Overview

• Police spokesman Saeed Montazerolmahdi said security forces detained 21,000 people between June 13 and 24 on suspicions ranging from espionage to unauthorized filming.
• Authorities identified about 261 suspected spies, 172 charged with illegal filming, roughly 2,774 foreign nationals and over 5,700 cybercrime cases among the detainees.
• The police figure sharply exceeds the roughly 2,000 arrests previously cited by the judiciary chief and offers no breakdown of who remains in custody.
• Since late June, at least seven people convicted of spying for Israel have been executed as parliament fast-tracks new espionage laws and special courts.
• Human rights groups warn that the crackdown has relied on forced confessions, expedited trials and disproportionate targeting of migrants and minorities.