Iran 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2026
MARCH 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - On the arrest of Christian convert Mohammad Nikbakht
MARCH 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 1700 arrests during war
MARCH 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At Least 43 Arrested in Various Cities
MARCH 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 17-year-old Bahareh Golchin held incommunicado
MARCH 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 26th day of war
Explosions Reach Razavi Khorasan Province
- MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 501 Arrested in Connection with the War
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Zahra Hojjat arrested after opposing use of rehabilitation center as human shield
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sima Chambari, a university student, was arrested
Her fate remains unknown
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Warns of Mass Arrests Amid War
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 25th day of war
Heavy Strikes in Isfahan and Khuzestan
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 113th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
MARCH 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 25th day of war
6,530 killed, including 640 civilians
- MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soheila Asadi executed in Isfahan on February 23
- MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arrest of Iranian-Austrian dual national Abbas Danesh
MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 24th day of war
A Deadly Day for Civilians
- MARCH 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on Arrests Against Citizens and Media
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Parnian Khodabakhshi held in limbo nearly four weeks after arrest
University student
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 57 Nobel Laureates Endorse the National Council of Resistance of Iran
MARCH 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 23rd day of war
More Than 15% of the Total Fatalities Are Minors
MARCH 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Melika Azizi could be executed shortly
18-year-old girl arrested in January during protests
MARCH 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 22nd day of war
More Than 50% of the Strikes Target Tehran
MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 21st day of war
5,900 killed, including 595 civilians
MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 21st day of war
New Year begins with 640 strikes
- MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 140 arrested for sending images to foreign media and espionage
- MARCH 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 36 arrested for contacts with foreign media.
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 20th day of war
The Fire of War Reaches the Caspian Sea
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA)
The failure of appeasement
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on human rights violations in Hijri year 1404
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 20th consecutive day of internet blackout
Global community must act to prevent crimes in darkness
MARCH 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 Protesters Hanged in Qom on March 19
Saleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi