Overview
- Two detainees in Kermanshah, including a 16-year-old, told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network they were sexually assaulted by riot police using batons during transfer.
- Human Rights Activists News Agency reports 3,766 people killed since late December, with a further 8,949 deaths under investigation.
- Advocacy groups estimate more than 20,000 arrests since the unrest began, with persistent concerns about detainee treatment.
- Hengaw says activist Soran Feyzizadeh died from torture injuries in custody after a January 7 arrest, with relatives describing severe beatings.
- The Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre has identified 549 detainees moved to Yazd central prison, raising safety fears as communications remain disrupted.