On August 6, 2026, UN experts called on Iranian authorities to immediately end the escalating use of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, and executions against ethnic minorities, particularly Kurds and Baluchis. The experts warned that ...
At least 60 Teachers Arrested, Prosecuted, or Imprisoned as Authorities Seek to Dismantle One of Iran's Most Influential Civic Groups July 28, 2026 — Since crushing the nationwide January 2026 protests through ...
On July 23, 2026, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran urgently called on Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions, including those in connection with the protests, and ...
More Than a Hundred Students Arrested, Expelled, or Jailed in Expanding Assault on Dissent at Universities July 16, 2026 — Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on university campuses, subjecting students to arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, expulsions, suspensions, and politically ...
Deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international humanitarian law and would constitute war crimes The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly condemns threats to target ...
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 ...
