Human Rights Documentation

Protest Victims

Independent reporting, documentation and analysis focused on people killed, injured, detained or otherwise harmed while exercising the rights to peaceful assembly, expression and political participation.

Protest Victims — News & Documentation

Ten source-linked cards focused on killings, injuries, executions, detention and documentation connected to protest repression.

UN: Iranian Authorities Committed Crimes Against Humanity in January 2026 Suppression of Nationwide Protests

Center for Human Rights in Iran

UN: Iranian Authorities Committed Crimes Against Humanity in January 2026 Suppression of Nationwide Protests

CHRI summarizes the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s September 2026 findings on killings, injuries, mass arrests, torture, interference with medical care and other violations during the nationwide protests.

SEP 24, 2026

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Human Rights Group Publishes Names of More Than 4,200 Killed in January Protests

Euronews

Human Rights Group Publishes Names of More Than 4,200 Killed in January Protests

Euronews reports on a victim-identification effort that the reporting organization describes as a minimum documented toll rather than a final count.

SEP 17, 2026

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Four Years After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death, Thousands More Are Victims of Repression

Center for Human Rights in Iran

Four Years After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death, Thousands More Are Victims of Repression

A retrospective on protest repression, accountability and the continuing human cost since the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.

SEP 16, 2026

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Group Prosecutions of Protesters Send Dozens Toward the Gallows

Center for Human Rights in Iran

Group Prosecutions of Protesters Send Dozens Toward the Gallows

CHRI reports on collective prosecutions, death sentences, access to counsel and allegations of coerced confessions involving people accused in connection with January protests.

AUG 12, 2026

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Iran Publicly Executes Two Isfahan Protesters Despite UN Calls to Stop

Euronews

Iran Publicly Executes Two Isfahan Protesters Despite UN Calls to Stop

Euronews reports on the public executions of two men convicted in a protest-related case in Isfahan and the international appeals surrounding the case.

JUL 28, 2026

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UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Halt Executions

Center for Human Rights in Iran

UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Halt Executions

The Center reports on the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s appeal concerning executions and people sentenced to death in connection with protests.

JUL 27, 2026

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Afghanistan: Taliban Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan: Taliban Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

HRW reports that Taliban security forces beat protesters and fired toward crowds in Herat, killing a child, injuring others and detaining an unknown number of people.

JUN 11, 2026

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Day 50: Security Prosecutions and Uncertainty Over Detainees

HRANA

Day 50: Security Prosecutions and Uncertainty Over Detainees

HRANA’s day-50 monitoring report presents its aggregated protest-fatality figures and documents continuing arrests, judicial cases and uncertainty surrounding detainees.

FEB 15, 2026

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Day 49: Unidentified Bodies and Continued Judicial Case-Building

HRANA

Day 49: Unidentified Bodies and Continued Judicial Case-Building

HRANA reports on fatalities, injuries, arrests, summonses and continuing legal proceedings during the nationwide protest period.

FEB 14, 2026

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Day 47: Communication Restrictions and Ongoing Arrests

HRANA

Day 47: Communication Restrictions and Ongoing Arrests

HRANA’s monitoring update records protest fatalities and continuing restrictions on communications alongside arrests and security pressure.

FEB 12, 2026

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Human Rights Analysis, Political Context & Reader Viewpoints

The article area uses external human-rights sources plus two GHRNetwork editorial cards. The moving column presents the Reza Pahlavi comments supplied for this page, alternating supportive and critical viewpoints without endorsing either.

GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS · Human Rights Watch

Iran’s Human Rights Situation Spirals Deeper into Crisis

An overview of lethal protest repression, arbitrary arrests, executions and the broader deterioration of rights protections.

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GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS · Amnesty International

Why International Justice Is Being Sought for Crimes Against Humanity in Iran

Amnesty explains its legal analysis of murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment and persecution connected to protest repression.

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GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS · Human Rights Watch

Inside Iran’s Execution Campaign Against Protesters

A concise account of protest-related executions, summary proceedings and the risks facing people sentenced to death.

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GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS · Amnesty International

Deaths and Injuries Rise Amid Renewed Protest Bloodshed

Joint findings describe lethal force, firearms, mass arrests and the deaths of protesters and bystanders during the early phase of the 2025–2026 protests.

