According to the United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHCR), a minimum of 21 individuals have been executed in Iran and 4,000 detained since the beginning of its conflict with the US and Israel.
The executions occurred during Iran’s suppression of opposition, especially through “national security-related accusations,” stated UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today.
The agency reported that at least nine individuals were executed related to the January 2026 demonstrations, ten for purported ties to opposition groups, and two for charges of espionage.
It was stated that, as of 28 February, “over 4,000 people are believed to have been detained on charges related to national security in Iran.”
Numerous individuals who were detained have been forcibly vanished, tortured, or faced “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment,” the statement indicated.
Türk stated, “I am shocked that, in addition to the already serious effects of the conflict, the rights of the Iranian people are still being taken away from them by the authorities in cruel and harsh manners.”
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