At Least 70 Citizens Sentenced to Prison in West Azerbaijan and Fars

HRANA – The judiciary’s media center has announced the issuance of prison sentences for citizens in 11 cases in West Azerbaijan Province and 59 cases in Fars Province. The statement provides no further details about the cases, describing the charges against these individuals as “cooperation with the enemy.”

According to Mizan News Agency, at least 70 citizens have faced prison sentences. The judiciary’s media center stated that 11 cases in West Azerbaijan Province have been reviewed, resulting in prison sentences. In Fars Province, the cases of 59 individuals have also led to convictions, and those sentenced are currently serving their terms.

The prison sentences reportedly range from one to five years on charges of “cooperation with the enemy.”

The report does not provide further details regarding the identities of the individuals, the specific nature of the charges, or the exact sentences issued.

Day 28 of U.S. and Israeli Attacks on Iran: Strikes on Industrial Units and Infrastructure

HRANA– In the last 24 hours, and as of March 27, 2026, at 17:00 ET, HRANA has recorded at least 541 attacks across 164 incidents in 18 provinces, resulting in a total of at least 171 casualties (killed and injured, both civilian and military). In addition to the fact that the number of attacks and casualties marks the highest rate in the past week, today Iran’s steel industry and two related power plants witnessed a large-scale wave of attacks and destruction.

According to information recorded and verified by HRANA, from the first minutes of the day until the end of March 27, 2026 (Tehran time), at least 35 civilians were killed and 60 civilians were injured.

Aggregated data since the beginning of the conflict on February 28, 2026, based on incidents recorded in the incident tab and using minimum values for figures marked “more than”:

• Civilian fatalities: 1,527 people (including at least 228 children)

• Military fatalities: 1,167 people

• Unclassified fatalities (civilian/military): 695 people

Note on official statements: Alongside the independent reports published by HRANA, several aggregated official statistics were also recorded today from state media, including:

The Red Crescent announced: “More than 92,000 civilian units have been damaged, and 1,621 children under the age of 18 have been injured.”

The head of the Emergency Organization said: “In this war, more than 200 individuals under 18 and 237 women have been killed.”

The governor of Isfahan stated: “25 workers were killed in recent enemy attacks across different parts of Isfahan province, one of whom was from the province’s Armenian and Christian community.”

1. Overview of Incidents in the Last 24 Hours

In the last 24 hours, incidents were reported across multiple provinces, reflecting a geographically dispersed pattern of hostilities. In a large portion of the incidents, the method/type of attack has not yet been confirmed and has been recorded as “undetermined.” In cases where the attack type was identifiable, airstrikes and drone attacks were reported.

Preliminary analysis indicates that Tehran Province, with a 36% share, ranks first among the provinces that have been targeted. Isfahan Province, with an 18% share, is in second place, followed by Fars Province with 9% in third. Further down the list are Alborz Province, Khuzestan Province, and East Azerbaijan Province, respectively.

Map of Attacks Day 28

2. List of Objects Reported Hit

In the past 24 hours, the recorded attacks have damaged 42 distinct objects or facilities. These include a range of different types of targets. In some cases, damage caused by nearby strikes or secondary consequences of the attacks has also been reported.

Examples of targets recorded over the past 24 hours:

• Parchin Military Complex (Tehran)

• Army Helicopter Base Isfahan (Isfahan)

• Garrison 06 Tehran (Tehran)

• Ahmad Kazemi Garrison Vilashahr (Isfahan)

• 4th Tactical Fighter Base Dezful Andimeshk (Andimeshk)

For a number of the listed targets, the exact nature of the target (civilian/military/dual-use) is still under review, and classifications may be revised as additional information becomes available.

Facilities Protected Under International Humanitarian Law:

Under international humanitarian law, medical facilities, educational institutions, humanitarian facilities, religious sites, and emergency service centers are among the many objects that maintain special protected status and are afforded special protection. In the past 24 hours, HRANA has preliminarily recorded the following cases:

• Mobarakeh Steel Company (Isfahan)

• Khuzestan Steel Company (Khuzestan)

• Firoozabad Cement Plant and Mine (Firoozabad)

• Ardakan Uranium Processing Facility (Ardakan)

• Arak Heavy Water Facility (Arak)

3. Civilian Casualties

In the past 24 hours, at least 35 civilian citizens, including 7 children and 6 women, have been killed, and 60 civilians, including 1 child, have been injured. All classifications are preliminary and may be updated as new information becomes available.

4. Military Casualties

During the period covered by this report, no reports of military casualties have been received. Military casualties are generally reported in the context of attacks on Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases. Where possible, organizational affiliation and operational context are being assessed; however, not all details have yet been independently verified.

In some incidents, individuals have been killed in the vicinity of military targets; however, their official status has not yet been definitively determined. These cases remain under review, and if reliable information indicating a different status becomes available, the classification may be revised accordingly.

It is believed that military casualties are significantly higher than the figures reported in these reports. However, due to the sensitive nature of military information and the limited access of human rights groups and media to locations where military forces are present, this section largely reflects reports of senior officers or military personnel who were present in urban areas.