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HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING · Iran Human Rights

Documented Figures and the Difficulty of Establishing the Full Death Toll

Iran Human Rights explains verification limits during the communications blackout and why documented casualty figures may fall below the actual toll.

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UNITED NATIONS · OHCHR

Special Procedures Communication on Nationwide Protest Abuses

UN mandate holders recorded allegations involving arbitrary detention, disappearance, torture, fair-trial violations and the death penalty.

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GHRNETWORK ARTICLE · GHRNetwork Editorial Team

When a Protester Becomes a Case File: Preserving Names, Evidence and Family Testimony

An editorial framework for documenting victims without reducing individual lives to casualty statistics, with emphasis on evidence preservation and family dignity.

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GHRNETWORK ARTICLE · GHRNetwork Editorial Team

From Street Violence to Accountability: What Documentation Must Preserve

A GHRNetwork analysis of chain-of-custody, witness accounts, visual verification, medical evidence and the long path from documentation to accountability.

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24 Protest Victims Videos

All available videos from the GHRNetwork Protest Victims playlist are presented here. The display order rotates every 12 hours; each card carries the playlist video, its real title, source/channel, subject classification and the description supplied with that video.

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Samaa English

Protest Documentation & Human Rights

Dozens of Delegates Walk Out as Netanyahu Begins UN General Assembly Speech | 12 AM News Headlines

#Pakistan #Headlines #newshedlines #BreakingNews #PakistanNews #InternationalNews #MarcoRubio #SaudiArabia #Houthi #USChina #Trump #XiJinping #PakistanAfghanistan #OpenAI #AI #WorldNews Dozens of Delegates Walk Out as Netanyahu Begins UN General Assembly Speech | 12 AM News Headlines | 24 Sep 2026 Dozens of delegates…

TalkTV

Protest Documentation & Human Rights

“What's Going On HERE!” | Church Of England Venue Hosts Hijab And Niqab Catwalk

A Church of England venue in Hyde Park hosted Modest Fashion Week, featuring models wearing hijabs and niqabs, just days after Archbishop Sarah Mullally presented an interfaith award to Pakistani Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi. The award was later withdrawn after previous comments about Osama bin…

CBS Evening News

Protest Rights & State Repression

Following the Iran protests as deadly crackdown escalates and U.S. pressure builds

“CBS Evening News” reports on protests in Iran as information trickles out about mass deaths and President Trump warns the regime. 00:00 Several killed in Iran amid protests over economic crisis 1:09 Trump warns Iran about killing "peaceful protesters" 3:26 Massive anti-government protests in Iran turn deadly 4:28…

UN Watch

Protest Rights & State Repression

Iranian Massacre Survivor SLAMS Regime to Their Faces at UN (They Tried to Silence Him)

In a dramatic showdown at the UN Human Rights Council, Iranian activist Daniyal Eyvazi directly confronted the Islamic Republic's delegation. Eyvazi, who was shot by regime agents while attempting to assist a wounded protester, delivered a powerful testimony honoring the victims of regime violence and calling for a…

The Financial Express

Protest Documentation & Human Rights

Outside UNGA, Iranian opposition figure Pahlavi calls on West for support for regime change

Exiled Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah, on Tuesday (September 22) urged Western governments to focus on supporting the Iranian people rather than negotiating with the clerical establishment in Tehran. Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York City being held on the sidelines of…

Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری

Protest Rights & State Repression

🚨 Trump at the UN: Iran on NOTICE — Pahlavi, Protests & the IRGC Crisis

🚨 BREAKING: President Donald Trump has taken the world stage at the United Nations — and Iran is once again at the center of the geopolitical storm. In this breaking-news edition of The Goldie Show, I’m analyzing President Trump’s UN General Assembly speech, the escalating confrontation between the United States and…

Arya

Protest Documentation & Human Rights

Melbourne Iranians Gather in Support of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi | September 19, 2026

Iranians in Melbourne gathered on September 19 to show their support for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and stand together for a free and democratic Iran. #javid_shah

PersiaMojo

Arrests, Detention & Prisoners

Reza Pahlavi: 3 Advantages His Critics Can’t Ignore

What does Reza Pahlavi bring to Iran’s opposition beyond his surname? This excerpt makes the case for three political advantages: • Recognition: a familiar name in a landscape where opposition figures face imprisonment, enforced silence and discrediting. • Coordination: the January 2026 calls for action at 8 PM…

