Mizan News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, reported the execution of Ali (Arian) Fahim, one of those arrested during the nationwide uprising of January 2026. Reports indicate he had previously been tortured into giving a forced confession over the burning of a Basij base in Tehran. With this execution, the number of people executed in this case has risen to four.

EXCLUSIVE IRAN WEEKLY NEWS April 5, 2026

Based on received information, Hossein Ghavi (Silavi), 28, a resident of the Zargan area in northern Ahvaz, has died after being arrested by IRGC forces. Reports indicate that he was detained at his workplace, a small tea stall, and according to local sources, was subjected to torture during his detention and

News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, reported on Sunday, April 5th, that the death sentences of Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, two other detainees from the January 2026 national uprising, have been carried out. Reports indicate that the two prisoners were executed on charges of participating in the “attack, destruction, and arson” of a “military-classified site” and “attempting to access an armory.” Earlier, Amirhossein Hatami, 18,

Based on received information, the nationwide internet shutdown in Iran has now entered its thirty-fifth consecutive day, and after 816 hours, connectivity to the global network has dropped to just one percent of normal levels. Reports indicate that this digital blackout has now entered its fifth consecutive week, leaving a large portion of Iran’s population cut off from the outside world, deprived of access to critical information, and unable to make their voices heard. Whil

Fox News, in a report titled “Silent Massacre,” wrote that the Islamic Republic is carrying out executions of its own citizens on an unprecedented scale while hiding behind the atmosphere of war. Reports indicate that, according to the Iran Human Rights Society, at least 657 executions were recorded in Iran in just the first three months of 2026, a figure suggesting that the Islamic Republic is on track to surpass its 2025 execution record. In the report, a spokesperson for t

The judiciary of the Islamic Republic has announced that the death sentence of Amirhossein Hatami, one of the detained protesters in the case related to the fire at the Kaveh Basij base on Damavand Street in Tehran during the January national uprising, has been carried out. It had previously been reported that five protest detainees in this case were transferred from the general ward of Qezel Hesar Prison to an undisclosed location for the implementation of their sentences. I

Based on received information, Peyvand Naeimi, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in a facility in Kerman, is at serious risk of execution after being subjected to two mock executions, torture, and prolonged interrogations. Reports indicate that security agencies are attempting to force him to confess to charges he has not committed. Peyvand Naeimi, along with Venus Hosseini-Nejad and Shayan Shakibaee, was arrested by security forces on January 7, 2026, before the peak of the nation

Based on received information, Karim Jalili, a nationalist activist from Masjed Soleyman, was arrested on the morning of March 13th, 2025, by plainclothes agents and taken to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that he was detained by four agents using a white Samand vehicle, and no information has since been made available about his whereabouts or condition. Jalili had previously been arrested during the protests of 2017, 2019, and 2022, and had been repeatedly threate