Following the bloody suppression of nationwide protests, thousands of people have been arrested in connection with the demonstrations.
Most detainees are currently being held in detention centers, prisons, and unofficial or secret facilities under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence. Many detainees are being kept in a state of complete isolation from the outside world, with no information about their condition, without access to their families or lawyers, and entirely outside any effective judicial oversight.
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Senior officials of the Iranian regime, including the head of the judiciary, have publicly ordered the holding of expedited trials and the imposition of severe punishments, and are systematically labeling protesters as “terrorists,” “foreign agents,” and “mohareb” (those accused of waging war against God), charges that under the laws of the Iranian regime can lead to death sentences. Since the first week of the protests, state-run media have broadcast hundreds of forced confessions extracted under pressure, torture, and threats against detainees and their families.
Numerous reports also indicate that some injured protesters in detention have been killed with a final execution-style shot or deliberately denied medical care, leading to their deaths. It is said that a number of protesters have been secretly executed after arrest without any judicial proceedings.
Given the horrific conditions of detainees connected to the protests, an emergency situation has emerged in Iran that requires the immediate attention and action of the international community.
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The Iranian regime is seeking to prevent the formation of new waves of protest by establishing a reign of terror and to prolong the survival of an unstable and fragile system. Execution is the most effective tool this government uses to instill fear and terror in society. The authorities are attempting to continue the mass killing of protesters, now inside prisons and detention centers after the streets. Thousands of detained protesters, defenseless and held under inhumane conditions, are exposed to torture, enforced disappearance, and the immediate risk of execution or killing following show trials. Based on its legal and moral responsibility, the international community is obliged to act immediately to protect their lives.
