There is serious concern regarding the condition of thousands of protesters who are incommunicado following arrest or have been reported missing.
On 28 December 2025, nationwide protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar over economic hardship and quickly turned into protests against the Islamic Republic. On 8 January 2026, the authorities shut down the internet and carried out an unprecedented mass-killing of protesters using military-grade weapons. Thousands were killed and many more detained or denied medical care. Iran Human Rights documents these crimes and calls for your support.
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1 month, 2 weeksIran Protests: Arrests, Incommunicado Detention and Unknown Fate of Disappeared
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1 month, 2 weeksVictim Accounts: Sajad Rahimi Died from Gunshot Wound Due to Fear of “Coup de Grace”
Sajad Rahimi, a vocational school teacher and computer engineer, was shot with live ammunition by Islamic Republic security forces during protests in Marvdasht and later died from severe bleeding after delaying hospital treatment out of fear of the authorities.
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1 month, 3 weeksCrackdown on Health Personnel and Volunteers for Treating Injured Protesters in Iran
Security forces have raided homes and clinics, violently arresting doctors and volunteers and damaging or destroying their property.
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1 month, 3 weeksWitness Accounts: “They Set Rasht Market on Fire and Opened Fire on People Fleeing the Deadly Flames”
The protest in the city of Rasht resulted in one of the bloodiest crackdowns on the nationwide protests in Iran. According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of people were killed during these protests.
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1 month, 3 weeksVictim Accounts: Hossein Mahmoudi and the Cost of Protest in Iran
Iran Human Rights has obtained new details about the killing of Hossein Mahmoudi, a 36-year-old protester from Isfahan, who was shot dead during nationwide anti-government demonstrations on 8 January.
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1 month, 3 weeksIran Protests Death Toll: Official Figures Lack Credibility; UN Fact-Finding Investigation Essential
Yesterday, Islamic Republic authorities released their first official figures, announcing that a total of 3,117 people had been killed during this period.
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1 month, 3 weeksEyewitness Account of Alireza Rahimi’s Killing in Tehran; “I Saw 40 Protesters Shot in One Spot”
An eyewitness who participated in the Tehranpars protest shared information with IHRNGO about the bloody crackdown on protests on 8 January and the state killing of Alireza Rahimi
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1 month, 4 weeksWitness Account of Bloody Crackdown of Mashhad Protests
An eyewitness who participated in the nationwide protests in Mashhad, and who has since left Iran, gave their account of the bloody crackdowns in the city.