Since 2013, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their repression against Iran’s courageous human rights defenders. Among those targeted are a new crop of young defenders, many of whom were born after the 1979 Revolution, who have emerged despite the intense repression. They include friends Atena Daemi, and husband and wife Arash Sadeghi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee. All three HRDs have been targeted solely for their peaceful human rights activities.