Names and Details of 171 Detainees from Iran's Nationwide Protests of 2026

Security and law enforcement officials have reported widespread arrests of citizens in various cities; these arrests have intensified following the bloody suppression of the nationwide protests in Dey December 2025/January 2026.

Iran Human Rights Society, Thursday, February 5, 2026 – In continuation of the bloody suppression of the nationwide protests of Dey 1404, law enforcement and security institutions have reported the arrest of hundreds of citizens in various cities. This wave of arrests, without providing transparent information about the identity, place of detention, and legal status of the detainees, has raised serious concerns.

Announcement of the arrest of 263 citizens in Bandar Anzali

The police commander of Bandar Anzali County announced the identification and arrest of 263 citizens in connection with the nationwide protests. According to Amir Vahabzadeh, these individuals have been described as “linked to the riots, leaders, and elements of destruction.” He provided no explanation regarding the identity of the arrested individuals or their place of detention. This widespread arrest has been announced at a time when families remain uninformed about the status of the detainees.

Names of 171 of the detainees from the nationwide protests

A list of some of the detainees, along with the name of the city of arrest, is provided below.

Arak: Behnām Gheisari, Akbar Mohammadi, Tayyebeh Sarāji, Mohsen Khodāei Urmia: Amin Karimi, Sārā Hosseinzadeh Isfahan: (?) Aslāni, (?) Khili, Rasoul Sālehi, Erfan Esfandiāri, Mohammad Rasoul Bābā Safari, Zahrā Hedāyati Ahvaz: Houman Jalil Izeh: Narges Heidari Iranshahr: Navid Shakalzehi, Mohammad Āmer DādĀfarin, Mohammad Āhurāni, Fasih Borhānzehi, Amirhossein Kodkhodāei, Mohammadāmer Dād-Āfarin Ilam: Ahmad Pākravān, Mostafā Mohammadi, Mehrdād Feili, Amin Ghabādiān, Mostafā Kamar Khāni, Pouyā Nourzi, Saeed Ghabādiān Abadan: Tomaj Amjadi Abdanan: Ahmad Alizādeh Babol: Javād Lāsemi Bojnurd: Abbās Keyhāni, Mahmoud Heidariān, Elyās Rahimzādeh Borazjan: Mohammad Rahmāni Badreh: Omid Fāzeli Bandar Abbas: Samir Navāseri, Mohammad Sarjāni, Abbās Delijāni, Shahryār Ashkāni, Hassan Abbāsi Bukan: Salim Ghāderzādeh, Siyāmand Ghāderzādeh, Zahrā (?), Āzād Rasouli Far, Rahim Shilāni Bijar: Ahmadrezā Ghamari, Sāmān Mohammadzādeh, Ali Vālizādeh, Omidollāh Morādi Piranshahr: Saadi Irāni Tehran: Bijan Jānfeshān, Amirhossein Seirafi, Arshiā Mehrāzmā, Youssef Youssefi, Dāniāl Dabiri, Mostafā Mousavi, Mohammad Hassan Rāhi, Mohammad Moslehi Joybāri, Nāzanin Barādarān, Omid Dārābi, Amir Mojallal, Hamidrezā Vatani, Amir Soleimāni, Behzād Bābāei, Behdād Piri, Mehdi Mahmoudiān Jāvarsiyān: Mohsen Khodāei Javānrud: Yādgār Rostami Chābahār: Parisa Sedighi, Royā Raeisi, Tāhā Balouchi Darreh Shahr: Farhād Shafiei, Mohsen Azizi Nezhād Dehglān: Yāsin Fathi Dehlavān: Ehsān Ahmadi Rāmsar: Amirhossein Khojandi Rasht: Pezhmān Amini, Dāniāl Pāshāei, Azim Nazar Haghighi, Saeed Raeisi, Hamid Dāsh Bolāghi, Mehrān Bagheri, Bahādor Momeni Zahedān: Forough Rām Sāmān: Ardeshir Khalili Samāni Semnan: Alirezā Ahmadi Sanandaj: Behzād Ghavāmi, Kāro Menbari Sirjān: Sāber Dehghān (neurosurgeon), Mohammadrezā Kāzemiān Shāhin Shahr: Sāmān Kiāni Vafā, Ārmān Kiāni Vafā, Rahmān Kiāni Vafā Shiraz: Mehdi Ansāri, Ārmān Ārdam, Ashkān Ārdam, Arshad Ārdam, Rāmin Youssefi, Mehrān Ansāri, Ja’far Zārei, Ja’far Keshavarz, Mohammad Barādari Foolād Shahr: Fātemeh Ramazāni Ghāen: Morteza Mousavi Qom: Sāleh Mohammadi Quchān: Morteza Hosseini Karaj: Soheila Hejāb, Rezā Tāheri, Erfan Soltāni Kermān: Shakilā Ghāsemi, Niloufar Pās Kermānshāh: Farshād Nāderi Kavār: Vahid Rezāei, Koorosh Morādi Gorgān: Alirezā Eisāei, Sālār Zangi, Mehrān Sāsouri, Sāber Safari, Māziār Zāhed, Mostafā Hosseinzadeh, Mehrshād Alvandi, Mohammad Amin Golzāri, Amirali Bābāei Lāhijān: Majid Ebrāhimi, Alirezā Ja’far Pour, Sobhān Esmāil Doost, Amir Moshiri, Amir Mazloom, Zahrā Heidar Pour, Behnām Khān Bābāei Marāgheh: Sahand Abbāsniā, Behnām Dāniāli Marvdasht: Saeed Zārei Kordshuli Masjed Soleymān: Majid Esteki, Āryā Sheykhi Nasb Mashhad: Payām Faridiān, Sepehr Kooshkbāghi, Abolfazl Dāmanjāni, Mehdi Naghdi, Amin Gholāmi, Morteza Hosseini, Yaldā Abbāsi, Moein Morādiān, Āfarin Bashāsh Miāndoāb: Sardār Seyed Rahimi Yāsouj: Mahsa Shafiei, Farshād Mahmoudi, Pouria Ilkhāni Pour Yazd: Ghāder Ejbāri

