Reports related to human rights violations
On January 20, 2026, Ghazal Ghalandari, a 16-year-old girl from Yasuj, was abducted from her home by around 10 security forces and arrested for protesting against the regime.
Ahmad Khodaei, husband of Salehe Akbari, an Iranian nurse who aided wounded protesters during the January uprising, attempted suicide after months of psychological torture by security forces, including the sexual abuse of his wife's body at the morgue and threats of violence.
The Islamic Republic regime in Iran is executing Iranians en masse, primarily by hanging with cranes, often after torture. This practice continues despite claims of a ceasefire.
Hana Human Rights Organization reported that Ghazal Molaei, a Peshmerga fighter with the "Komala Party of the Toilers of Kurdistan," died on April 15 from injuries sustained in a drone attack by the Islamic Republic on the Sourdash camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; two other individuals were also wounded in the attack.
President Trump is considering fresh negotiations with Iran, possibly in Pakistan within the next 48 hours, demanding Iran dismantle its nuclear program, cease terror proxy activities, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal does not address Iran's internal repression of its citizens.
Human Rights Watch reports that the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied units are conducting widespread arbitrary detentions, torture, and abuse of civilians in areas under their control, which may constitute war crimes.
Mashhad journalist Mohammad Akbarpour posted a video on Instagram showing Saeed Tousi, Khamenei's favored Quran reciter and accused of child sexual abuse and rape, at a gathering of regime supporters. Akbarpour tells Tousi he has many memories with Ali Khamenei.
According to human rights sources, Hossein Ghawi, 28, a resident of Zargan north of Ahvaz, died after being arrested by IRGC forces at his workplace, a tea stall. Local reports indicate he was tortured during detention.
Five Iranian protesters sentenced to death in connection with the Basij base fire in Tehran have been transferred from Qezel Hesar prison to an unknown location for execution, according to reports. Families claim the confessions were coerced and the accused did not set the fire or participate in its destruction.
Human Rights Watch criticized the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for recruiting children, calling it a violation of children's rights and potentially a war crime if those recruited are under 15. The organization's statement came in response to a call by an IRGC-affiliated entity in Tehran for teenage and young volunteers to participate in reconnaissance and inspection patrols.
Mark Ruffalo, Penn Badgley, and Rainn Wilson released a video calling for the immediate release of Peyman Naeimi, a Baha'i citizen arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in December 2022 and subjected to torture and mock executions in Iran.
Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported on Saturday that a Thai-flagged cargo ship, previously targeted by a missile in the Strait of Hormuz, had run aground off the southern coast of Qeshm Island; Thailand announced that 20 crew members of the "Mayura Nari" were rescued by the Omani Navy, but three individuals remain missing following an explosion and fire on board.
