11/12/2025 According to the “Voice of Detainees,” on Thursday, December 11, 2025, Ahmad Khodadadi, a resident of Piranshahr and originally from Naqadeh, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. Human rights sources report that the arrest took place on Monday, December 8, 2025, and was carried out without the presentation of any judicial warrant. So far, no information is available regarding the reasons for his arrest, his place of detention, or

11/12/2025 “Street Advocates of Gilan” have issued a statement expressing serious concern over the health and safety of Younes Azadbar, a retired citizen and a well-known figure in Gilan’s grassroots advocacy movement. Azadbar, who has been living for years with a battery-operated heart and must take fourteen medications daily to survive, was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht on Monday, December 8, 2025, to begin serving his 15-month prison sentence. The statement emphasiz

On Tuesday, December 8, 2025, the “Tuesdays Against the Death Penalty” campaign entered its 98th consecutive week, marked by coordinated hunger strikes by prisoners in 55 prisons across Iran. Participating prisoners paid tribute to Khosrow Alikordi, a justice-seeking lawyer and supporter of the campaign, whose death was described as suspicious, and extended condolences to his family, colleagues, and the community of freedom-seeking lawyers. In their statement, prisoners stres

On Monday, December 7, 2025, at least 11 prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons located in Kashan, Neyshabur, Zanjan, Dorud, Kerman, Saveh, Gorgan, Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, and Lakan Prison in Rasht. The wide geographical spread of these executions—from central Iran to the north and west—underscores that these killings are neither isolated nor reactive, but rather part of a broader, systematic policy. In Kashan Prison, Reza Raoufi, who had been convicted of murder, was

On Monday, 17 Azar 1404, as authorities continued the construction of concrete walls surrounding residential homes in the Konb area of Chabahar, a group of local Baluch residents gathered at the project site to protest the enclosure of their neighborhoods and the lack of response to their long-standing demands. During the protest, a surveillance drone flew at low altitude over residential houses and directly above the protesters. Videos and images sent by citizens show the dr

Amid a new wave of arrests targeting Kurdish citizens and activists in Iran, four individuals—Kaveh Koleh, Ghader Koleh, Samko Yousefi, and Mohammad Mostafa—have been arrested by Intelligence Ministry forces in the cities of Bukan and Mahabad and transferred to unknown locations. According to reports, on Monday, Azar 17, 1404, Samko Yousefi, a civil activist and Kurdish language teacher from Bukan, was arrested with violence by Intelligence Ministry agents on a street in the

Yilmaz Mehralibeyglu, a lawyer and human rights activist from Jolfa, has been charged with “spreading public anxiety” after protesting the death sentence issued against Ehsan Faridi, a student and political prisoner. According to information obtained from sources close to his family, he appeared before the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office on Azar 16 following a summons and was interrogated at Branch One of the prosecutor’s office. Family members report that the ba

Karim Khojasteh, a 62-year-old political prisoner, supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), an industrial machinery production engineer, and a former political prisoner from the 1980s, has been sentenced to death by Iran’s judiciary in the city of Rasht. This ruling is part of the regime’s ongoing policy of repression, intimidation, and physical elimination of political opponents, placing the life of a long-time prisoner in grave danger. Once again

Javad Vafaei Sani, a political prisoner and supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), has been transferred to solitary confinement—an action that poses a serious and immediate threat to his life. Solitary confinement constitutes psychological and physical torture, and its continuation may lead to irreversible consequences. Now more than ever, silence is dangerous. By raising awareness, sharing information, and demanding accountability, we can help p

The 97th week of the “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign is being marked in 55 prisons nationwide, coinciding with the approach of December 7th—Student Day in Iran. Since 1953, this day has symbolized the university’s unwavering role as the beating heart of the struggle against dictatorship. In this context, the campaign commemorates all those who lost their lives in the pursuit of freedom, especially students who were forcibly disappeared, including Saeed Zeinali, who was

