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UN Expert Reports More Than 4,000 Arrests in Iran, at Least 29 Executions Linked to January Protests

2026.10.27, 11:12
UN Expert Reports More Than 4,000 Arrests in Iran, at Least 29 Executions Linked to January Protests

More than 4,000 people were detained in Iran on security-related charges between February 28 and May 9, while at least 29 people were executed in connection with the January protests, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Mai Sato said in a report released Monday.

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The report, which Sato is scheduled to present to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, states that those detained included demonstrators, government critics, human rights advocates, lawyers, journalists, teachers, artists, and members of ethnic and religious minorities.

According to the report, state television aired confessions widely regarded as having been obtained under coercion, sometimes just days after the individuals were arrested.

The report examines developments from February through August 2026, describing how the armed conflict involving the United States and Israel coincided with domestic repression in Iran, with the two situations intensifying the harm experienced by the population.

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