VICE News

Protest Rights & State Repression

Protests in Turkey: Dispatch 1

Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News On March 11th Berkin Elvin, a 15-year-old Turkish boy died after spending 269 days in a coma. The teenager had been buying bread in his neighborhood last June, when a tear gas canister struck his skull during a brutal police crackdown against citywide…

Marcus Kosensio

Protest Rights & State Repression

Türk halkı Protestoda- Turkish people in protest #imamoğlu #turkish #saraçhane #istanbul #police

Video documentation from the Protest Victims playlist. Open the player or playlist for the source video and available YouTube metadata.

Hindustan Times

Protest Rights & State Repression

Full Address: US Mocks Erdogan with Blunt ‘Behave’ Warning As Turkey Protests Erupt | Ekrem Imamoglu

As Turkey erupts in protests following the arrest of President Erdogan's rival, Ankara's NATO ally had a firm message for the nation. During the briefing on March 19, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said US would encourage Turkey to respect human rights but wouldn't comment on internal decision making…

DW News

Protest Rights & State Repression

Protests in Turkey: How President Erdogan intimidates and undermines | DW News

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again slammed the mass protests against the jailing of his main political rival. Erdogan says the demonstrations have become a movement of violence. He has vowed to hold the biggest opposition party accountable. Large demonstrations continued across Turkey on Monday…

AP Archive

Protest Rights & State Repression

LGBTQ+ groups organise Istanbul protest in response to Turkish authorities crackdown

(15 Sep 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Istanbul - 15 September 2026 1. Various of protesters surrounded by police in front of the courthouse 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Feride Eralp, demonstrator: “We are going through a period where there is an attempt by the ruling power to portray LGBT+ people as the cause…

MIRROR NOW

Protest Rights & State Repression

Turkey Erupts! 150+ Detained At Protest Over LGBTQ+ Arrests As Crackdown Sparks Public Fury

Turkey witnessed major protests following arrests linked to LGBTQ+ activities, with authorities detaining at least 150 people. The detentions have intensified debate over LGBTQ+ rights, freedom of assembly and government restrictions. Protesters gathered to oppose the arrests, while Turkish authorities responded with…

FRANCE 24 English

Arrests, Detention & Prisoners

'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groups • FRANCE 24

Turkish police on Sunday arrested at least 60 people in mass raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, in what authorities said was an operation aimed at boosting traditional family values. The raids sparked condemnation from rights groups and opposition parties, as well as the European Union parliament's…

Reuters

Protest Rights & State Repression

Protests against Iran regime draw hundreds of thousands

Huge crowds gathered in cities around the world to protest Iran’s government. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #protests #Iran #regime #politics 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook…

Global Human Rights Network

Protest Rights & State Repression

Reza Pahlavi Appeal to Shia Muslims

This video raises awareness about the death penalty, political repression, protest related arrests, and reports of children and young people facing execution in Iran. The footage highlights serious concerns about state violence, unfair trials, prison conditions, civilian casualties, and the use of fear against people…

Global Human Rights Network

Victims, Killings & the Right to Life

Crimes of the Islamic Republic: Killings and Mass Graves

This video reports on a deadly strike that allegedly hit a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, causing civilian casualties and raising serious concerns about the protection of children, schools, and civilians during conflict. The footage highlights calls from human rights groups for accountability, investigation, and…

Global Human Rights Network

Protest Rights & State Repression

Historic Munich Rally, Iranians Chant for Freedom, Justice, and Human Rights

This video shows a major Iranian rally in Munich, Germany, where thousands of Iranians gathered to call for freedom, justice, democracy, human rights, and an end to repression by the Islamic Republic. The footage captures the power of the Iranian diaspora, public protest, collective grief, national solidarity, and the…

ANI News

Protest Rights & State Repression

“WHERE WERE YOU?”: Israeli PM Netanyahu hits back at UNGA protesters

“WHERE WERE YOU?”: Israeli PM Netanyahu hits back at UNGA protesters #Netanyahu #UNGA #Protest #UNGA Join ANI's YouTube membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFQDgA8J8_iiwc5-KoAQlg/join Subscribe now and press the bell icon 🔔 to get new video updates: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi…

