According to reports, the nationwide internet shutdown in Iran has now entered its fortieth consecutive day. After 936 hours, connectivity to the global network has dropped to just one percent of normal levels. Reports indicate this digital blackout has now entered its sixth straight week, leaving much of the population cut off from the outside world, vital information, and the ability to make their voices heard. With public access to the global internet effectively gone, onl

According to reports, Benyamin Naghdi, a monarchist political prisoner, is in custody on charges of enmity against God and is being held in solitary confinement. Reports indicate he faces an imminent risk of execution. According to the same report, Mr. Naghdi’s mother visited today to collect his personal belongings but was neither allowed to meet him nor even hear his voice. Benyamin Naghdi was arrested on January 3rd, and shortly after his arrest, Iranian state media publis

The prosecutor of Hamedan has announced that criminal cases have been opened against 23 citizens in the city, and orders have been issued to identify and seize their assets. Reports indicate that these individuals have been accused of “acting against national security,” and according to judicial officials, their cases are being handled in special branches. This move is part of a broader policy by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic to identify, freeze accounts, and confisca

Based on received information, Keyvan Ahmadi, a singer and protester from Nurabad Mamasani in Fars Province, has been arrested and, according to reports, subjected to severe torture, raising serious concerns about his physical condition and safety. Reports indicate that Keyvan Ahmadi was among the outspoken voices of dissent who, through his public presence and clear expression of pro-freedom demands, had become known within the repressive climate of the Islamic Republic. As

Based on received information, Ehsan Ghadiri, a pro-monarchy activist, former political prisoner, and a resident of Tehran, was arrested in recent days at a checkpoint in the city by government forces and transferred to Greater Tehran Prison. Reports indicate that he was arrested on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, at a checkpoint on Fadaiyan Eslam Street, and that the arrest was accompanied by beatings and violence by the agents. During the arrest, government forces also searched

Mizan News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, reported the execution of Ali (Arian) Fahim, one of those arrested during the nationwide uprising of January 2026. Reports indicate he had previously been tortured into giving a forced confession over the burning of a Basij base in Tehran. With this execution, the number of people executed in this case has risen to four.

EXCLUSIVE IRAN WEEKLY NEWS April 5, 2026

Based on received information, Hossein Ghavi (Silavi), 28, a resident of the Zargan area in northern Ahvaz, has died after being arrested by IRGC forces. Reports indicate that he was detained at his workplace, a small tea stall, and according to local sources, was subjected to torture during his detention and

News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, reported on Sunday, April 5th, that the death sentences of Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, two other detainees from the January 2026 national uprising, have been carried out. Reports indicate that the two prisoners were executed on charges of participating in the “attack, destruction, and arson” of a “military-classified site” and “attempting to access an armory.” Earlier, Amirhossein Hatami, 18,