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  • Mehdi Sharif

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Amin Moradi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Hadi Behbahani

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Hadi Behbahani lives in Tehran. He and several of his friends are animal rights activists and they were arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Arman Ansarifar

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Arman Ansarifar is a resident of Behbahan and the brother of Farzad Ansarifar, a protester killed in the November 2019 uprisings. He has been summoned to court several times for demanding justice for the murder of his brother. He was eventually sentenced to prison and barred from leaving the country on the charge of “propaganda against the state."

  • Fatemeh Hafezinia

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Fatemeh Hafezinia is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Yazdan Arefiniya

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Yazdan Arefinia is a human rights and media activist and a legal consultant from Abdanan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Mohammad Hossein Shoaei

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Unknown

    Mohammad Hossein Shoaei is a political science student at Allameh Tabatabaei University. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Tohid Darvish

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Tohid (Loghman) Darvish is from one of the villages of "Qatur" city in Khoy county and lives in Tabriz. He was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Omid Hassanzahi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Omid Hassanzahi is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Mina Bozorgi Koushalshahi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    Mina Bozirgi Koushalshahi lives in Karaj. She was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Fatemeh Mirani

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Fatemeh Mirani is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Mehdi Afshar Nik

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    Mehdi Afshar Nik is an economic journalist. He has previously collaborated with Shargh and Etemad newspapers. Afsharnik was arrested by security forces in 2023.

  • Mohammad Hosseini

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Mohammad Hosseini was a resident of Karaj city. After participating in the memorial, for Hadith Najafi, one of the protesters killed in the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, he was arrested and was executed shortly after

  • Mohsen Ahmadi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Mohsen Ahmadi is from Dehloran. He was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Maryam Gavshanian

    Iran

    Unknown

    Probably Kurd

    In November 2019, he was arrested simultaneously during nationwide protests.

  • Peyman Zakani

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    In November 2019, he was arrested simultaneously during nationwide protests.

  • Maryam Abbasi Nikou

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Maryam Abbasi Nikou lives in Shahinshahr. She is the mother of Bita Shafiei, a 17-year-old student who was arrested at the same time as the protests related to the poisoning of students and was released sometime later.

  • Yaser Rahmani Rad

    36 years old

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Lor

    Yaser Rahmani Rad is a physician from Khorram Abad and a student and labor activist. In August 2020, he was denied higher education for his support of Haft-Tappeh workers and since then he has been working as a general physician. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Mohammad Khaled Shareghi

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Fatemeh Shahvali

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Fatemeh Shahvali is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Esmail Hassanzehi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    .Jamshid Hassanzehi is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Bahareh Shiri

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Bahareh Shiri is a resident of Samirom. Her son, Ali Abbasi, was shot and killed in Samirom during the Women, Life, Freedom uprising. After this incident, she was sentenced to prison for her participation in litigation.

  • Ebrahim Narouei

    27 years old

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    .Ebrahim Narouei is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini. He was sentenced to death in a rushed and vague process.

  • Borhanoddin Rabbani

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Farhad Omidi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Farhad Omidi is from Dehloran. He was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Hamid Nikkhah

    Iran

    Unknown

    Kurd

    Hamid Nikkhah is an artist from Marivan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Ali Ameri

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Masoumeh Haji Abolhassan

    42 years old

    Iran

    Other

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Masoumeh Haji Abolhassan (Masi Abolhassan) is a journalist, photographer, and gender equality activist from Tehran. She has been a journalist for over two decades and has also worked with ISNA for a period of time. For her participation in the Me Too campaign, she was sued by a person close to the IRGC and received a prison sentence.

  • Asma Pourmorad

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Asma Pourmorad is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Masoumeh Rostamzadeh

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Masoumeh Rostamzadeh is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Elham Afkari Sangari

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .Elham Afkari was arrested during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. Her three brothers, Navid, Vahid, and Habib Afkari were arrested for participating in the 2018 protests. Navid was executed and the other two brothers received prison sentences.

  • Hashem Amini

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Sara Fereshteh Saniei

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Sara Fereshteh Saniei is an artist from Tehran. She was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Naser Lajaei

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Baluch

    ناصر لجه‌ای نوجوان اهل و ساکن منطقه کریم‌آباد زاهدان است. او که فاقد شناسنامه است در جریان خیزش زن، زندگی، آزادی چندین بار بازداشت شده است.

