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.

Key verifying reports (2026)

• BBC News & BBC News Persian — “Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran’s protest crackdown” (9 February 2026). BBC Persian Forensic verified the identities of 200+ killed protesters.
• BBC Persian — interactive victim archive.
• Iran Human Rights — Sasan Azadvar, tenth protester hanged within 42 days (30 April 2026).
• Iran International — body of executed 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami withheld (April 2026).
• Wikipedia — 2026 Iran massacres (continuously updated encyclopedic record).

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.

Editorial standards & integrity

Independence

No government, party, exile faction, NGO or donor has editorial control. The site accepts no advertising and no donations. Maintainers volunteer their time.

Photography & licensing

Photographs from Wikimedia Commons are reproduced under their stated licenses with credit. Images from BBC, Reuters, AP, AFP and Sipa via Le Monde are reproduced under fair-use editorial provisions for the documentation of grave human-rights abuses, with credit where known.

AI use

Generative AI is used only for translation drafts and copy editing of source-cited material. No AI-fabricated quotation, image or identity appears on this site. Every fact retains a human-checked primary source.

Corrections policy

Errors are corrected within 48 hours of confirmation. Material corrections (a wrong name, wrong cause of death, wrong date) are logged at the bottom of the affected page. Write to corrections@iranholocaust.org.

Accessibility

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