Where does this information come from?

Every record is compiled from published reporting by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Iran Human Rights (IHR), HRANA, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the Boroumand Center. Each entry links to its source where one is public.

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Years

A year-by-year record of repression in Iran since 1979.

20 entries

1979 — 1979 in Iran: 4 documented events and 2 named victims of state repression.
1980 — 1980 in Iran: 2 documented events and 1 named victim of state repression.
1981 — 1981 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
1983 — 1983 in Iran: 1 documented event and 1 named victim of state repression.
1988 — 1988 in Iran: 1 documented event and 2 named victims of state repression.
1998 — 1998 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
1999 — 1999 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
2003 — 2003 in Iran: 1 documented event and 1 named victim of state repression.
2009 — 2009 in Iran: 2 documented events and 1 named victim of state repression.
2011 — 2011 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
2012 — 2012 in Iran: 1 documented event and 1 named victim of state repression.
2017 — 2017 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
2018 — 2018 in Iran: 2 documented events and 1 named victim of state repression.
2019 — 2019 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.
2020 — 2020 in Iran: 3 documented events and 2 named victims of state repression.
2022 — 2022 in Iran: 7 documented events and 27 named victims of state repression.
2023 — 2023 in Iran: 4 documented events and 5 named victims of state repression.
2024 — 2024 in Iran: 9 documented events and 6 named victims of state repression.
2025 — 2025 in Iran: 3 documented events and 0 named victims of state repression.
2026 — 2026 in Iran: 1 documented event and 0 named victims of state repression.

FAQ

Where does this information come from?: Every record is compiled from published reporting by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Iran Human Rights (IHR), HRANA, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the Boroumand Center. Each entry links to its source where one is public.
Can I reuse or cite this page?: Yes. All content on iranholocaust.org is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Cite the page URL and attribute iranholocaust.org.