  • Fariba Dalir

    Iran

    Christian

    Unknown

    Fariba Dalir is a Christian convert. She was arrested for religious activities and her husband and several other Christian converts. Ms. Dalir was eventually sentenced to two years in Tehran’s Evin prison for “acting against national security by establishing and leading an Evangelical Christian church.”

  • Milad Khoshkam

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .Milad Khoshkam was from Shiraz. He was active during the 2022 national uprising. Shortly after the beginning of the uprising, Mr. Khoshkam disappeared and his disintegrated body was delivered to the family a few days later. He was 27 years old.

  • Raha Lonej

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Marjan Davoudi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Kurd

    She was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Jamshid Gorgij

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Baluch

    جمشید گرگیج (اربابی) در محله «شیرآباد» شهر زاهدان سکونت داشت. او به دلیل عدم رسیدگی پزشکی ناشی از ایست قلبی در زندان مرکزی زاهدان جان باخت. در گزارش‌ها آمده است که بسیاری از جوانان شیفته و مشتاق دیدار جمشید گرگیج بودند. او یکی از اعضای فعال مرکز جماعت تبلیغ زاهدان بود و در کارهای مذهبی و ترغیب و تشویق شهروندان به کارهای نیک می‌پرداخت.

  • Houri Khanpour

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    حوری خان‌پور به‌همراه همسرش اسدالله فخیمی به حبس محکوم شدند.

  • Sanaatollah Ghoreishi

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Naeim Arbabi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Baluch

    Naeem Arbabi was from Asadabad, near Iranshahr, and a resident of Chabahar. He was arrested several times. According to reports, he was killed on March 13, 2024, at the age of 32, in the Chabahar Free Trade Zone by four unknown gunmen with direct hit.

  • Hamidolah Faroughi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Hamidollah Faroughi is a citizen of Zahedan and one of the employees of Makki Mosque in this city.

  • Hemen Aman

    27 years old

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Himen Aman was from the village of "Qurmish" and a resident of the neighborhood of Majbour Abad near Bukan. At the age of 26, he was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising and died in one of Bukan's security detention centers due to physical torture.

  • Ahmad Goudarzi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Lor

    Ahmad Goudarzi was a wrestler from Lorestan and lived in Shahr-e Quds. He was arrested in the ceremony honoring Hadis Najafi in Karaj and was killed under torture.

  • Jamshid Hassanzahi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Jamshid Hassanzahi lives in Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Mehdi Sofali

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Mehdi Sofali is a sports reporter and musician. He was a producer for Chartar band in two albums. He was arrested during the national uprising in 2022.

  • Farshid Hassanzahi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Farshid Hassanzahi is from Zahedan.He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Menhajollah Nouri

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Pouya Rostamipour

    Iran

    Sunni

    Kurd

    Pouya Rostamipour is a soccer coach and graduate of biochemistry from Sanandaj Azad University. He was arrested during the 2022 nationwide uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Zeinab Rahimi

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Zeinab Rahimi, a journalist in the field of environment, was sentenced to a fine after reporting on the death of Armita Geravand on social networks.

  • Saeedeh Fathi

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Saeed Fathi is a sports journalist in Tehran. She was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Navid Najaran

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    Navid Najaran is a citizen living in Ahvaz. He was arrested along with several other people in the Ekbatan Complex case in Tehran, on the charge of assault that led to the death of an officer at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Sanaz Jahantigh

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Sanaz Jahantigh is a resident of Ghaemshahr. She was imprisoned twice in the national uprising of 2022 in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. She was previously detained for some time in connection with protests in Khuzestan province.

  • Saman Ghaderpour Darvish

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Saman Ghaderpour, AKA Saman Kourdeh, was 37 years old and from Oshnuyeh. He got arrested in Tehran during the 2022 nationwide uprising and was killed by the security forces under torture in an Intelligence lockup. He was born on April 21, 1985.

  • Fariba Zand Karimi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    .Fariba Zand Karimi is a teacher from Sanandaj. She was arrested during the 2022 nationwide uprising.

  • Teimour Hoseini

    Afghanistan

    Christian

    Unknown

    تیمور حسینی ملقب به کوروش، تبعه افغانستان، متاهل و پدر سه فرزند است. او در یک کلیسای خانگی در ملارد بازداشت شد.

  • Mahmoud Sedighipour

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Mohammad Sedighipour is a member of the teacher's guild of Gilan province. He was arrested among many other teachers and union activists in 2022 and received a prison sentence.

