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 Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemns the criminal death sentence issued against Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old woman who has been imprisoned since the age of 18 and is the mother of one child. The Committee calls for urgent action to prevent her execution. Goli Kouhkan, a young woman from the deprived Baluchi community, was forced into marriage at the age of 12 and gave birth to a son at 13. Following a domestic altercation that r

Slaughter intensifies in December with at least 44 executions in three days, one every 90 minutes. Khamenei attempts to prevent an uprising through mass killings, which only fuels the people’s rage. This regime of execution and terror must be ostracized, and its leaders brought to justice for crimes against humanity and genocide. In a shocking record, Iranian regime authorities hanged 335 prisoners, including 7 women, in November. Two of the victims were publicly executed wit

💬A letter from Hasti Amiri, student activist and former ⁧#political_prisoner⁩, addressed to Ehsan Faridi, a student sentenced to death… Hello my distant classmate, ⁧#Ehsan_Faridi⁩, 💬I don’t know whether you prefer we speak to you in Persian or Turkish. Universities build high walls to make sure we never get to see each other, and that’s why I don’t know much about you. But forgive me for not knowing your mother tongue. Maybe when you are free, you can teach us Turkish. Dear

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

Saadegh Sedaghat, a retired teacher and civil activist from Darab who had been held in temporary detention at Darab Prison since October 20, has been transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. According to his family, his case has been referred to the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, and he is accused of “acting against national security through forming groups on social media.” Sedaghat was previously arrested and imprisoned in 2022 during the teachers’ protests. #Saadegh_Sedaghat

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

According to informed sources, Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Prison, began a hunger and medication strike on November 23, 2025, in protest over what she describes as the “disappearance of her case file” and the lack of medical attention. Following the start of her protest, her phone contact with family has been cut off, and she has been transferred to the quarantine ward. Sources report increasing concern about her health, noting that she suffers from toxic

Reports indicate that the physical condition of Fatemeh Ziaei Azad, a political prisoner, has sharply worsened due to intensified MS symptoms and the lack of adequate medical care in Evin Prison. In recent weeks, she has been suffering from severe weakness, constant pain, and respiratory problems. According to informed sources, any delay in providing proper treatment could lead to irreversible consequences. Before being transferred to Evin, Ziaei spent 40 days in the NOPO det

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

A group of prisoners at Birjand Central Prison in South Khorasan Province have announced in a public message that they will join the “No to Execution Tuesdays” protest campaign starting Tuesday, November 25. They stated that, in solidarity with other prisons participating in this movement and in opposition to the issuance and implementation of death sentences, they will begin a hunger strike. With the addition of Birjand Prison, the number of prisons that have taken part in t

Iran Human Rights Center, Saturday, November 22, 2025 — Reports from Lakan Prison in Rasht indicate that the health of two political prisoners on death row, Manouchehr Fallah and Peyman Farah-Avar, has severely deteriorated. Both prisoners are suffering from growing unidentified tumors, intense pain, and significant weight loss, yet prison authorities continue to deny them transfer to specialized medical facilities. Families and informed sources have warned of an imminent and

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