Article 18 reports arrests of at least 54 Christians since 24 June

Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs reported at least 1,060 people killed, warning the count might rise. AP also reported HRANA’s higher estimate of 1,190 and its civilian/military...

Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said 1,062 people had died, including 102 women and 38 children. This later official figure is not directly equivalent to HRANA’s categories and...

Amnesty International reported that judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje’i said on 22 July that people he accused of cooperating with Israel faced severe punishments, including the death...

Amnesty International documented Iranian forces’ use of cluster munitions in attacks on Israel and said their use in populated areas violated international humanitarian law. The finding underscores...

Amnesty International cited the Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s report that authorities had arrested at least 330 people from Iran’s Kurdish minority by 24 July. The figure was reported in the...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reported that Noyan Hejazi and Leva Samimi, arrested in Mazandaran province on 25 June and 7 July respectively, were released on bail on 3 August. The...

The joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch report said Baha’i resident Mehran Dastoornejad was released on bail from Shiraz prison on 6 August. The organizations said his family’s lawyer...

Human Rights Watch reported that prisoners transferred from Fashafouyeh to Evin on 8 August were ill-treated. After prisoners protested the separation and transfer of death-row detainees, sources told...

Human Rights Watch reported that authorities moved at least five men sentenced to death from Fashafouyeh to Ghezel Hesar prison on 8 August, prompting concern that executions could be imminent. The...

Amnesty International reported that police spokesperson Saeed Montazer Al-Mahdi announced on 12 August that around 21,000 people had been arrested since the hostilities. The arrest campaign included...