Toomaj Salehi, dissident rapper who had been released just days ago, has been arrested again, according to the website of the Iranian judiciary. His arrest has taken place in Babol, Mazandaran Province, and he is reported to have been beaten while being arrested. The Iranian judiciary has stated that he has been detained on the charge of “disseminating falsehoods and disturbing public opinion.”
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Ali Akbar Zar, a 39-year-old political prisoner and a father of two, was arrested on June 16, 2023, and transferred to Evin prison after posting critical content on his Instagram page. His indictment was issued in August by Branch Six of the Evin Prosecutor's Office, and he has been charged with insulting the Prophet, insulting Supreme Leader Khamenei and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
Following Mr. Zar's complaint against prison conditions, he was barred from having family visits and was sent to solitary confinement as punishment. The executions of several political prisoners in recent days have raised concerns that other prisoners, such as Mr. Zar, could be executed without prior knowledge. Insulting the Prophet, one of Mr. Zar’s charges, carries the death penalty under Iranian law.
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Marzieh Farsi, Forough Taqipour, and Nasim Gholamifard have been charged with the crime of baghy, or armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic. According to HRANA, the three women have been accused of membership in an opposition group. HRANA’s report did not specify the group’s name. If convicted, the three women can face the death penalty.
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Parham Parvari’s imprisonment and exile sentence has been upheld by Branch 9 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals. Mr. Parvari was arrested on October 4, 2022. On January 4, 2023, he was transferred from ward 209 of Evin prison to Fashafoyeh prison. He was transferred to ward 6 of Evin prison on April 9, 2023. Mr. Parvari was sentenced to 10 years of exile to Jask prison in Hormozgan Province and five years’ imprisonment by Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. with Judge Amouzadeh presenting, on May 28, 2023.
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Barzin Hamzezadeh, 15, was arrested in November 2022 during the Women, Life, Freedom protests. According to a report by Hengaw, he died thirteen months after his release due to the torture he had endured during his detention. His internal organs, including both his kidneys, were severely damaged as a result of severe beatings, and he was hospitalized in Khomein Hospital in Oroumieh due to these health problems. He died during surgery on January 2, 2024.
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According to a HRANA report, on Friday January 19, 2024, security agents in Boroujerd, Lorestan Province, shot at a car and killed one of its passengers, Anahita Amirpour, a 20-year-old student from Kouhdasht who was studying at Boroujerd Azad University. The vehicle’s driver named M. Jalai Fard, also a student, was transferred to the intensive care unit of Boroujerd’s Chamran Hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
The local governor of Boroujerd claimed that the security forces had ordered the car to stop, but the passangers of the car tried to escape, and the officers first shot in the air and then fired at tire of the car.
But an informed source told HRANA that plainclothes security agents rushed to the car and asked them to stop the car and get out, and because these people had no uniform the driver got scared and drove away. Subsequently the security agents fired at them.
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According to HRANA, on February 12, 2024, Mahdokht Damghanpur, an attorney representing Mohammad Ghobadlou, was summoned to the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office.
Amir Raisian, another lawyer of Mohammad Ghobadlou, wrote: "We invited the judiciary to a ‘debate in the media’ regarding the implementation of Mohammad Ghobadlou’s qisas sentence, but the judiciary preferred a ‘trial in the Media Court.’ Today, my colleague Ms. Mahdokht Damghanpur was summoned and presented the relevant documents. She was summoned because of an interview in which she criticized the trial process of her client's and the implementation of his death sentence.”
Mohammad Ghobadlou, a twenty-three-year-old man arrested during nationwide protests of 2022, was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison, Alborz Province, on January 23, 2024.
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Mohammad Yousefi, a seventeen-year-old boy from Javanrud, Kermanshah province, was arrested on February 7 after celebrating Iran’s loss to Qatar at the semifinals of the Asian Cup, the continent’s quadrennial international soccer competition. According to a report by Hengaw several other boys have also been arrested. No information about their whereabouts have been released, and the identities of the other arrested teenagers are not yet known.
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Saman Yasin, one of the detainees of the women life freedom protests, has written a letter to the head of the judiciary, stating that he is fed up with 18 months of indecision over a charge that neither he nor the authorities can explain. Yasin added that prefers the death penalty over this situation.
Saman Yasin was arrested by the security forces in Tehran on October 2, 2022, during the nationwide protests. On October 29, he was sentenced to death by the General and Revolutionary Court of Tehran on charges of waging war against God, sowing corroption on earth, and conspiring to act against national security. But finally, his sentence was overturned in the Supreme Court and the appeal was sent to a different trial court for a new trial.
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Tasnim News Agency, an agency which is associsted with the Islamic Revolutionary Gaurd Corps, announced that two women have been arrested due to the publication of a video of their dancing in Tajrish, Tehran, by order of the prosecutor's office and filing of a legal case against them. This report does not mention the identity, the place that they have been kept and charges against these two citizens.
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Eleven women's rights activists have been sentenced to imprisonment by Branch Three of the Rasht Revolutionary Court. Zohreh Dadras has been sentenced to nine years, six months and two days’ imprisonment. Zahra Dadras, Forough Sami Nia, Sara Jahani, Azadeh Chavoshian and Negin Rezaei Matin Yazdani have each been sentenced to six years, one month and seventeen days’ imprisonment. Homan Taheri and Jelveh Javaheri have each been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. All of the above mentioned activists were detained and tried in Gilan Province following mass arrests of women’s rights activists in August 2023.
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Saeed Farrokhipour, father of Amir Mehdi Farrokhipour, a teenager who was killed during the 2023 nationwide protests in Iran, was arrested by the security forces on Monday, April 1, 2024, and taken to an unknown location. According to HRANA, he was arrested on Monday at his son's resting place at Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra, and taken away. As of this moment there is no information on the possible charges against him or his whereabouts.
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Rouhollah Mardani, a teacher and a union activist, is facing disciplinary action by Alborz Province Ministry of Education Administrative Infractions Board due to his support of the nationwide protests of 2022 and his activity on social media. According to the statement issued by the Alborz Province Ministry of Education Administrative Infractions Board, he was charged with "inciting and participating in strikes and illegal demonstrations and exerting group pressure to achieve Illegal goals.”
“Supporting the nationwide protests of 2022 and publishing critical content on Instagram" are examples of acts that were the basis of the charges brought against him.
Mr. Mardani must present his written defense to this board within ten days.
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Iranians have been showing their support for Toomaj Salehi, a rapper who has been sentenced to death by a court in Isfahan.
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The Killing of Nika Shakarami
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On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Mobin Sheikhehpour, 16, was arrested after being summoned to the Oroumieh Ministry of Intelligence office, according to a HRANA report. Previously, he was also summoned to the Mahabad Ministry of Intelligence office and beaten. So far, there is no information about the charges against him or his condition.
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Zara Esmaeili, an artist from Karaj, has been imprisoned for more than four months after performing on the streets without the mandatory hijab. She was arrested on July 25, 2024, following the release of videos showing her performing without observing Iran’s strict hijab law. Authorities raided her home in Karaj, and her current condition remains unknown.

