Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances
Detainees Tortured; Face Secret, Arbitrary Executions; Families Search for Disappeared
February 4, 2026
Iranian authorities carried out executions on a scale unseen since the late 1980s, conducted mass and arbitrary arrests, and ratcheted up repression, especially following the June armed conflict with Israel and under the guise of national security, in 2025.
Detainees Tortured; Face Secret, Arbitrary Executions; Families Search for Disappeared
UN Member States Should Call for Human Rights Council Special Session
Large Munitions During 12-Day Conflict Hit Far from Military Targets
Disclose Whereabouts of Forcibly ‘Disappeared;’ Free those Held Unjustly
HRW Oral Statement - 39th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Cease Unlawful Use of Lethal Force, Arbitrary Arrests
Wave of Arbitrary Detentions, Property Confiscations
Urgent International Action Needed to Protect Scores of Prisoners at Risk
Foreign Governments Should Seek Ways to Bring Those Responsible to Account
Large Munitions During 12-Day Conflict Hit Far from Military Targets
Widespread Arrests, Executions, Charges Against Minorities
Disclose Whereabouts of Forcibly ‘Disappeared;’ Free those Held Unjustly