Reports related to arrests and political prisoners
The IRGC invaded the Hamdam Rehabilitation Institute in Mashhad, the clinic belonging to Dr. Zahra Hojjat, to station 50 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members there. Dr. Hojjat refused, leading to her beating and arrest; her current whereabouts are unknown.
Zahra Hojat, the head of the Hemdam Rehabilitation Institute in Mashhad, has been beaten and arrested for opposing the deployment of the IRGC at the center and using its children as human shields; her current location is unknown.
Shakila Qasemi, a 26-year-old Baha’i citizen, has been in solitary confinement for 50 days since her arrest in Kerman on January 23, 2026. She was initially detained by the IRGC Intelligence for 47 days before being transferred to prison, where she remains isolated.
On Sunday, March 21, 2025, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi warned of imminent danger to prisoners in Iran's Evin Prison due to wartime conditions, citing a severe reduction in prison staff and the risk of an Israeli airstrike. Fakhr-e Sadat Mohadeshami-Pour, wife of Mostafa Tajzadeh, reported that political and security prisoners' phone communications and in-person visits with families have been restricted since the onset of the 12-day war.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) beat and arrested a woman who runs a rehabilitation center for disabled orphan girls in Iran after she refused to allow dozens of Islamic militants to occupy her facility.
Human rights activists have expressed grave concern over the health and conditions of prisoners in Iran, particularly in Evin Prison, as the conflict enters its fourth week.
A grieving father who appeared in a viral video searching for his 25-year-old son, Sepehr Shokri, who was killed during the recent uprising in Iran, has been arrested. The mother has also been threatened with gang rape.
In Rostamkala, a city in eastern Mazandaran Province, the mother of Sina Faraji, an alleged protester killed on the night of Dey 19, was arrested by intelligence forces and held until Farvardin 2585 of the Imperial calendar. Additionally, the family of another protester, Mehdi Hessami, was attacked and prevented from mourning at the cemetery on the last Thursday of the year.
Caroline Levine, White House spokesperson, announced that the U.S. government anticipates achieving its objectives within a four-to-six-week timeframe from the start of military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Arif Arifkia, a renowned Iranian singer, died at the age of 85 after a prolonged illness. Morteza Barjesteh Eshraghi, a singer, composer, and songwriter, noted that Arif was his role model before he became famous.
In Iran, amid ongoing conflict, sixty-two political prisoners in Urmia Prison have signed a letter demanding release or transfer to furlough due to wartime conditions, while prisoners in Evin Prison face disruptions in food distribution and access to essential items. The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Iran has also reported concerns over the group transfer of political prisoners from Dastgerd Prison in Esfahan to an unknown location.
The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple imprisoned in Iran since December 2024, accused the Iranian government of using them as "human shields" during the US and Israel conflict with Iran. Joe Bent, their son, stated that his parents are held in harsh conditions at Tehran's Evin Prison, with an explosion near their cells causing damage.
