At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown

Grave Fears of Manufactured Charges, Sham Trials, Death Sentences Cover of War Used to Silence Dissent and Justify Violent Repression March 31, 2026 — One month since the outbreak of the war in Iran, Islamic Republic security forces are carrying out a sweeping new wave of arbitrary arrests across the country. At least 1,500 individuals […] The post At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .