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. ...
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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 ...
Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
More than 53,000 Arrested, Activists and Lawyers Now Increasingly Targeted Reports of Deaths in Custody Emerge as Authorities Fast-Track Sham Trials, Children at Risk of Execution February 25, 2026 — Nearly two months after ...
UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
February 20, 2026 — A broad and diverse coalition of UN human rights experts issued a strong statement on February 20, 2026, urging Iranian authorities to immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of all those detained, forcibly disappeared, or missing in the aftermath of the nationwide protests, and to immediately ...
Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
Tens of thousands of people are being held in secret detention sites. This article was originally published on Foreign Policy. February 13, 2026 By Karen Kramer, the deputy director ...
Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
Families Forced to Carry Out Secret Burials, Banned from Publicly Mentioning Their Children’s Names Teacher Associations Across Iran Express Outrage, Call for International Action February 12, 2026 — At ...
Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
Arrests Skyrocketing After Mass Killings, Detainees Held in Hidden Warehouses, Violent Nighttime House Raids, Trials Conducted En Masse Without Lawyers, Protesters Being Charged with Capital Crimes January 30, 2026 — The geographic ...
Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
Amid reports of state security forces arresting healthcare professionals in Iran for treating injured protesters, a group of physicians in Iran has issued a statement affirming that providing medical care is not a crime but a legal, ethical, and humanitarian obligation. Emphasizing their professional oath and binding medical regulations, the ...
UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’
Expert: “This is the worst mass murder in the contemporary history of Iran.” January 26, 2026 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) welcomes the adoption of ...
