Status: Detained Abolfazl Ranjbari 9 October 2025Human rights defender Dr. Abolfazl Ranjbari charged with “espionage” following several months of arbitrary detention Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Solitary confinement Masoud Farhikhteh 1 October 2025Health concerns for teachers’ rights defender Masoud Farhikhteh held in solitary confinement Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Jina Modares Gorji 30 September 2025Jina Modares Gorji released after serving prison term Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Nasrin Javadi 17 September 2025Nasrin Javadi released from prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Sentenced Hasti Amiri 22 August 2025Hasti Amiri sentenced in absentia to three years in prison, a fine and a travel ban for her social media posts about prisoners’ rights Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Death sentence confirmed Sharifeh Mohammadi 19 August 2025Arbitrary death sentence confirmed against Sharifeh Mohammadi Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Esmail Gerami 22 July 2025Esmail Gerami released after serving one-year prison sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Charged & released on bail Motahareh Gounei 18 July 2025Iran: Woman human rights defender Motahareh Gounei charged and released on bail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Sepideh Gholian 12 June 2025Sepideh Gholian released from prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Imprisoned Serveh Pourmohammadi 24 April 2025Serveh Pourmohammadi began serving a five-year prison sentence Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Disbarred Mohammad Najafi 22 April 2025Human rights defender Mohammad Najafi disbarred during the seventh year of his imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
