The judiciary of the Islamic Republic has announced that the death sentence of Amirhossein Hatami, one of the detained protesters in the case related to the fire at the Kaveh Basij base on Damavand Street in Tehran during the January national uprising, has been carried out. It had previously been reported that five protest detainees in this case were transferred from the general ward of Qezel Hesar Prison to an undisclosed location for the implementation of their sentences. I

Based on received information, Peyvand Naeimi, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in a facility in Kerman, is at serious risk of execution after being subjected to two mock executions, torture, and prolonged interrogations. Reports indicate that security agencies are attempting to force him to confess to charges he has not committed. Peyvand Naeimi, along with Venus Hosseini-Nejad and Shayan Shakibaee, was arrested by security forces on January 7, 2026, before the peak of the nation

Based on received information, Karim Jalili, a nationalist activist from Masjed Soleyman, was arrested on the morning of March 13th, 2025, by plainclothes agents and taken to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that he was detained by four agents using a white Samand vehicle, and no information has since been made available about his whereabouts or condition. Jalili had previously been arrested during the protests of 2017, 2019, and 2022, and had been repeatedly threate

Based on received information, a new wave of arrests has been reported in recent days across various cities in Iran, with the number of detainees reaching at least 857. Among them, the identities of three young citizens, Ashkan Kamali, Rasoul Nikzad, and Omid Tajikkhah, have been confirmed. They were arrested for sending images to foreign media and transferred to Khorin Prison in Varamin. At the same time, the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s Law Enforcement has announced

Based on received information, five protest detainees in the case related to the fire at a Basij base on Damavand Street in Tehran have been transferred from the general ward of Qezel Hesar Prison to an undisclosed location, raising serious concerns about the imminent execution of their death sentences. According to information from their families, Mohammadamin Biglari, Shahin Vahedparast Kalvar, Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, Amirhossein Hatami, and Ali Fahim are among those wh

Based on received information, amid an intensified security climate, judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic have reported the arrest of a number of citizens inside the country and the seizure of assets belonging to at least 37 Iranian citizens living abroad. In this context, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, head of the judiciary, announced the confiscation of assets belonging to 20 citizens abroad and the issuance of indictments seeking the harshest punishments for some deta

Based on received information, domestic media have reported the arrest of at least 45 citizens across various provinces, including 35 in Lorestan, 6 in East Azerbaijan, 3 in Yazd, and 1 in Hamedan. In the published reports, the reasons for these arrests have been cited as “cooperation with foreign media,” “creating psychological insecurity,” and “links with groups opposed to the regime.” At the same time, a video of a forced confession by one of the detainees has been release

EXCLUSIVE IRAN WEEKLY NEWS March 29, 2026

Based on received reports, the Tehran Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced the arrest of 103 citizens since the beginning of the war. At the same time, it has been reported that 10 more citizens have been arrested in Kashan. Published reports claim that those arrested in Tehran are facing security-related charges, while those in Kashan were detained for chanting slogans in support of parties involved in the war against Iran. It is a