UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
On April 29, 2026, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned Iran’s escalating crackdown on dissent, citing executions, mass arrests, and ...
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30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
A coalition of 30 international legal organizations has issued a joint letter calling for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, warning that her detention is part of a sustained campaign to silence independent legal advocacy in Iran. Security agents affiliated with the Ministry of ...
Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
April 6, 2026 — In the context of the ongoing threats and attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across the region, including power plants, water treatment facilities, and bridges, the Center ...
At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
Grave Fears of Manufactured Charges, Sham Trials, Death Sentences Cover of War Used to Silence Dissent and Justify Violent Repression March 31, 2026 — One month since the outbreak of the war in ...
Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
The Islamic Republic is determined to extinguish any internal challenge to its rule. This article was originally published in the Washington Post. By Karen Kramer, the deputy director of the ...
Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
Governments Worldwide Must Take Urgent Action to Stop Executions in Iran March 19, 2026 — On the morning of March 19, three young men—Saleh Mohammadi, 19, Saeed Davoudi, 21, and Mehdi Ghasemi—who ...
UN Fact-Finding Mission Warns Iran’s Human Rights Crisis Could Worsen Amid Regional Conflict
March 11, 2026 — The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran warned in a statement that Iran’s deepening human rights crisis could further deteriorate as military escalation following U.S.–Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliatory attacks unfolds across the region. In a new report presented to the UN Human Rights Council covering ...
Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
March 5, 2026 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned about the safety of civilians as military attacks on civilian areas throughout the region intensify. ...
Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned about the safety and condition of political prisoners and detainees as military attacks on Iranian cities intensify. We call on governments ...