5. Confirmed but Unspecified Casualties

In the past 24 hours, 25 deaths and 51 injuries have been reported but remain classified as undetermined. This means that HRANA News Agency has not yet been able to establish with sufficient certainty whether these individuals were civilians or military personnel.

A Note on HRANA Methodology

Note that, in line with HRANA policy, this report reflects only incidents that occurred within the territorial borders of Iran.

The information contained in this report is compiled through HRANA’s established documentation network. Data is collected from a combination of field reports, local contacts, medical and emergency sources, civil society networks, and open source materials, including publicly available images, videos, and official statements where relevant. Each reported incident is logged and assessed through an internal review process before publication.

Given the evolving nature of hostilities, information is gathered on a rolling basis and reflects the status of documentation at the time of publication.

The figures presented in this report may not reflect the full scope of harm. Ongoing hostilities, damage to infrastructure, communication disruptions, restricted access to affected areas, and security risks for sources may limit the ability to document incidents comprehensively.

Delays in medical reporting, difficulties in confirming identities, and restricted access to certain provinces may result in temporary undercounting. As access improves or additional evidence emerges, casualty figures and incident classifications may be revised accordingly.

HRANA remains committed to transparency, methodological rigor, and the continual updating of its findings as new verified information becomes available.

Mohammad Davari Released from Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz

On Thursday, October 29, workers’ rights activist Mohammad Davari was released by a guarantor from Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Ministry of Intelligence forces arrested Mohammad Davari in Shiraz  on October 2, 2019, and transferred him to the detention center known as House No. 100 at the disposal of the intelligence ministry.

Thereafter, security forces searched his house and confiscated some of his belongings including books and written notes. After successive interrogations in the detention center, on January 11, 2020, Davari was relocated to Adel-Abad Prison. From there Davari was released on bail of 1.5 billion tomans temporarily, until the end of the legal proceedings.

In April 2020, the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz, headed by judge Seyed Mahmood Sadati, sentenced Davari to seven years and six months imprisonment on a charge of “membership in one of opposition political parties” and one year in prison on a charge of “propaganda against the regime”.

This verdict was reduced to three years and nine months in prison by Branch 1 of the Court of Appeal of Fars Province. Grounded on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, a severest punishment of two years and nine months for both charges is enforceable.

On December 16, 2020, Davari appeared at the executive unit of the General Court to endure his prison sentence in Adel Abad Prison.

Davari has a graduate degree in civil engineering from Islamic Azad University and is a masters student of Political Science at Shiraz Golestan University.

He had previously faced other arrests and convictions due to his civil activities. In one case, he was arrested following the death of Hashemi Rafsanjani when he pulled down a banner bearing Rafsanjani’s photo. He was later released on bail.

On September 9 of this year, the court granted Davari release by a guarantor. Despite providing a guarantor by his family, he was not released. Instead, without informing his family and lawyer, he was secretly relocated from Adel-Abad prison to a solitary confinement cell in the detention center of the intelligence ministry where he faced news charges. Two days later, he was sent back to Adel-Abad prison. Just a few hours after his relocation, he was denied having phone calls. Nearly two months later, Davari has finally been released.

 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran, many of which were continuations of ongoing movements.  Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

 

Saturday, September 18

Several workers of Tehran Azadi Stadium, a group of workers of Kut Abdollah Municipality in Khuzestan, a group of Bandar Imam Petrochemical workers, a group of dismissed workers Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company, Job applicants of Karname-Sabz for the 15th consecutive day in Tehran, a group of workers in Assaluyeh, a group of medical staff from Basht city, and workers of Pars Ghodrat Company in Kangan Petroleum Refinery, all called on their demands to be addressed in protest rallies. Also, teachers and educators in at least eight provinces, including Isfahan, East Azerbaijan, Fars, Alborz, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, and Ilam held protest rallies.

 

Teachers and educators in at least eight provinces, including Isfahan, East Azerbaijan, Fars,
Alborz, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, and Ilam:

Workers of Tehran Azadi Stadium:

Workers of Kut Abdollah Municipality in Khuzestan:

Bandar Imam Petrochemical workers:

Fired workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company:

Job applicants of Karname-Sabz:

Workers in section 14 of Assaluyeh:

Medical staff from Basht city:

Workers of Pars Ghodrat Company in Kangan Petroleum Refinery:

 

Sunday, September 19:

Job applicants of Karname-Sabz for a sixteenth day in a row in Tehran, a group of retirees of the Isfahan Steel Fund, and Khuzestan Steel Fund, shareholders of the Ghaem Commercial Complex in Tehran, and a group of employed and retired teachers in Mashhad called for their demands to be addressed in protest rallies.

 

Retirees of the Isfahan Steel’s Fund, and Khuzestan Steel Fund:

Shareholders of the Ghaem Commercial Complex in Tehran:

Teachers in Mashhad:

Job applicants of Karname-Sabz:

 

Monday, September 20

For the 17th day in a row, a group of job applicants of Karname-Sabz, teachers in Tehran, a number of workers in Dehdasht Municipality in Kohgiluyeh, a number of workers in the Fajr Jam gas refinery, and a group of fired workers in Ahvaz Municipality called for their demands to be addressed in protest rallies.