  • Gholam Seddigh Seddighi

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Mohammad Abbaszadeh

    38 years old

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Kurd

    Mohammad Abbaszadeh is an artist from Ilam and the singer of the song "Gen, Xian, Azadi". He was arrested after writing this song and at the same time as the 2022 uprising.

  • Sirous Khosravi

    Iran

    Christian

    Unknown

    سیروس خسروی نوکیش مسیحی است. او در یک کلیسای خانگی در ملارد بازداشت شد.

  • Hasan Basiri

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Sara Tabrizi

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Sara Tabrizi was a resident of Tehran. In the last weeks of her life, she was under intense psychological pressure from the security agents. Ms. Tabrizi's body was found in her father's house in Tehran one day after receiving a summons to the Ministry of Intelligence. Her suspicious death received a big reaction in the media and social networks.

  • Zhila Khayer

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Zhila Khayer is a teacher and union activist from Kazerun. She was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Shokoufeh Yari

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Shokoufeh Yari is from Dehloran. She was arrested and convicted during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Rashed Rigi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Rashed Rigi is from Mirjaveh. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Fatemeh Mokhtari

    29 years old

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    فاطمه مختاری (سحر مختاری) دارای تحصیلات کارشناسی حقوق است. او دوران حبس خود را در زندان اوین به سر برده است.

  • Amir Javad Asaadzadeh

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Amir Javad Asaadzadeh, 36, was arrested and brutally tortured in Mashhad during the nationwide uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini. A day after his arrest he was transferred to the hospital where he died as a result of torture.

  • Saeedeh Shafiee

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Saeeda Shafiei is a journalist in the field of economics and the author of two books. She is a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Allameh Tabatabai University and has a bachelor's degree in Energy Economics and Marketing of Hydrocarbon Resources from Azad University. Ms. Shafiee was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising.

  • Ali Reza Adineh

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    .Ali Reza Adineh is a poet and a member of the Iranian Writers' Association. He was arrested during the national uprising in 2022.

  • yaser sabery

    Iran

    Sunni

    Unknown

    یاسر صابری شهروند اهل کامیاران است.

  • Yousef Ghodrati

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Yousef Ghodrati is from Ghaem Shahr. He was arrested during the 2022 nationwide uprising.

  • Rad Maniat

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Arab

    Rad Maniat is from Shadgan. He got arrested as part of a group case and was repeatedly tortured during interrogation. He was sentenced to prison along with several other defendants in the case while others received death sentences.

  • Mojtaba Ghenaati Khollari

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Mojtaba Ghenaati Khalari was a 28-year-old man from Shiraz and a chemistry student. He was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising for writing slogans and participating in street protests. A few days after the arrest, the security agents contacted his family to identify his dead body.

  • Roya Malakouti Kashefi

    Iran

    Bahá`í

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Roya Malakouti is a Bahai citizen living in Mashhad. She was arrested and sentenced to prison for her faith.

  • Narges Behyari

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    .Narges Behyari is a photographer and cinematographer in Tehran. She was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder and in one occasion she was stabbed with a knife.

  • Abdolnaser Gorgij

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    S/he was arrested as the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Karim Borvayeh

    41 years old

    Iran

    Sunni

    Arab

    .Karim Borvayeh is a teacher and political activist from Ahvaz. He was arrested a few times for his ethnic and cultural activities and was once sentenced to prison and exile. He was tortured during interrogation for his last case.

  • Mandana Sadeghi

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Kurd

    Mandana Sadeghi is a writer and journalist from Abadan. She had reported on the Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane company strike and protests, financial corruption in Arvand Free Zone, building collapse in Metropol, and coerced confessions of Abadni girls who were arrested during the countrywide protests in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Amir Hossein Mokhtari

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Kambiz Kharout

    22 years old

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Kambiz Kharout is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Hojat Mirzaei

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Turk

    Hojat Mirzaei is from Tabriz. He was arrested in Tehran during the national uprising.

  • Mahour Ahmadi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Mahour Ahmadi is a poet and movie actor. She was summoned and eventually sentenced to a fine instead of imprisonment for carrying the coffin of his father, Ahmadreza Ahmadi, a prominent and famous Iranian poet, and her presence in this funeral ceremony without the obligatory hijab.

