Human Rights

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei was recently reappointed as judiciary chief for another five-year term, reinforcing the Islamic Republic’s security-focused judicial system and offering an early indication of how Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei intends to manage power.

Iranian authorities are preparing for the possibility that Ali Khamenei’s week-long funeral ceremonies could leave between 1,500 and 3,000 people dead, Germany’s WELT reported, citing a classified document and municipal sources in Tehran.

Court documents have revealed extensive alleged contacts between a former Swedish Migration Agency employee and Iranian intelligence, raising concerns that sensitive information about asylum seekers and critics of the Islamic Republic may have been compromised.

Five protesters arrested in central Iran in connection with the January uprising have been sentenced to death on charges of “enmity against God,” sources familiar with their cases told Iran International.

A London court on Friday sentenced Romanian nationals George Stana and Nandito Badea to a combined 20 years in prison for stabbing Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati outside his Wimbledon home in March 2024.

A Tehran Revolutionary Court judge has sentenced political prisoner Mehdi Nazer and his fiancée, Mahnaz Chardouli, to death and also 10 years in prison, according to information received by Iran International.

Iranian security forces arrested environmental activists Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani at their home on Wednesday and seized their electronic devices, their lawyer said.

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding failed to address human rights and risked leaving Iranians without accountability, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Mai Sato said, according to a report by Geneva Solutions on Wednesday.

Direct-to-cell satellite technology could one day help Iranians bypass part of the Islamic Republic’s digital blockade, but it is not yet a practical solution to the country’s internet shutdown despite widespread hopes.

Iran’s World Cup match against Egypt has become a test not only of FIFA’s approach to inclusion but also of whether LGBTQ+ Iranians can claim visibility on one of the world’s biggest sporting stages.

Iran International has launched a new phase of its campaign documenting the January massacre, focusing on Gharazi Hospital in Isfahan, where documents and witness accounts show the facility became a destination for many of those killed or wounded during the January 8-10 protests.

Iran was listed among the world’s highest-risk countries for torture, impunity and state violence in the 2026 Global Torture Index, released Thursday by the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and partner groups.

Many Iranians fear that a diplomatic opening with the United States could come at the cost of renewed social restrictions at home, as reports of stricter hijab enforcement begin circulating following the recent war.

An airstrike on a civilian lodging complex in Shiraz in the early days of the Iran war likely targeted IRGC personnel sheltering inside rather than a nearby military base, killing nine civilians at an adjacent emergency center, an Iran International investigation found.

A cyber campaign using fake accounts impersonating Iran International journalists and staff continues to target media figures and analysts, according to the broadcaster, which warned earlier this month that the operation was aimed at stealing information and compromising devices.

The Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States may strengthen the Revolutionary Guards, weaken Persian Gulf security and deepen China's access to Iranian energy. Above all, however, it leaves Iranians to face the Islamic Republic on their own.

Iranian rights lawyer Javad Alikordi has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, HRANA reported, more than six months after his arrest in connection with a memorial for his brother, rights attorney Khosrow Alikordi, who died under suspicious circumstances.

Nearly one-third of registered adoptions in Iran over the past decade were illegal, according to state welfare data, exposing a hidden child-transfer market that advocates say can leave babies vulnerable to sale, abandonment, domestic servitude and other forms of abuse.