 

workers in the Fajr Jam gas refinery:

Job applicant of Karname-Sabz teachers:

 

Tuesday, September 21

A group of teachers and educators in the provinces of Kermanshah, Lorestan, Khorasan Razavi, Tehran, Kurdistan, and Khuzestan, a number of workers of Kut Abdollah Municipality, a group of Job applicant of Karname-Sabz teachers for the 18th consecutive day in Tehran, a number of Azovico shareholders in Tehran, villagers of Angelas in Hamadan, and a group of contract workers on the Tehran metro held rallies this Tuesday.

 

Teachers and educators in the provinces of Kermanshah, Lorestan, Khorasan Razavi, Tehran, Kurdistan, and Khuzestan:

Workers of Kut Abdollah Municipality:

Job applicants of Karname-Sabz teachers for the 18th day in Tehran:

Azovico shareholders in Tehran:

Villagers of Angelas in Hamadan:

 

Wednesday, September 22

A group of employees of integrated banks in the cities of Tabriz and Tehran, a group of Job applicant of Karname-Sabz teachers for the 19th consecutive day in Tehran, and a group of workers of West Karun Power Generation Company protested this Wednesday.

 

Employees of joined banks in the cities of Tabriz and Tehran:

Job applicants of Karname-Sabz teachers in Tehran:

Workers of West Karun Power Generation Company:

 

Thursday, September 23

A group of teachers and educators in the cities of Hamedan, Sari, Abadan, Zanjan, Shahroud, Mamasani, Divandere, Ardabil, Yazd, Qazvin, Kuhdasht, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Tabriz, Karaj, Arak and Qom, and a group of Job applicant of Karname-Sabz teachers for the twentieth consecutive day Tehran rallied on Thursday.

 

Teachers and educators in the cities of Hamedan, Sari, Abadan, Zanjan, Shahroud, Mamasani, Divandere, Ardabil, Yazd, Qazvin, Kuhdasht, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Tabriz, Karaj, Arak and Qom:

Job applicant of Karname-Sabz teachers:

Death verdict of three accused of stick-up is confirmed

HRANA News Agency – The death verdict of three prisoners who are accused of stick-up is confirmed by the supreme court.

According to Mehr News report, death verdict of three prisoners who did stick-up in Tafihan and Mahmoud Abad villages close-by Fars province, is confirmed by the supreme court.  Continue reading “Death verdict of three accused of stick-up is confirmed”

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Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical – Special Year 2011

In a prediction report, it contains Statistical Data (2010-2011) of Human Rights violations in Iran. The statistical basis of this report, that has been prepared, will provide analytical, statistical efforts of institution, and the publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran.

Certainly, due to the Iranian government not allowing human rights defenders to work properly in reporting Human Rights violations and preventing the free flow of information, it does not recognizes the independence of the civil activities, and at the moment, reporting these issues are something with many limitations, difficulty and dangerous in Iran.

Obviously, in such situation for Human Rights defenders, despite great difficulties, only a very small volume of human Rights violations are being monitored, researched and documented in relation to media reports, and finding other groups. However with regards to the restrictions, we can» t deny the analytical error of the content, but the Human Rights entity have known the statistical content and analysis repots with %3 margin of error, rare in its own kind.

As in the first section of the report, it is necessary to notice the human Rights group activities and effort in Iran to improve the reporting of human Rights violations, however, statistics can make dramatic differences in terms of the reports focused on the center of the country compared to other parts of the country as one of the weaknesses of Iran «s civil society entities.

With regard to the Human Rights statistics, 1120077 cases of Violation and protocols documented in Iran with the total repots of 2751, see the map below.

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Shirazi Citizen Convicted Under Retribution Law

 

HRANA News Agency – The second branch of Fars Province Criminal Court has sentenced a man named Ardalan to death for the murder of a woman called Mahboubeh.

According to a report by Iranian state newspaper [owned by IRNA], Ardalan was charged with killing his sister-in-law and confessed to his crime during the trial.

In the same article, Ardalan has been quoted to say, “I worked in my brother-in-law’s firm, but because of financial problems, I had to steal from the company.  I was fired when they found out about it.  My life was ruined as a result.  While I was embarrassed in front of my wife and children, my brother-in-law and his family lived in luxury. So I decide to take revenge from him.  On the day of the incident, I managed to find an ax and went to his house.  When I arrived, Mahboubeh greeted me warmly.  However, when I had the opportunity, I took the ax which was hidden in my clothes and hit Mahboubeh a few times over her head.  Watching this scene, her two children were terrified and crying.  While I was confused and didn’t know what to do, I approached them and hit them with a few blows too.  Afterwards, assuming that they are all dead, I took my sister-in-law’s bracelets and escaped.”

It has been reported that the next of kin has also requested retribution.