Iran Watch documents the names, cases, and stories behind human rights abuses in Iran from political prisoners and executions to torture and the violent suppression of protests.
We report on those targeted by the state, and on the lives behind the headlines.
We report on those targeted by the state, and on the lives behind the headlines.
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Alireza Ghaleghafi, 22, was a final year law student when he was killed during protests in Azadshahr, Iran, on January 7, 2026.
According to his uncle, a bullet struck his heart. His sister and brother-in-law were also shot and arrested when they tried to help him.
His body was held in a hospital morgue for a week. His uncle says his father was forced to sign documents identifying Alireza as a Basij member, and was told the body would not be released otherwise.
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According to his uncle, a bullet struck his heart. His sister and brother-in-law were also shot and arrested when they tried to help him.
His body was held in a hospital morgue for a week. His uncle says his father was forced to sign documents identifying Alireza as a Basij member, and was told the body would not be released otherwise.
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#AliSinaMostafavi, a mountaineer and musician from Bam, was executed in Kerman Central Prison on October 14, 2026, on charges of moharebeh , a sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
At his grave, Respina, a teenage girl, and his cat mourn hima glimpse of the grief his execution left behind.
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At his grave, Respina, a teenage girl, and his cat mourn hima glimpse of the grief his execution left behind.
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Mohammad Esmaeil Tavakoli, head of Tehran’s emergency services, says 45 ambulances were damaged during Iran’s January 2026 protests, compared with five during the 12-day war.
Footage reportedly filmed in Tehran’s Narmak neighborhood on January 8 appears to show security forces firing at an ambulance responding to injured people.
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Footage reportedly filmed in Tehran’s Narmak neighborhood on January 8 appears to show security forces firing at an ambulance responding to injured people.
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Newly released footage of the January 8–9 massacre in Iran.
A massacre that changed Iran’s history forever. Its consequences will reshape not just Iran, but the entire region, perhaps even the world.
You’ll see.
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A massacre that changed Iran’s history forever. Its consequences will reshape not just Iran, but the entire region, perhaps even the world.
You’ll see.
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Please help identify them. It’s so sad to leave them unidentified.
One of the recently released videos from Kahrizak, Tehran, shows bodies being transported by trailer trucks.
The footage offers a glimpse into the atrocities committed by the Islamic Republic following the January 8–9 killings.
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One of the recently released videos from Kahrizak, Tehran, shows bodies being transported by trailer trucks.
The footage offers a glimpse into the atrocities committed by the Islamic Republic following the January 8–9 killings.
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