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  • 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout
  • Exclusive Interview: Physician Treating Protesters in Iran Describes Mass Casualties, Overwhelmed Hospitals
  • Grave Concern That State Massacre of Protesters is Underway in Iran Amid Internet Blackout
  • Iranian Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Protests with Live Fire, Arbitrary Arrests, and Attacks on Hospitals
  • UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman

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    • 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
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    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

    January 14, 2025 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran has joined 34 other human rights organizations in urgently raising the alarm over the extreme risks ...

    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

    “The images and data broadcast by international media do not represent even one percent of the reality, because the information simply does not reach them.” January 12, 2026 — The following interview ...

    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

    Internet Shutdown Preventing Critical Info on Killings from Reaching World January 9, 2026—The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) expresses grave and urgent concern for the protesters in ...

    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

    More Than 27 Civilians Killed, including Six Children, Over 2000 Arrested Authorities' Crackdown Again Amounts to Crimes Against Humanity  January 6, 2025 — Iranian authorities have sharply escalated their violent crackdown on the ...

    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

    "What we see here is a mockery of justice that falls far short of the most basic international standards.” At least 52 individuals currently facing death penalty ...

    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

    39 Detained, Access to Lawyers and Families Denied, Brutal Interrogations Underway December 17, 2025 — Concerns are intensifying over the safety, health, and legal rights of at least 39 individuals detained during ...

    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

    Eyewitness: “Arrests were carried out with severe violence” Streets Blocked, Crowd Prevents Arrest of Slain Lawyer’s Brother ...

    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

    Brother of Alikordi Summoned, Authorities Warn Activists Not to Give Any Speeches at Funeral December 11, 2025 — A group of 81 lawyers, all inside Iran, have signed a public ...

    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

    “Her execution would constitute a grave violation of international human rights law” December 3, 2025 — Top UN human rights experts have urgently called on the Iranian authorities ...

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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

    Center for Human Rights in Iran – Factsheets

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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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