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Executions, prison sentences, arrests reported across Iran

A series of executions, prison sentences, and arrests have been reported across Iran in recent days, covering cases in Khuzestan, Hamedan, Quchan, Kurdistan, and Isfahan provinces, according to the foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency and other human rights monitoring groups.

08 Jun 2026-11:55
Iranian courts issue death ruling, prison sentences in protest-related cases

Iranian courts have issued a death sentence and a range of prison terms in four separate cases involving individuals arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026, according to reports from the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

05 Jun 2026-14:15
Prison sentences, arrests of protesters and activists reported across Iran

Iranian authorities have sentenced and arrested several individuals connected to the January 2026 nationwide protests, including a lawyer, a filmmaker, and former political detainees, according to reports by the foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

02 Jun 2026-15:46
Flotilla activists speak out on torture and abuse in Israeli custody

Three humanitarian activists have come forward with harrowing accounts of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Israeli soldiers following the high-seas interception of a Gaza-bound aid convoy.

28 May 2026-17:37
Iran courts issue prison sentences, asset seizures in security-related cases

Iranian courts have issued a series of rulings involving long prison sentences, corporal punishment and asset seizures in separate cases linked to national security, protests and alleged cooperation with foreign actors, according to foreign-based HRANA and state media reports.

26 May 2026-13:37
Israel releases South Korean activists seized from Gaza flotilla

Two South Korean activists who were seized by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have been released and deported, according to officials in Seoul.

21 May 2026-09:13
Why are Gaza aid flotilla activists on hunger strike after Israel intercepted their vessel?

Activists detained by Israel after attempting to sail an aid flotilla toward Gaza have reportedly begun a hunger strike, escalating an already sensitive international dispute surrounding humanitarian access to the Palestinian enclave, maritime security, and the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

20 May 2026-20:51
Meloni slams Netanyahu ally over taunts at Italian activists

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on Israel to apologize for its treatment of Italian activists detained during a Gaza aid flotilla.

20 May 2026-20:21
Israel declares Gaza aid flotilla over as 430 activists transferred

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has announced that a humanitarian flotilla attempting to reach Gaza has “come to an end,” with 430 activists on board its vessels being transferred to Israeli territory.

20 May 2026-17:32
Gaza aid flotilla activists held by Israel begin hunger strike after interception

At least 87 activists detained by Israeli forces from a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza have begun a hunger strike after the last vessel was intercepted in international waters.

20 May 2026-17:25