Iran 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2026
- APRIL 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The Bodies of Six Executed Political Prisoners Have Still Not Been Returned to Their Families
Akbar Daneshvar Kar, Seyed Mohammad Taghavi Sang-Dehi, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni, Seyed Abolhassan Montazer, and Vahid Bani-Amerian
- APRIL 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 Citizens Arrested on Accusations of Contact with Foreign Media
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Azar Yahoo faces espionage-related charges over social media activity
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Actress Sima Anbaei Farimani faces national security charges
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 Baloch men shot dead by Iranian forces
Belal Hout, Abubakr Pirasteh, Sanaollah Pirasteh
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 34 people arrested for ‘contacts with foreign media’
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 23 people arrested for ‘contacts with foreign media’
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Confiscation of Assets Belonging to 25 Citizens, Including 19 Foreign Nationals
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 1 man arrested for ‘contacts with foreign media’
- APRIL 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sara Sepehri Arrested
- APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Protest Benjamin Naqdi faces possible death sentence
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran deploys proxy forces across multiple cities
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared released after 16 years
Accused of being a member of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI)
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least nine people arrested for links to international media
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 40th day of war
Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 40th day of war
At least 7,650 killed, including 1,030 civilians
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Taheri and Yahya Masoumi executed in Zanjan on April 8
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 39th day of war
Extensive Damage to the Rail Network and Roads
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 115th Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Continues Despite Blackout
- APRIL 7, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Japanese citizen released
Shinnosuke Kawashima
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 102 People Arrested in Connection with the War
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arrest of 17 people for War-Related Reasons
APRIL 7, 2026FranceDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris Leave Iran for France
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahboubeh Shabani at risk of execution
Arrested during recent protests
- APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mothers Who Gave Their Lives during January 2026 Uprising
- APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 283 People Arrested in Connection With the War
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protester Ali Fahim Hanged on April 6
10 Political Prisoners Executed in 8 Days
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Eslamkhah, 19-year-old protester, sentenced to death
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 38th day of war
Highest Rate of Strikes in the Past Ten Days
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yaghoub Karimpour faces imminent execution