Rights groups document pressure on Afghan migrants and refugees

Human Rights Watch said Iranian authorities refused to disclose the fate and whereabouts of some detainees held in security and intelligence sections associated with Evin. Families and lawyers made...

Following an investigation using verified video, satellite imagery and interviews, Amnesty International said the June 23 Israeli strikes damaged at least six areas of Evin prison and killed and...

The two organizations reported arrests and intimidation of dissidents, human-rights defenders, journalists, Afghans, Baluchi and Kurdish people, and Baha’i, Christian and Jewish minorities. They...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said at least nine men had been executed on politically motivated charges and/or accusations of spying for Israel since the hostilities. The...

The joint Amnesty-HRW report said parliament had fast-tracked emergency legislation expanding the death penalty for vaguely worded offences such as “cooperation with hostile governments” and...

The joint Amnesty-HRW report said checkpoints introduced after the June conflict involved invasive vehicle and mobile-phone searches, with people arrested for alleged collaboration based on content...

After examining eight impact sites, Human Rights Watch reported that at least five Iranian ballistic missiles struck populated areas in Israel and that 20 civilians were killed during the war. It said...

The IAEA reported that its Director General and Iran’s foreign minister signed a Cairo agreement setting procedures for inspections, notifications and safeguards implementation at declared facilities....

In its report GOV/2025/50, the IAEA described damage to multiple nuclear-related facilities and said it had withdrawn inspectors for safety. Iran later suspended cooperation. The Agency stressed...

Miaan, ASL19 and IODA published a technical and human-impact analysis of the June shutdown. It describes a phased system that sharply restricted international connectivity while preserving some...