Arrests

@ایران وایر: Wednesday, April 8, 2025: "Cécile Kohler" and "Jacques Paris," French political prisoners in Iran, arrived in France. French President "Emmanuel Macron" posted this image on his social media, writing:

@ایران وایر: Just hours after the acceptance of a two-week ceasefire, the wave of arrests of Iranian citizens continues. Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported on Wedn

On Wednesday, April 8, 2025, just hours after a two-week ceasefire was accepted, Tasnim News Agency reported the arrest of two individuals in Semnan and six others in North Khorasan Province for alleged connections with Israeli intelligence and certain television networks. Additionally, Fars News Agency reported the arrest of a woman in Lorestan Province on charges of being a "key Mossad element."

@ایران وایر: In the wake of the Islamic Republic's intensified security crackdowns on Bahá'í citizens, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of the Siyaoshi family—Bahá'í citizens in Shiraz—on the

On the evening of April 7, 2026, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Shiraz raided the home of the Siyaoshi family and arrested 19-year-old 'Anqa Siyaoshi without presenting a judicial order. The Siyaoshis are Bahá'í citizens who have faced intensified security crackdowns by the Islamic Republic.

@RadioFarda‌|‌راديو فردا: The President of France announced on Tuesday, April 8, that two French citizens who had been detained in Iran are on their way back to their country. Emmanuel Macron wrote on X: "Cécile Kohler and Ja

@Visegrád 24: Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested at Sydney Airport. He faces five war crimes murder charges over the killings of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, and risks possibl

@ایران وایر: Emmanuel Macron, President of France, announced on April 7, 2026 that Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens who had been detained in Iran for more than three and a half years, have been

@Masih Alinejad 🏳️: On one side: A father, Mohammad Abbasi, sentenced to execution. His daughter, 25 years in prison. Their crime: demanding freedom. On the other side: A mother and her daughter, relatives of a Qassem S

@ایران وایر: The Fars News Agency, a media outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed that it had reported the arrest of two citizens in Khorramabad and alleged that these individuals ha

The Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported the arrest of two citizens in Khorramabad who allegedly captured and sent images of sites hit by airstrikes and military facilities to the Iran International network. The agency labeled the individuals as "traitors" and "sellouts to the homeland," but did not provide further details about their identities or the timing of the arrests.

@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: BREAKING: Continuation of the war in Iran has empowered the Islamic regime and its killing machine. They are executing political prisoners and arresting protesters on a daily basis. Today, Ali Fahim,

The Islamic regime in Iran is continuing to execute political prisoners and arrest protesters on a daily basis during the ongoing conflict. Today, Ali Fahim, a young protester arrested in January for participating in anti-regime protests, was executed.

@ايران اينترنشنال: The Islamic Republic's judiciary announced that two other political prisoners, Mohammad Amin Bigleri and Shahin Vahdatparast, among those detained in the Dey protests, have been executed. Interview w

The Islamic Republic's judiciary announced the execution of two political prisoners, Mohammad Amin Bigleri and Shahin Vahdatparast, who were detained during the Dey protests.

@Masih Alinejad 🏳️: First, Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, nearly suffers a heart attack in prison, denied proper medical care. Now, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and another human rights defender is arrested

Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, nearly suffered a heart attack in prison due to denied medical care, and Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights defender, was arrested in Iran.

@ایران وایر: In the wake of escalating security crackdowns on Baha'i citizens, a Baha'i couple named "Behzad Basiri" and "Mandana Sotoudeh" were arrested in Shiraz. According to information received by "IranWire,

On April 1, 2026, in Shiraz, IRGC intelligence agents arrested Behzad Basiri and later Mandana Sotoudeh, a Baha'i couple, after searching their home and confiscating electronic devices. Mandana Sotoudeh's sister, Mahsa Sotoudeh, was arrested by security agents on March 29, 2026.