  • Ali Akbar Rigi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Ali Akbar Rigi is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Yousef Moradi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Kurd

    Yousef Moradi lives in Abdanan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Hamid Reza Rahmati

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Is a member of the teachers' union in Isfahan. His one-person demos to protest the continued arrest of activists led to his arrest.

  • Ali Rakhshani Azad

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Ali Rakhshani Azad was arrested after the first Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan. He was 16 at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Alimohammad Fallah Rashkola

    Iran

    Unknown

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Ali Mohammad Fallah Rashkola is from Amol. He was arrested and sentenced to prison in the mass arrest related to the "Criticism of Superstition and Religion" Telegram channel.

  • Omid Rezaei

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    امید رضایی شهروند اهل مازندران و ساکن تهران است. او هم‌زمان با خیزش سراسری در واکنش به قتل مهسا امینی بازداشت شد.

  • Samin Ehsani

    Iran

    Bahá`í

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Samin Ehsani is a children's rights activist and a Bahai citizen in Tehran. She was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011. One of her crimes was holding educational classes for Afghan children in Iran who were denied education.

  • Abdolmajid Moradzahi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Abdolmajid Moradzahi lives in Zahedan. He is the manager of Farough Azam Publishing in Zahedan and Al-Morteza cultural research institute. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Mohammad Omar Nourzahi

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Negin Rezaei

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Armita Pavir

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Turk

    Armita Pavir is a student activist and a student of molecular cell biology at Shahid Madani University of Azarbaijan. She was arrested several times after the 2022 uprising began and was finally sentenced to prison.

  • Pouria Javadi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Pouria Javadi is from Karzan county near Sirvan. He was arrested along with his wife, Maryam Haghgou, on the charge of collusion with dissident parties.

  • Mostafa Nouri

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Elham Saririzadeh

    Iran

    Unknown

    Probably Lor

    They/he/she was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Pouria Javaheri

    Iran

    Sunni

    Kurd

    Pouria Javaheri is a municipality employee in Kamyaran. He was arrested and charged with Moharebeh during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Abdosalam Faroughi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Abdolsalam Faroughi (Abdolsalam Molazahi) is a citizen living in Zahedan and a staff member of Makki Mosque in Zahedan.

  • Ali Reza Izadi

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Ali Reza Izadi is an author, director, filmmaker, and manager of the Rezvan bookstore. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Vahel Varseji

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Rada Fatehi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Kurd

    .Rada Fatehi is from Sanandaj. She was arrested along with her two brothers, Ramin and Voria Fatehi by the Intelligence agents in Sanandaj during the 2022 nationwide uprising.

  • Siamak Davoudi

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    سیامک داوودی، اهل سنندج است. او هم‌زمان با خیزش سراسری در واکنش به قتل مهسا امینی بازداشت شد.

  • Shadi Shahidzadeh

    Iran

    Bahá`í

    Unknown

    Shadi Shahidzadeh is a Bahai citizen living in Tehran. He was arrested at the same time as the burial of the Bahai bodies, which was done without the knowledge of their families and without observing Bahai burial customs.

  • Afan Mollazahi

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Afan Mollazahi lives on Chabahar. He is the grandchild of Abdolrahman Chabahari, Sunni Friday imam in Chabahar. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and national uprising in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Farzad Mahmoudpour

    Iran

    Sunni

    Kurd

    Farzad Mahmoudpour, a citizen of Oshnavieh, was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini.

  • Yaser Ansari

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Kurd

    Yaser Ansari is from Abdanan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Mohammad Rakhshani Azad

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Mohammad Rakhshani Azad was arrested after the first Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan. He was 15 at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Hakimollah Masoud

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Homayoun Khanlari

    Iran

    Bahá`í

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    Homayoun Khanlari is a Bahai citizen and a theater artist from Rasht. He was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Hamid Jafari Nasrabadi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    Hamid Jafari Nasrabadi is a teacher, football coach, and author from Kashan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Rafiollah Badakhshi

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Nazanin Keynejad

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Nazanin Keynejad is a translator living in Tehran. In recent years she has been involved in producing content strategies for upstart businesses. She was arrested during the countrywide uprising in Iran in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Moslem Jafari Rameshti

    40 years old

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Moslem Jafari Rameshti (Heloe Rameshti) is a former member of a Kurdish party and an actor in the movie "Dirty Lands".