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Hamideh (Shimin) Zeraei, a former political prisoner and one of the detainees of the 2022 nationwide protests, was sentenced on Monday, March 17, to one year and six months in prison and 178 lashes. She is currently serving her exile sentence in Rasht and was convicted by Branch 104 of the Rasht Criminal Court 2, presided over by Judge Shadpour. She received nine months in prison and 74 lashes for disrupting public order, nine months in prison for resisting law enforcement officers, 74 lashes for insulting an officer on duty, and 30 lashes for causing minor bodily harm. Out of this sentence, nine months in prison and 74 lashes are enforceable.

This ruling was issued after she refused to comply with the mandatory hijab during her court hearing. She was subsequently arrested on February 3, 2025, in connection with this case and was released about a month later from Lakan Prison on bail. After her release, she stated that her arrest was based on a false charge of disrupting public order and disobeying judicial orders and that she was harassed by security forces at the Rasht Prosecutor’s Office before being detained. She also reported being beaten while in custody at Lakan Prison.

She was originally arrested in relation to the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests and was released on February 7, 2023, following the issuance of a general amnesty order. However, she was re-arrested on May 29, 2023, at her home and transferred to Kachouii Prison. Branch 1 of the Karaj Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Asaf Hosseini, sentenced her to one year in prison, two years of exile in Rasht, a two-year travel ban, and a two-year internet ban. Her sentence was ultimately reduced to nine months after she accepted the verdict, which she completed on February 22, 2024.

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On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Islamic Republic security forces raided the birthday party of Ali Shadman, an actor, and detained him along with more than 20 guests. Those arrested included Parsa Pirouzfar, Sahar Dolatshahi, Setareh Pesyani, Ahmad Selgi, Mehran Miri, Aida Panahandeh, and Nahal Dashti.

Ali Shadman and Setareh Pesyani remain in custody. According to sources, Parsa Pirouzfar suffered distress during the raid and was taken to the hospital.

Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, reported that during what it called a “special intelligence operation” at a “night party,” several artists were arrested, alleging that 38 liters of homemade alcohol were found at the gathering.

According to Iran International, Ali Shadman and six others are now facing charges at the Guidance Prosecutor’s Office, including violating public morality, promoting vice, consuming alcohol, and possessing alcoholic beverages. Additional cases with various charges have also been opened for the other detainees.

In September 2025, after receiving a special jury award at the “Negah” festival, Ali Shadman dedicated the prize to Hossein Mohammadi, an actor and political prisoner. Sources say this gesture put him under pressure from the Islamic Republic’s security agencies.


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Tehran Bazaar Goes on Strike as Protests Expand to Several Cities


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