At Least 32 Lawyers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned in Iran Since January 2026 Political Detainees, Death Row Prisoners at Grave Risk Without Independent Lawyers June 18, 2026 — As domestic repression intensifies across Iran, authorities have increasingly turned their ...
For more than two years, prisoners have staged weekly hunger strikes against one of the world's deadliest execution sprees—despite facing execution, torture, and retaliation June 8, 2026 — As Iranian authorities carry out executions at a pace unmatched in decades, death row prisoners and political detainees across the ...
Organizations and Advocates Inside Iran Reject State-Controlled Internet Access Harm to Children, Education, and Underprivileged Areas Especially Severe A broad coalition of civil society organizations in Iran has published a statement urgently calling for a free and open internet in the country, arguing that it is inseparable from the defense of ...
State Campaign of Arrests, Raids, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances in Cities Across Iran Judge: “You Must Pay the Price for Being Baha’i” May 19, 2026 — As Iranian authorities intensify their nationwide repression ...
At Least 22 Executed in Six Weeks as Secret Trials, Torture, and Forced Confessions Drive a Wave of Death Sentences Protesters, Women, and Juveniles Swept into a Fast-Tracked System of State Retribution ...
On April 29, 2026, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned Iran’s escalating crackdown on dissent, citing executions, mass arrests, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
