https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/iran-sanctions/
The U.S. government (USG) maintains several sanctions authorities under which it can target persons involved in human rights abuses and corruption in Iran. The...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/087/2010/en/
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on 4 September after her house and office were searched on 28 August and she was summoned to appear in...
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https://iranhumanrights.org/2021/08/the-life-of-an-iranian-child-bride-an-animation-by-marjan-farsad/
Aug 30, 2021 - By the age of eleven, “Raha” already had seven children. Married off to a man five times her age, she was in poor health when her situation was...
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https://www.humanrightsatsea.org/news/seafarer-criminalisation-chief-officer-held-iran-despite-acquittal
Abdelrahman Abbas has raised the alarm about his brother, Mohamed Abbas Elmaghraby, who, at the time of writing, is alleged to suffer severe medical issues...
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https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3768843-verified-deaths-during-iran-protests-a-human-rights-report
The HRANA rights group from the U.S. has reported 2,571 verified deaths during recent Iran protests. Of these, 2,403 were protesters, 147 were...
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https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/release-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-in-iran.html?page=79
Electronic petition signatures: Release Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran!, Page: 79, Background: The e-signatures on this page are volunteered by...
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https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/video/2026/01/12/deadly-crackdown-mass-arrests-in-iran
For several days now, the authorities in Iran have tried to block the internet, to suppress the news. But despite this internet blackout, we are receiving very...
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/iran-human-rights-the-regional-context-and-constructive-criticism/
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEBCAST Future of Iran Initiative Iran Human Rights, the Regional Context and Constructive Criticism A conversation with Ahmed...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/13/iran-halt-imminent-executions
Iran should immediately halt the execution of 12 men convicted of drug offenses, scheduled for January 14, 2017, in Karaj Central Prison, Human Rights Watch...
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https://www.trtworld.com/article/c199a2bbc0f4?utm_source=1a6a3a9470aa&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=recommended&utm_content=inline
Rights groups claim thousands of people, including bystanders, were killed during the unrest, which they describe as the biggest crackdown since the 1979...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/iran/report-iran/?utm_source
Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Iran with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/22/iran-environmentalists-sentenced
An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced at least six environmental experts detained since January 2018 after an unfair trial where the defendants...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/iran-swift-action-by-un-human-rights-council-essential-after-latest-horrifying-protester-killings/
UN Human Rights Council member states must urgently establish an investigative and accountability mechanism on Iran to address the alarming spike in unlawful...
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https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/10/26/669264/Human-rights-used-as-political-instrument-against-Iran
Iranian official laments misapplication of the issue of human rights against independent and developing countries like Iran.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/05/iran-state-backed-hacking-activists-journalists-politicians
Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted Human Rights Watch and at least 18 other high-profile journalists, researchers, and politicians working...
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https://www.startribune.com/iran-revolutionary-guards-official-charged-in-us-in-alleged-plot-to-kill-human-rights-activist/601166228
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an...
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-global-litigation-strategies-can-help-advance-human-rights-in-iran/
A live discussion focused on how governments and practitioners can apply legal tools to further advance human rights in Iran and beyond.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/1076756.html
Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani (file photo) (AFP) May 28, 2007 -- Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani has been acquitted on appeal of charges...
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https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/iran-protest-death-toll-rises-to-3428-over-10000-arrested-human-rights-group-warns-of-mass-executions-164598/
The Iran Protest 2026 has seen a rising Iran death toll, with the Iran Human Rights group reporting widespread Iran crackdown, protest deaths, and thousands of...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2018/09/iran-husband-of-hunger-striking-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested/
Aug 8, 2022 - Amnesty International calls for the immediate release of Reza Khandan, the husband of jailed prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested in...
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https://femena.net/2025/10/13/child-marriage-and-child-motherhood-in-iran-a-human-rights-crisis-and-an-urgent-call-for-international-action/
Oct 20, 2025 - Child marriage – the marriage of individuals under the age of 18 – and its direct consequence, child motherhood (pregnancy and motherhood before 18),...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/MerkelMedvedev_Talks_Focus_on_Business_Deals_Human_Rights_And_Iran/2100563.html
Meeting against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg forum -- an annual gathering of Russian and German businessmen and politicians that is now in its 10th year...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/02/iran-authorities-unleash-wave-of-oppression-after-hostilities-with-israel
Iranian authorities are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel.
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https://iranhumanrights.org/2024/12/women-being-sent-to-the-gallows-in-alarming-numbers-in-iran/
Jan 30, 2025 - Many Were Child Brides Hanged for Murder of Abusive Husbands From Whom There Was No Protection Growing Political Executions in Iran Now Also Include...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/09/12/iran-free-unjustly-held-journalists
Two Iranian journalists arrested in Tehran in August 2017 remain detained without formal charges, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should...
