Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Iran Detaining Protesters in Hospitals and Executing in Jails
A United Nations expert named Mai Sato said that in Iran, people who were protesting against the government and got hurt are being taken from hospitals by the police.
This is against the rules because hospitals should be safe places for everyone.
Families have to pay a lot of money to get the bodies of their loved ones back.
Many people have been hurt or killed in these protests, but the real numbers are not clear.
The government is saying the protesters are bad, but the expert says they are just regular people who are upset.
The government is also blocking the internet so people can't share what's happening.
Additionally, activists claim that the government is executing protesters in jail and saying they died during protests.
A lawyer said there are no trials or investigations, and the deaths are being registered as if they happened earlier.
The bad economy and falling currency value started these protests, and human rights groups say many more people have died than the government admits.
UN expert Mai Sato reports Iranian security forces detaining protesters from hospitals, violating medical neutrality.
Families face ransom demands of $5,000 to $7,000 to retrieve bodies of loved ones.
Death toll from protests estimated between 2,000-3,000 (official) and 5,848 (HRANA).
Activists claim Iranian regime is executing protesters in jail and passing off deaths as 'killed in protests'.
Doctors report nearly 17,000 deaths, while at least 41,283 people have been arrested across the country.
- Who
- Iranian security forces, protesters, and activists
- What
- Detention of protesters in hospitals, executions in jails, and ransom demands for bodies
- When
- Since mid-December, with internet blocked since January 8
- Where
- Across Iran's 31 provinces
- Why
- Crackdown on anti-government protests and economic discontent
- Organization
- United Nations
- Expert
- Mai Sato
- Protest Death Toll (HRANA)
- 5,848
- Protest Death Toll (Official)
- 2,000-3,000
- Ransom Demands
- $5,000 to $7,000
- Internet Blocked Since
- January 8
- Provinces Affected
- 31
- Medical Neutrality Violation
- Geneva Conventions
- Reported Deaths by Doctors
- 17,000
- Arrested Protesters
- 41,283
Sources
Iran detaining protesters being treated in hospitals as part of crackdown, says UN expert
Bodies piled up in hospitals, shots fired during protests: Fresh videos document scale of killings, violence in Iran
Iran quietly executing protesters in jail and passing off deaths as 'killed in protests', activists claim
Activists say Iran protests death toll hits 6,126, higher than official figures - Telegraph India
Inside Iran’s uprising: Protests, poverty and the fight against the regime
