Iran Protests 2026: Over 100 Detainees Named Across Cities

The Necessity of Public Disclosure to Prevent Human Rights Violations

Iran Human Rights Society, Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Iran Human Rights Society lists over 100 detainees from January 2026 protests in multiple cities. Public disclosure protects against violations and enforced disappearances.

List of Detainees by City

Laristan: Three doctors named Dr. Mowhebat Ghaffari, Dr. Hamed Nobakht, and Dr. Faqihi were arrested.

Gachsaran: Mehdi Jamali, Ilya Hassanzadeh, Arshia Sanubari, Fardin Pezhdam, Ali Bijani Banari, Alireza Maki-zadeh Banari, Mohsen Sabzi-zadeh Banari, Sajjad Nazmalakani, Hassan Mayeli, Ayoub Karimi

Yasuj: Abolfazl Farokhiani, Morteza Pourkhayyam, Kiarash Ansari (18 years old), Razieh Khvahesh (19 years old), Ilya Akouian (16 years old), Yashar Shahbazi (17 years old), Mohammad Mokhtari (17 years old), Mikail Mansouri, Samad Poursheh, Parsa Akbar, Meraj Abbaszadeh, Moslem Parzdar, Erfan Rahmanpour (18 years old), Ahmad Ansari (18 years old), Shahab Asadi, Mohammad Abdollahpour, Davoud Zarghami, Sina Dana (17 years old), Samira Karimpour, Parichehr Ansari, Abolfazl Khoshnoud, Mohammad-Mahdi Alipour, Amir-Mohammad Bakhtiari, Farbod Alizadeh, Hossein Khajehyar, Erfan Bazhdan, Reza Farhadi Sisakhti, Ahmadreza Khaleghipour, Mohaddeseh Mohammadi, Shahla Ansarian, Sanaz Davoudi, Anahita Hekmatnia, Zohreh Derman, Shohreh Nik-eqbali, Aynaz Parvaneh, Farnoush Azar, Shaghayegh Zahedi, Hadis Shibaz, Elham Siavashi, Zahra Darfarin, Mozhgan Forouzan, Yalda Pezhvani, Ghazal Hamzeh-Amleh, Zahra Eizadnia, Neda Gerami-manesh

Dehdasht: Mohammad Ghaffari, Mojtaba Peyambari

Lapouyi (Fars Province): Mohammad Raham, Esmaeil Haj Abdol, Javad Haj Namdar, Amin Gholamreza Dadash Hekmat, Hossein Haj Omidali, Saeed Mohammad Haj Kazem, Ali Mehrab, Sadrallah Najafi, Amin Haj Masoum-Ali, Samad Haj Masoum-Ali, Moslem Hossein, Pesaran Farhang, Ahmad Badparva, Abbas Amini, Bacheh Noushad, Esmaeil Haj Ghasemali, Hossein Rezaei, Samad Einollah, Mojtaba E’temad, Hamid Khodr, Mohammad-Hossein Ali Kakajan, Esmaeil Avazali, Reza Haj Mohammadali Kakajan, Morteza Akbar, Gholamreza Haj Hossein, Reza Nasir Rashidkhan

Ilam and Darehshahr: Javad Pashaei and Reza Nazarali (Ilam), Peyman Asl-Marz (Darehshahr)

Tehran: Hamid Rahmati (member of the Board of Directors of the Teachers’ Union of Shahr-e-Rey, arrested at home without a judicial warrant), Abolfazl Rahimishad (retired teacher and political activist, arrested at home without a judicial warrant), Mohammad-Mahdi Yeganeh (17 years old), Amirsam Hoshiyar (19 years old)

Aligoudarz: Raham Darvishi (16 years old)

Izeh: Benyamin Mousavi (17 years old)

Sedeh Isfahan: Homan Bidkan, Sadegh Abdollahi, Atabak Karimi, Mohammad Nazari, Alireza Karimi, Iman Karimi, Omid Jamali, Mohammad Amin Zamani, Mehdi Karimi, Mehdi Mahmoudi

Shushtar: Mojtaba Juyi (17 years old), Mahan Soleimani (17 years old), Ebrahim Baba Ahmadi

Marivan: Foad Nikpey (17 years old)

Sabzevar: Saman Nikpendar (17 years old)

Sanandaj: Raman Eghbali (17 years old)

Bojnurd: Sonia Zolfaghari (19 years old)

Also arrested in other cities: Reza Karimi, Shahab Hemmati, Ebrahim Ghorbani, Emad Ghorbani, Arshia Mahmoudi, Masoud Ghorbani, Amirkaveh Madamlil, Afshin Salahshour

Arrests in Silence; a Breeding Ground for Widespread Human Rights Violations

Past protests show a clear pattern. Authorities keep arrests secret. This silence allows serious violations. Detainees face transfer to unknown places. Security denies phone calls. Independent lawyers cannot reach them. Families lose contact completely.

Importance of Registering Names and Details of Detainees

Accurate registration of the names and details of detainees is the first step in preventing enforced disappearance and erasure of individuals within security structures. Full name, age, place and time of arrest, and city of residence are key pieces of information that can prevent complete family blackout. Even incomplete information has often helped complete documentation processes and facilitated legal follow-up.

The Role of Public Disclosure in Protecting the Lives of Detainees

Publicizing information about detainees is not merely a news action, but a deterrent tool against hidden violence. Naming detainees changes the situation. Public attention raises the price of abuse. Torture becomes riskier for authorities. Mistreatment decreases when names circulate widely. Many cases prove this protection works.

Documentation for Human Rights Follow-up

Information collected about detainees, in addition to raising domestic awareness, plays an important role in international human rights follow-up. Human rights organizations need documented data for effective reaction. Every accurate report can contribute to increased international pressure, issuance of statements, and filing of human rights cases. Every shared name helps. Transparency fights violations. People protect detainees through information. The 2026 protests show this truth clearly.

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