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Human Rights Activists in Iran

Tracked across 43 events · 1860 articles · First seen Jun 21, 2025 · Last active Aug 17, 2026

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Human Rights Activists in Iran is a non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to the cause of human rights within Iran, the organization is based in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. It was established by Keyvan Rafiee in Iran, and has expanded from a small network of volunteers into a multi divisional nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., with the largest in-country volunteer network of any Iranian human rights group. It is also known by the name of its news agency, the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) is a US-based agency that has been tracking and reporting the death toll and detentions during the protests in Iran.
Jan 10, 2026 · 23 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran is a US-based news agency that has been reporting on the death toll and detentions during the protests in Iran, providing crucial information amidst an internet blackout.
Jan 11, 2026 · 21 articles
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Impact: The Human Rights Activists in Iran is a US-based organization that has been reporting casualty and detention figures from the protests in Iran, providing crucial information amidst an information blackout.
Jan 11, 2026 · 11 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based rights group, has verified the deaths of 490 protesters and 48 security personnel, and over 10,600 arrests during the two weeks of unrest in Iran, providing key data on the event's human cost.
Jan 11, 2026 · 10 articles
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Impact: The Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) has reported on the casualties and detentions in Iran, providing crucial data on the human cost of the protests.
Jan 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran, a US-based rights group, reported that 1,850 of the 2,003 confirmed deaths were protesters and that 16,784 people had been detained.
Jan 13, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) provided an independent, higher estimate of casualties in Iran.
Mar 17, 2026 · 108 articles
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The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed alarm over a surge in executions in Iran, with at least 56 people executed on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 linked to January's anti-government…
Impact: HRANA reported on the executions, providing crucial information to international media and human rights groups.
Jul 28, 2026 · 51 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) posted footage of Narges Mohammadi at the memorial, showing her without a headscarf and leading chants against the authorities.
Dec 12, 2025 · 24 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran, a US-based rights group, reported that thousands were killed in anti-government protests in Iran, which initially led to an internet blackout.
May 25, 2026 · 76 articles
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Impact: The agency reported on charges faced by detainees.
Jul 12, 2026 · 11 articles
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The Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil and LNG shipments, remains effectively closed following the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28. Iran has asserted control over the strait and…
Impact: Reported on protest deaths in Iran.
Jul 28, 2026 · 318 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) has reported on the deaths and arrests during the protests in Iran, providing crucial data on the human cost of the unrest.
Jan 12, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) reported on the death toll and detentions during the anti-government protests in Iran.
Jan 13, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran provided verified death tolls for protests in Iran, which were significantly lower than Donald Trump's claims.
Apr 01, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based rights group, reported on the number of people killed in Iran during the war.
Apr 06, 2026 · 70 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) has been reporting on casualties in Iran, providing data on civilian and child deaths.
Mar 27, 2026 · 26 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran reported the release of Shahab Dalili from prison.
Apr 26, 2026 · 590 articles
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Impact: Human Rights Activists in Iran reported the release of Shahab Dalili from prison.
Jun 03, 2026 · 17 articles
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Jan 09, 2026 · 18 articles
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Jan 08, 2026 · 6 articles
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Jan 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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Mar 03, 2026 · 6 articles
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Feb 22, 2026 · 6 articles
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Feb 14, 2026 · 9 articles
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Feb 01, 2026 · 7 articles
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Feb 14, 2026 · 7 articles
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Feb 14, 2026 · 6 articles
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Feb 08, 2026 · 7 articles
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Jan 14, 2026 · 121 articles
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