Several Ahwazi Arab Activists Arrested Following January Protests
Amid a wave of arrests following the nationwide January 2026 protests, human rights activists have reported the arrest of several Arab citizens in the city of Ahvaz.
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Islamic Republic Increases Pressure on Religious Minorities
The Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has stated that the Islamic Republic has continued its severe repression of religious minorities during the recent crackdown on popular protests.
Iran Human Rights Warns of Risk of Executions and Extrajudicial Killings of Detained Protesters
Iran Human Rights has warned of the risk of executions and “extrajudicial” killings of detained protesters, citing the Islamic Republic’s long record of issuing death sentences based on forced confessions.
Lawyers Condemn Torture of Detainees in Iran
Forty-eight Iranian attorneys-at-law issued a statement on Thursday, February 5, 2026, criticizing the handling of charges against detainees from the January 2026 protests and warning that the continuation of this approach would further undermine the credibility of the rule of l
Narges Mohammadi Goes on Hunger Strike While in Detention
CNN reported on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, that Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who was arrested on December 12, 2025, in the city of Mashhad, has gone on a hunger strike while in detention.
A Group of Lawyers Files an Official Complaint Against the IRI at the International Criminal Court
The “Yek-Kalameh” Lawyers’ Network announced that it has filed an official complaint with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Medical Council Calls for an End to Security Crackdowns on Healthcare Workers
Amid increasing pressure on healthcare workers during the bloody crackdown on Iran’s nationwide and popular uprising, the Supreme Council of the Medical Council of Iran has issued a statement calling for the immediate provision of security for medical staff and an end to any thr
Fariborz Heydari, Environmental Photographer, Arrested
Awatoday has learned that Fariborz Heydari, an environmental photographer, has been arrested by the military–security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
HRANA Reports at Least 50,000 Arrests in Recent Protests
HRANA News Agency, the media arm of the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists (HRA), announced that Iranian authorities have arrested more than 50,000 people during the crackdown on nationwide protests, with new arrests still ongoing.
Crackdown and Arrests of Bahá’ís Have Intensified
The Bahá’í International Community says that the Islamic Republic, alongside its suppression of recent protests, has intensified pressure and persecution against Bahá’ís, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, and is using state media to portray this community as responsi