  • Mostafa Ramezani

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    مصطفی رمضانی فعال سیاسی مشروطه‌خواه است که به دلیل فعالیت‌های سیاسی خود مجموعا به ۲۲ سال حبس محکوم شده است. او به‌دلیل تلاش برای از بین‌بردن پروژکتوری که پرچم چین، روسیه و عراق را در میدان آزادی به نمایش گذاشته بود، به‌دست مأموران امنیتی جمهوری اسلامی بازداشت شد.

  • Moradolhagh Soheil

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Hadi Mirzaei

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Hadi Mirzaei (Abbas Mirzaei) is a composer, writer, and undergraduate student of electrical engineering at Beheshti University. He was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising of 2022.

  • Majid Shabdini Pashaki

    Iran

    Shiaa

    Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    مجید شب‌دینی پاشاکی شهروند اهل لاهیجان است. او هم‌زمان با خیزش سراسری در واکنش به قتل مهسا امینی بازداشت شد.

  • Aryan Rafat

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Farahnaz Nikkhou

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Farahanaz Nikkhou, an employee of the Iranian Telecommunications Department, was arrested at the Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran at the same time as the nationwide uprising of Women, Life, Freedom. Ms. Nikkhou's family did not know about her fate until several months after her arrest.

  • Mehdi Sadr

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .

  • Hosein Selahvarzi

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    حسین سلاح‌ورزی فعال اقتصادی است و سابقه ریاست دوره دهم اتاق بازرگانی ایران را دارد. او از سمت خود برکنار و در سال ۱۴۰۳ محاکمه شد.

  • Gholam Hazrat Bahrami

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Ehsanollah Adib

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Hashem Moazenzadeh

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Hashem Moazenzadeh is a surgeon and a teachers' guild activist. He was the admin of the Doctors and Law website and the former admin of the Telegram channel of doctors. He was arrested during the national uprising in response to Mahsa Amini's murder

  • Mohammad Javad Kordi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    They/he/she was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran.

  • Mahsa Amini

    Iran

    Probably Sunni

    Kurd

    Mahsa (Zhina) Amini was born in September 2000 in Saqez. She was arrested by the morality police during a family trip to Tehran. According to witnesses and evidence, police forces heavily assaulted her after the arrest. She died three days later in Kasra Hospital in Tehran. Her murder became a trigger for the widespread uprising in Iran.

  • Edris Barahouei

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Edris Barahouei is from Zahedan. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and national uprising in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Iman Salehi

    Iran

    Christian

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    ایمان صالحی شهروند ساکن اهواز و نوکیش مسیحی است. او به دلیل اعتقاد و باور دینی خود بازداشت و محاکمه شده است.

  • Hsibollah Nazari

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Ameneh Zamani

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    .Ameneh Zamani is a children's rights activist and graduate of arts from Tehran Azad University. She was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

  • Younes Nokhah

    Iran

    Sunni

    Kurd

    Younes Nokhah is a Sunni cleric and a teacher at Saladin Ayoubi Madrasa in Piranshahr. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Mona Afsami

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Mona Afsami is a teacher in Tehran. She was arrested during the 2022 national uprising in Iran.

  • Sina Berakpour

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Unknown

    Sina Berakpour is an architecture student at Mashhad Azad University. He was arrested during the countrywide uprising in Iran in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Behrouz Ehsani Eslamlou

    Iran

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Behrouz Ehsani Eslamlou lives in Tehran. He was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Fahim Mobasher

    Afghanistan

    Sunni

    Unknown

    He is an Afghanistani national studying at Darul Uloom Makki in Zahedan at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022 and the protests at the Friday prayers in Zahedan and was transferred to Al-Ghadir immigrant camp. The arrests are part of the state's effort to pressure Sunni clergy in Sistan & Baluchistan.

  • Hamed Salahshour

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Lor

    Hamed Salahshour is a driver from Izeh. He was murdered by the security forces under torture. was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

  • Mansour Hout

    28 years old

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Mansour Hout is the son of a prominent literary figure and poet of Balochistan province and lives in Chabahar. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • Maryam Karim Beigi

    Iran

    Probably Shiaa

    Probably Fars / Gilak / Mazandarani

    .Maryam Karim Beigi is the sister of Mostafa Karim Beigi, one of the protesters killed in the December 2009 uprising. She was summoned several times and eventually received a prison sentence.

  • Nezamoddin Hout

    Iran

    Sunni

    Baluch

    Nezamoddin Hout lives in Chabahar. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.