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Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran 2024

The 17th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty), provides an assessment...

Why Secretary Rubio Should Provide Grant Waivers for Urgent Human Rights Work on Iran

Even a short aid freeze can do great damage to programs that are vital to pressuring the Islamic Republic, keeping Washington abreast of developments inside Iran, and ensuring the safety of those fighting for freedom on the ground.

Lawyers in Iran demand immediate halt to death sentences of three female political prisoners

More than 200 lawyers in Iran have issued a joint statement calling on the head of the country’s judiciary to halt the executions of...

Sixteen Lawyers Slammed with Bogus Charges in Iran for Criticizing Government

Iran is intensifying its assault on independent lawyers, targeting dozens who have defended protesters and dissidents or have criticized government policies. The recent indictment...

At Least 87 Executions in Iran Prisons in January

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); February 4, 2025: At least 87 people including 10 Afghan nationals, an Arab, 7 Kurdish, 4 Baluch minorities, were executed...

Marking the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer amidst escalating persecution in Iran

Iran is one of the most dangerous countries for lawyers. According to the National Union of Iranian Bar Associations (SCODA), since 2018, there have...

Iran’s Judiciary Shields Perpetrators of ‘Bloody Friday’ State Massacre

January 23, 2025 – In a stark mockery of justice, Iran’s judiciary has reduced the charges against security officers involved in the 2022 Zahedan massacre, in...

The Price of Expression: Iran’s Artists in the Face of Repression

Iran will come before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) this week, on 24 January, a...