Unknown: Masoud Hasirchi, Omid Bayāt Sarmadi, Armin Asadzādeh, Sorān Saharāgard, Vahid Ghanbari, Arsalan Divārgir, Mohammad Hassan Dāvoudi, Saeed Souzangar, Jalāl Farāmarzi, Matin Khosravi, Yahyā Heidariān, Ali Sheykhi, Armin Mohammadi, Milād Mohammadi, Rezā Mohammadi, Dāvoud Rezāei, Zhāleh Rouhzād, Zahrā and her son, Nioushā Nakhaei, Monā Nakhaei

Arrests in Langarud without transparency

The police commander of Langarud County also announced the arrest of two citizens in relation to the nationwide protests.

Arsalān Sobh Zāhedi stated that these individuals have been referred for “legal proceedings.” In this case as well, no reference has been made to the place of detention or the legal status of the detainees.

This method of informing is a recurring pattern in the recent wave of arrests.

Arrests in Karaj, Anzali, and Bam

Official media reported the arrest of eight people in the cities of Karaj, Anzali, and Bam. The police commander of Alborz Province claimed that the detainees played a role in setting fire to a police kiosk and the municipality building.

In Bandar Anzali, the arrest of two people was reported on charges of setting fire to a chain store. In Bam County, law enforcement announced the arrest of one individual described as a “leader.”

Arrest of 135 people in Parand by security institutions

Tasnim News Agency, quoting the public relations of Sepah Haidar Parand, reported that 135 people were arrested during the nationwide protests in this city.

In this statement, the detainees were accused of destroying public property. No independent information has been published about the manner of arrest or the status of these individuals. This widespread arrest is described as part of the nationwide wave of security measures.

Arrest of foreign nationals in Yazd Province

In another report, the arrest of 139 foreign nationals in Yazd Province was announced. The police commander of this province claimed that these individuals played a role in organizing the protests. These claims have been made without providing independent evidence. The legal status of these detainees remains unknown.

Arrest of hundreds of citizens by intelligence agencies

The Intelligence Administration of Yazd Province announced the arrest of 188 citizens in connection with the nationwide protests. In the statement of this institution, the detainees were introduced as “main activists.”At the same time, the Intelligence Administration of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari announced the arrest of more than 85 citizens.These institutions have also provided no details about the place of detention of the individuals.

Widespread arrests following the bloody suppression of nationwide protests

These arrests have taken place after the bloody suppression of the nationwide protests. During the days of the protests, numerous reports of direct shooting and deadly violence were published. After the streets calmed down, the wave of arrests continued with greater intensity. Observers say that widespread arrests are a tool to complete the suppression.

Concerns about the status of detainees

Families’ lack of information about the fate of the detainees has increased concerns. Lack of access to a lawyer and information about the charges has been reported. Nighttime arrests and unknown transfers have created psychological pressure. These conditions weaken the possibility of effective legal follow-up.

Human rights violations in widespread arrests following nationwide protests

The widespread arrest of citizens after the bloody suppression of nationwide protests, accompanied by families’ lack of information and lack of transparency, indicates a serious violation of fundamental rights. This method of arrest systematically undermines personal security and the right to a fair trial.

Violation of Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – the right to liberty and security of person: Arbitrary detention, without clear announcement of charges and without informing families.

Violation of Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – the right to a fair trial: Deprivation of detainees from effective access to a lawyer and a transparent judicial process.
Violation of Article 10 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty: Lack of information, psychological pressure, and unknown conditions of detention of the detainees.

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