Statement 5 March 2026 Heightened Risks for Human Rights Defenders Amid Escalating Hostilities in the Middle East Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Human Rights Violations #Arbitrary detention #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Bahrain #Iran #Israel #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Heightened Risks for Human Rights Defenders Amid Escalating Hostilities in the Middle East
Statement 12 February 2026 Free Narges Coalition Urges Iran to Release and Exonerate Narges Mohammadi Immediately Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice #Journalism Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Free Narges Coalition Urges Iran to Release and Exonerate Narges Mohammadi Immediately
Statement 30 January 2026 Iran: Mass arrest of human rights defenders amid escalating repression of civil society Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Killing Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Iran: Mass arrest of human rights defenders amid escalating repression of civil society
Statement 21 January 2026 Iran: Human rights defenders targeted amid brutal crackdown on protests Rights #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Iran: Human rights defenders targeted amid brutal crackdown on protests
Statement 14 January 2026 Iran: Over 30 NGOs raise alarm over dire situation for detained human rights defenders amid rising protest death toll Rights #Access to Healthcare #Civil & Political Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights #Imprisonment #Journalism #Prisoner Rights #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Enforced Disappearance #Killing #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment #Violence Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Iran: Over 30 NGOs raise alarm over dire situation for detained human rights defenders amid rising protest death toll
Statement 12 December 2025 Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other human rights defenders and journalists, one year after her temporary liberation Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Imprisonment #Prisoner Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other human rights defenders and journalists, one year after her temporary liberation
Statement 27 November 2025 Iranian Government Must Drop All Charges Against Narges Mohammadi and Allow Her to See Her Children Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Imprisonment Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Smear Campaign Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Iranian Government Must Drop All Charges Against Narges Mohammadi and Allow Her to See Her Children
Statement 23 October 2025 Iran: Continued judicial harassment and dismissal of Kurdish teachers’ rights defenders Rights #Freedom of Association #Human Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Iran: Continued judicial harassment and dismissal of Kurdish teachers’ rights defenders
Statement 11 July 2025 Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice #Journalism Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa Read more about Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors
Statement 2 July 2025 Iran: Concerns over Israeli strikes at Evin Prison, new amendments to “espionage law,” mass arrest, and safety of detained human rights defenders Rights #Human Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Iran #Israel Read more about Iran: Concerns over Israeli strikes at Evin Prison, new amendments to “espionage law,” mass arrest, and safety of detained human rights defenders
