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Rights group urges UN to investigate Iran’s 2019 protest crackdown

he US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urged the United Nations and member states to immediately hold Iranian authorities accountable for a...

Civic space shrinks as executions rise, warns independent rights expert

Civic space in the Islamic Republic of Iran is shrinking, as human rights defenders and journalists continue to be targeted and charged for “vaguely...

Six More Young Protesters Sentenced to Death in Iran After Grossly Unfair Trial

Ruling Meant to Intimidate Public on Eve of Anniversary of Bloody November 2019 Protests

Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime

A well-known Iranian human rights activist has killed himself in protest at what he called the dictatorship of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In...

Students of Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran Protest Following a Student’s Death

This morning, students at Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran boycotted classes and protested following the death of a fellow student. His death was attributed...

Death Sentence Against Woman Kurdish Activist Continues Iran’s Campaign of Terror to Silence Dissent

The death sentence just handed down for Kurdish activist Varisheh Moradi, 39, after a prosecution marred by torture, forced confessions, and severe due process...

Jaish al-Adl Accuses Iran’s IRGC of Orchestrating Killing of Baloch Basiji Officials

The Jaish al-Adl has accused the Iranian regime of orchestrating the killing of five Baloch Basij members in the Sirkan border area of Bamposht...

OMCT brief highlights systematic use of internal exile to suppress human rights defenders and minorities

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has released a new brief titled Tab'eed: Internal Exile as a Punishment for Human Rights Defenders and Minorities in...