A prisoner identified as Omid Jahani, from Bahnamir in Babolsar, died on Saturday, November 29, 2025, inside Babol Prison. According to reports, Jahani—who was held on ordinary criminal charges—had long been experiencing severe psychological pressure and harsh prison conditions. Sources say that the absence of proper support services, mental-health assistance, and essential medical care contributed significantly to the deterioration of his condition. During a serious mental-h

Mehdi Sarani, a 42-year-old resident of Zabol, has been in detention for 10 days after being arrested by security forces, yet no information has been provided about his whereabouts or condition. This lack of information has caused growing concern among his family and relatives. Sarani was arrested on November 17 by agents of the Intelligence Department in Zabol. Following his arrest, security forces took him to his parents’ home, where they conducted a thorough search of the

According to informed sources, security forces raided the home of Asmer Hamidi, a young Kurdish artist and cultural activist from Maneh o Samalqan in North Khorasan Province, arresting her and transferring her to an unknown location. Sources report that no explanation was provided by security agencies following her arrest, and her Instagram account has also been taken down by security forces. #AsmerHamidi #Arrest #KurdishArtist #CulturalActivist #NorthKhorasan #HumanRights

Reports indicate that Vahid Beni-Amarian, a political prisoner sentenced to death, has been returned to Ghezel Hesar Prison for the fourth time in the past two months after being transferred to a hospital—again without receiving any medical care. According to informed sources, this practice is deliberate and systematic, used as a method of pressure and “white torture” through medical deprivation. These sources report that Beni-Amarian’s physical condition is poor and concerni

Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv and former world boxing champion, has written a letter urging authorities to stop the execution of Mohammad Javad Vafaee-Sani, a 30-year-old Iranian boxer and political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Vafaee-Sani was arrested following the November 2019 protests and later sentenced to death by the Mashhad Revolutionary Court. According to Klitschko, Vafaee-Sani has spent more than five years in prison, enduring torture and sol

It has been over two months since the arrest of Yalda Emam-Doust, a long-distance running champion, mother of two, and former political prisoner. She was detained in mid-August 2025 by security forces at her home in Isfahan and transferred to an undisclosed location. Despite persistent efforts by her family, no official information has been provided about her whereabouts or physical condition. Born in 1975 in Ilam and residing in Isfahan, Emam-Doust is a well-known figure in

Abbas Daghaghleh, a 22-year-old Ahwazi Arab rapper known by his stage name Rashash, was arrested by security forces in Ahvaz on Friday, October 10, 2025. According to local sources, officers raided his home, confiscating his phone and music recording equipment. Rashash is known for addressing issues such as poverty, ethnic discrimination, racism, and the systemic marginalization of the Arab population in Khuzestan through his lyrics. Following his arrest, all posts on his Ins

At the close of the 2025 Nobel Prize announcement week, 105 Nobel Laureates from five continents sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressing their solidarity with the people of Iran. In their letter, they stated: The people of Iran have rejected both the monarchical dictatorship and the religious tyranny, calling instead for a free and democratic republic. We condemn the escalating executions, repression, and grave human rights violations in Iran,

There was a time when Nelson Mandela symbolized years of imprisonment and steadfast resistance. Today in Iran, many brave souls have spent their lives behind bars — teachers of endurance and courage in the harshest conditions. We will not let their names fade beneath the dust of forgotten years. #SaeedMasouri #GholamhosseinKalbi #PoliticalPrisoners #Iran #Resistance #Freedom #HumanRights #OneStepToUprising #FreePoliticalPrisoners #IranPrisoners #VoicesOfResistance

Political prisoner Nima Shahi is facing the death penalty in Iran on charges of supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK). He is being punished solely for his beliefs and political affiliation. Let’s be his voice and speak out to save his life. #NimaShahi #StopExecutions #FreeNimaShahi #HumanRights #Iran #PoliticalPrisoner #NoToExecution #SaveNimaShahi #IranPrisoners #Freedom