How we know what we publish

Sources we rely on

• Iran Human Rights (IHR) — Oslo. Primary source for execution counts.
• HRANA — Human Rights Activists News Agency — inside-Iran network. Primary source for arrest counts.
• Amnesty International — case-level investigations and rights analysis.
• OHCHR UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran — the most authoritative legal record.
• Hengaw for Kurdish regions; Baluch Activists Campaign for Sistan-Baluchestan.
• Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (Omid) — historical archive 1979–present.
• Reuters, BBC, AFP, Le Monde, AP for ground-level photography and confirmed reporting.

How a name enters the record

1. The death, arrest or sentence must be documented by at least two independent monitors, OR by one monitor plus family confirmation, OR by a court document.
2. The cause of death must be stated by the source. Where the regime contests the cause, both versions are noted.
3. Photographs are reproduced under fair-use editorial provisions for documentation of grave human-rights abuses, with credits where known.

What our labels mean

Verified

Two independent monitors or one monitor plus court/family documentation.

Reported

One monitor or one credible news outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

Alleged

Family testimony or social-media reporting only; included because the absence of a name is also part of the record.

Counts on this site

When we say 42,000+ killed and 100,000+ detained for the 2025–2026 Crimson Winter, the figures aggregate IHR and HRANA reporting through February 2026. They are conservative — the real numbers, given internet blackouts, are higher.

The 2022 uprising figures we use (551+ killed, including 71 children; 22,000+ detained) are IHR and Amnesty totals as of February 2023.

Corrections

If you have new information, a missing name, a wrong date, or a correction to a story on this site, write to corrections@iranholocaust.org. Every email is read.

What we do not do

• We do not accept donations.
• We do not take editorial direction from any government, party, exile group, or NGO.
• We do not publish names under pressure from families who request privacy.