CHRI:

May 14, 2025—Iran is one of the most perilous countries in the world for lawyers, where simply upholding the rule of law can lead to arrest, imprisonment, and professional ruin. Attorneys who dare to defend the rights guaranteed under both Iranian and international law face relentless state persecution—and their numbers are rapidly dwindling. Today, fewer than a dozen such courageous legal defenders remain to defend the tens of thousands of individuals unlawfully prosecuted in Iran.

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has published a new fact sheet—Human Rights Lawyers in Iran—that exposes this escalating crackdown and its devastating consequences for justice and accountability in Iran. Designed for researchers, journalists, students, and policymakers, the fact sheet offers a clear, concise overview of how Iran’s legal system is being weaponized against those who seek to uphold it. In addition to highlighting some of Iran’s persecuted lawyers, the fact sheet lays out in an accessible format the abuses and obstacles faced by lawyers in Iran. For example:

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