahvash Seydal Exposes Iran’s Denial of Medical Care to Women Political Prisoners
Systematic Denial of Medical Care in Iran: A Slow ...
Iran Moves to Silence Literary Voices with Arrests, Prison and Death Sentences
At Least 19 Writers and Poets Targeted in 2025, One Sentenced ...