Amnesty International, referring to the Islamic Republic’s “unprecedented and deadly crackdown” on protesters in Iran, has called on the international community to take immediate action to prevent further killings.
Afshin Hosseinpanahi, a civil and environmental activist and the brother of Ramin Hosseinpanahi, who was executed in 2018, was re-arrested on February 10, 2026, by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Intelligence Organization and transferred to an unknown location.
The Global Campaign “No to Executions in Iran” and the International Committee Against Execution have sent a formal letter to members of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, warning of the imminent risk of a new wave of mass executions in Iran.
On February 10, 2026, Khabat Dehdar, a Kurdish labor activist and former political prisoner, was arrested by Iranian intelligence agents and transferred to an unknown location.
Hassan Asadi Zeydabad, a lawyer, announced on X that his client Vida Rabbani has been on a hunger strike since February 6, 2026, in protest against being imprisoned in a city other than her place of residence, specifically Tonekabon.
According to a report by the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Amir Rahimi, a primary school teacher and school principal in Azna County, Lorestan Province, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 2 years of internal exile following his arrest du
The human rights news agency HRANA reported that on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at least 13 prisoners were executed in several cities across Iran.
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Health for Cultural and Student Affairs announced on Sunday, February 8, 2026, that “nearly 100 university students” were killed during the January protests.
Mostafa Nili, a lawyer, announced on Sunday, February 8, 2026, that Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has been detained since December 2025, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, along with a travel ban and internal exile.
According to published reports, the personal assets, bank accounts, and mobile phone line of Voria Ghafouri, coach of the Esteghlal football team, have been seized and blocked due to his support for popular protests and his condemnation of the killing of civilians by forces of t
