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Iran: Growing fears over torture and arbitrary executions of individuals accused of ‘espionage’ for Israel
Iranian authorities must halt all plans to carry out arbitrary executions and protect all those arrested over accusations of espionage…
June 20, 2025
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Urgent Need to Protect Civilians Amid Unprecedented Escalation in Hostilities Between Israel and Iran
Israeli and Iranian authorities must abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
June 18, 2025
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Iran: UN Expands Fact-Finding Mission’s Mandate in Landmark Development to Address Human Rights Crisis
Today’s vote delivers a strong message to the Iranian authorities that they cannot continue to commit serious violations and crimes…
April 3, 2025
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Iran: Authorities Target Women’s Rights Activists with Arbitrary Arrest, Flogging and Death Penalty
Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists in a bid to quash…
March 17, 2025
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Iran: Urgent Global Action Needed to Halt Imminent Execution of Kurdish Humanitarian Worker
The international community must immediately urge the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of arbitrarily detained humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan…
February 6, 2025
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Iran: New Compulsory Veiling Law Intensifies Oppression of Women and Girls
Iranian authorities have adopted a new shameful and draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls.
December 10, 2024
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Iran: Young Man Arrested as a Child Scheduled to be Executed Within Days
Amnesty International calls on Iranian authorities to stop the scheduled execution of Mohammad Reza Azizi, a 21-year-old man, who was…
October 18, 2024
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Iran: Two Years After ‘Woman Life Freedom’ Uprising, Impunity for Crimes Reigns Supreme
People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising…
September 11, 2024
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Iran: Shocking Secret Execution of Young Man in Relation to Woman Life Freedom Uprising
Iranian authorities arbitrarily executed Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old member of the oppressed Kurdish and Yaresan ethnic and religious minorities, in…
August 6, 2024
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Iran: President Raisi’s Death Must Not Deny Victims of His Grim Human Rights Legacy Their Right to Accountability
The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to justice, truth and reparation for…
May 22, 2024
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Iran: Draconian Campaign to Enforce Compulsory Veiling Laws Through Surveillance and Mass Car Confiscations
Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls…
March 6, 2024
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Global: Misuse of Tear Gas Killing and Injuring Protesters Worldwide - Updated Interactive Website
The horrific misuse of tear gas by security forces during brutal crackdowns on protests in Iran, Peru and Sri Lanka…
May 29, 2023