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Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 22 hours ago Human Rights

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 worldwide and international organizations to urgently use every available diplomatic and political channel to press Iranian authorities to release all political prisoners and […] The post Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 5 days ago Human Rights

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 the Iranian government’s use of military-grade weapons, snipers, and shoot-to-kill orders resulted in the deaths of thousands of protesters across Iran, the […] The post Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 week ago Human Rights

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 halt all executions and death […] The post UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 2 weeks ago Culture

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 of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, and Esfandiar Aban, a senior researcher at the Center for Human Rights in Iran.
Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 2 weeks ago Human Rights

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 least 216 children were killed during the Islamic Republic’s brutal crackdown on protesters in January 2026, when Iranian security forces unleashed live ammunition, military-grade weapons, knives, […] The post Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’ appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 month ago Human Rights

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 scale, intensity, and rate of the mass killings carried out by Iranian security forces during the nationwide protests of January 2026 are unprecedented […] The post Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 month ago Protests

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 physicians stressed that treating injured […] The post Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’ appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 month ago Human Rights

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 a resolution by the UN Human Rights Council extending international investigations into atrocities committed by the Islamic Republic, following what UN officials described as an unprecedentedly […] The post UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’ appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 month ago Human Rights

At least 27,000 detained, including hundreds of children, whereabouts of huge numbers unknown House-to-House Raids to Identify and Arrest Injured Protesters January 23, 2026 — Nearly one month after the outbreak of nationwide protests across Iran that were crushed by state security forces at a cost of over 14,000 dead, Iranian authorities have intensified their […] The post Iran: Mass Violent Arrests, Forced Confessions, Lawyers Blocked, Escalating Risk of Executions of Protesters appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout

Center for Human Rights in Iran · 1 month ago Politics

January 14, 2025 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran has joined 34 other human rights organizations in urgently raising the alarm over the extreme risks facing both existing and newly arrested detainees—particularly human rights defenders, journalists, writers, artists, and peaceful protesters—amid an ongoing total communications blackout, mass arrests, killings, and widespread violence against […] The post 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .