Iran cracks down on dissent on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody Published at 26.09.2023 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women CSO closure harassment HRD detained excessive force protest public vilification Read more
Repression continues with new wave of protests Published at 15.12.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women harassment surveillance HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest disruption Read more
CSOs report new wave of oppression against human rights defenders and civil society Published at 08.08.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI torture/ill-treatment journalist detained harassment HRD detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
WHRD Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns home after years of prolonged arbitrary detention Published at 28.04.2022 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Crack down on protests, activists systematically detained & sentenced on spurious charges Published at 30.09.2021 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: minority groups harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction killing of protestors HRD prosecuted youth women environmental rights Read more
More journalists arrested for reporting on Iran regime, internet shutdown Published at 03.05.2021 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained attack on HRD women refugees and migrants violent protest Read more
Iran facing coordinated diplomatic efforts to end its treatment of political prisoners and WHRDs Published at 30.10.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Concerns about increased use of death penalty and judicial harassment to crack down on civic space Published at 31.08.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
CSOs express concern at thousands of imprisoned HRDs at risk of Corona virus infection Published at 24.03.2020 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Prominent HRD’s lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years imprisonment Published at 13.03.2019 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD prosecuted release of HRDs censorship journalist detained negative court ruling labour rights Read more
Authorities arrest HRDs, target family members and sentence journalists to lashings & imprisonment Published at 08.10.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling criminal defamation protest torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Iranian authorities target human rights lawyers, while activists remain in detention Published at 17.08.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: women killing of protestors HRD detained protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Iranian authorities block Iran's most widely used messaging app Published at 16.07.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD killing excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Women human rights defenders subjected to ill treatment Published at 24.04.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained protestor(s) detained women killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment political interference censorship Read more
Women's rights - focal point of recent protest actions resulting in arrests Published at 12.03.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
20 people killed as Iranian authorities crack down on protesters Published at 10.01.2018 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women excessive force internet restriction killing of protestors censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
UNSR - human rights situation in Iran "deeply concerning" Published at 30.10.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained labour rights minority groups Read more
Imprisoned women HRD Atena Daemi faces new charges Published at 07.09.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment journalist detained protestor(s) detained negative court ruling HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society calls for the immediate release of women human rights defender Atena Daemi Published at 14.07.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women release of HRDs travel ban journalist detained labour rights excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Iranian authorities censor media ahead of presidential elections Published at 12.05.2017 Country Iran Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction women prevention of protest travel ban HRD detained protestor(s) detained censorship Read more