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https://iranhumanrights.org/who_we_are/
Jun 26, 2025 - Headquartered in New York City, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is comprised of award-winning journalists, researchers and human rights advocates....
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https://www.firstpost.com/world/ancient-irans-human-rights-legacy-uncovered-as-modern-regime-faces-global-criticism-for-brutal-crackdown-on-protesters-13969393.html
Jan 16, 2026 - Ironically, Iran, which is today criticised for silencing critics and punishing protesters, gave the world its human rights charter. Cyrus the Great, the first...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hrw-drug-executions/28628163.html
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Iran to halt all executions for drug-related offenses while the parliament discusses amendments to reform the country's...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/11/03/iran-thousands-detained-protesters-and-activists-peril
Iranian authorities have escalated their assault against widespread dissent and protests through dubious national security charges against detained activists...
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https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2020/04/06/622427/Iran-United-States-coronavirus-Human-Rights-Watch-sanctions
Human Rights Watch strongly criticizes the United States for its refusal to lift sanctions on Iran amid the new coronavirus outbreak.
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https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/09/wave-of-unlawful-arrests-targets-irans-minority-children/
Sep 24, 2025 - Children Held Incommunicado, Without Any Access to Families or Lawyers “The number of children who have been arrested is higher than the cases...
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https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/111215-todesstrafe-iran-248100
According to Amnesty International, the number of executions in Iran has risen significantly in 2011 compared to the previous year. Iran claims that most of...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/5811/2017/en/
Iranian prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Arash Sadeghi is being subjected to torture by Revolutionary Guard officials who are blocking his...
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https://www.dw.com/en/narges-mohammadi-iranian-human-rights-activist-continues-fight-despite-renewed-punishment/a-57778794
Jun 4, 2021 - Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is not giving up, despite a new criminal conviction. She spoke to DW by phone from Tehran.
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https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/10/irans-qarchak-prison-a-place-of-death-that-must-be-closed/
Oct 7, 2025 - Three Women Prisoners Dead in Ten Days After Denial of Medical Care October 7, 2025 — In the span of just over a week, three women have died from the denial...
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https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/release-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-in-iran.html?page=77
Electronic petition signatures: Release Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran!, Page: 77, Background: The e-signatures on this page are volunteered by...
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/human-rights-are-the-key-to-confronting-iran.html
Commendably, the Trump administration is set to initiate a new Iran policy, which will be announced in October. Such change is imperative.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/12/iran-rights-under-attack
Essential human rights, and particularly the right to free speech, were under attack in Iran in 2016, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2017....
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https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/iran-frees-dutch-human-rights-campaigner-held-on-death-row/article/401418
A Dutch-Iranian human rights campaigner who had been sentenced to death in Iran has been freed and allowed to return home to the Netherlands, his son told
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/03/time_to_hold_iran_accountable_for_human_rights_violations.html
The Iranian regime’s blatant disregard for human rights and its deliberate use of executions to silence political dissent demand urgent international...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-rights-ebadi-rohani-bad-un/26686682.html
Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi says human rights in Iran are as bad or even worse under President Hassan Rohani than under former President Mahmud...
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https://www.juancole.com/2017/05/rouhani-matters-rights.html
By Tara Sepehri Far. | ( Human Rights Watch ) | - - In Second Term, Should Move on Rights Reforms
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https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/un-human-rights-council-to-hold-urgent-iran-meeting-on-friday-218042
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent special session this week on "the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of...
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https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/11/writers-and-scholars-arrested-and-held-incommunicado-in-iran/
Nov 6, 2025 - Whereabouts Unknown, No Contact with Families or Lawyers Iranian Authorities’ Attack on Intellectuals Meant to Silence Any Independent Thought...
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/iran/?ref=theferret.scot
Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Iran with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.
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https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/release-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-in-iran.html?page=42
Electronic petition signatures: Release Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran!, Page: 42, Background: The e-signatures on this page are volunteered by...
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https://www.trend.az/iran/2101913.html
Iran has strongly condemned a recent resolution by the UN General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the country, saying it has been adopted by the...
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https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/human-rights-watch-reports-iran-has-arrested-family-members-of-protesters/
International human rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced in a news release on Tuesday that Iran has arrested the family members of dozens of...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/14/iran-detainees-ill-treated-and-disappeared-after-israeli-evin-prison-attack
Iranian authorities have ill-treated and forcibly disappeared Evin Prison detainees who survived the June 23, 2025 attack by Israeli forces.
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https://www.trtworld.com/article/c199a2bbc0f4
Rights groups claim thousands of people, including bystanders, were killed during the unrest, which they describe as the biggest crackdown since the 1979...
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