Associated Press

Protest Rights & State Repression

Afghan women protest against beauty salon ban

Dozens of Afghan women protested against a beauty salon ban Wednesday after the Taliban ordered their closure nationwide. Security forces used fire hoses, tasers and fired their guns into the air to break up the protest. #shorts #beautysalon #Afghanistan

DW News

Protest Rights & State Repression

Taliban whip women protesters and beat journalists covering protests | DW News

A wave of protests has followed the Taliban's announcement of their government line up. The entirely male selection has been seen as another step away from their promise to respect women's rights. Protesters have faced violence, and now a new ban on unauthorised demonstrations Subscribe…

NBC News

Protest Rights & State Repression

Afghan Women Protest For Equal Rights

With Labor Day activities such as travel, concerts, and sports games in full swing, health experts fear the gatherings could contribute to a rise in Covid cases this fall. The U.S. has crossed 40 million cases.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews…

Princeton SPIA

Protest Documentation & Human Rights

9/11 @ 25: Iraq, Afghanistan, and America's Longest Wars

Twenty-five years after 9/11, this second conversation in a two-part series examines the legacy of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the experiences of people and communities who lived through them. Moderated by Razia Iqbal, the discussion will draw on the speakers’ firsthand and professional perspectives on…

Protest Deaths & Repression Across the Middle East

Direct reports on protest killings, lethal force, repression and accountability. Every card links to the specific report rather than a general country archive.

UN Findings on the January 2026 Protest Crackdown
Iran

Center for Human Rights in Iran

UN Findings on the January 2026 Protest Crackdown

A direct report on the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s findings concerning killings, serious injuries, detention, torture and other alleged violations during the nationwide protests.

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More Than 4,200 Victims Identified in January Protest Documentation
Iran

Euronews

More Than 4,200 Victims Identified in January Protest Documentation

A report on victim identification and the difficulties of establishing a final toll amid communications restrictions and limited independent access.

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Day 50 of Nationwide Protest Monitoring
Iran

HRANA

Day 50 of Nationwide Protest Monitoring

HRANA’s fiftieth-day report combines fatality figures with information about detainees, arrests and judicial pressure.

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Taliban Use Excessive Force Against Protesters in Herat
Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch

Taliban Use Excessive Force Against Protesters in Herat

HRW reports that Taliban security forces fired toward crowds during a June 2026 protest in Herat, killing a child and injuring others.

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Women Protest Restrictions with 'Bread, Work, Freedom'
Afghanistan

Afghanistan International

Women Protest Restrictions with 'Bread, Work, Freedom'

Video reporting on an Afghan women’s protest centered on education, employment and freedom under Taliban restrictions.

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Protest Against Arrests of Women and Repression in Herat
Afghanistan

Afghanistan International

Protest Against Arrests of Women and Repression in Herat

A video report on protests responding to arrests and repression in Herat and calls for greater international attention to women’s rights.

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Public Executions in Isfahan Protest Case
Iran

Euronews

Public Executions in Isfahan Protest Case

Reporting on the public execution of two men convicted in a protest-related case and international appeals concerning the proceedings.

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Group Prosecutions and Protest-Related Death Sentences
Iran

Center for Human Rights in Iran

Group Prosecutions and Protest-Related Death Sentences

A report examining collective prosecutions, due-process concerns and death sentences imposed in cases connected to the January protests.

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Day 49: Unidentified Bodies and Judicial Case-Building
Iran

HRANA

Day 49: Unidentified Bodies and Judicial Case-Building

A detailed monitoring update on fatalities, injuries, arrests and judicial proceedings during the protest period.

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Women in Herat Protest Compulsory Burqa Enforcement
Afghanistan

Afghanistan International

Women in Herat Protest Compulsory Burqa Enforcement

Video reporting on women health workers protesting enforcement of compulsory burqa rules in Herat.

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Five Years of Women’s Resistance Under Taliban Rule
Afghanistan

Afghanistan International

Five Years of Women’s Resistance Under Taliban Rule

A video report reviewing women-led resistance and continuing demands for fundamental rights five years after the Taliban takeover.

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Day 47: Protest Fatalities, Restrictions and Arrests
Iran

HRANA

Day 47: Protest Fatalities, Restrictions and Arrests

HRANA’s day-47 report documents its aggregated fatality figures alongside communications restrictions and continuing arrests.

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