Iran’s Judiciary has issued a harsh new prison sentence for Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights attorney and women’s rights advocate. On March...
A Fund for the Fearless
In January 2026, the streets of Iran filled with people demanding dignity and freedom. Students. Teachers. Mothers. Workers. They marched knowing...
The Brave Behind Bars
In January 2026, the Iranian regime responded to nationwide protests with one of the bloodiest crackdowns in decades. Security forces fired on...
Hidden Faces Stories
Originally published on Medium's Iran Prison Atlas Blog Executions of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are once again on the rise in...
Iranian Authorities Must Suspend Death Sentences of November 2019 Protesters
7/10/2020 Update: According to Iran Prison Atlas, Hossein Taj, Babak Paknia and Mostafa Nili, the lawyers representing the three prisoners sentenced...
Release Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyers at Risk for Contracting COVID-19
Update: On March 30, Mohammad Najafi was released on furlough. Sotoudeh and Davoodi remain in prison. We urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to grant...
#NoWarWithIran
Recent events have escalated the tensions between the United States and Iran to the highest levels in recent memory. After President Trump’s...
UN Special Rapporteurs: Prisoners Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi need appropriate health care urgently
Experts say two women arbitrarily detained, must be released The two inmates started a hunger strike after appropriate medical treatment was denied...