Child-Killing Under the Guise of Security in Iran

Iran’s January Uprising: Mass Killings, Child Deaths, and a Deepening Detention Crisis

Rights monitors report thousands killed and tens of thousands arrested in Iran’s January uprising, including over 160 children, amid forced confessions, medical intimidation, and rising execution fears. As repression continues, HRANA (the Human Rights Activists News Agency) reported that by the end of Wednesday, 15 Bahman 1404 (February 4, 2026), the total number of deaths linked to the crackdown had reached 6,883. HRANA’s breakdown indicates: …

Child-Killing Under the Guise of Security in Iran

An Analytical Report on the Extrajudicial Killing of 153 Identified Children and Adolescents during the January 2026 Uprising The nationwide uprising of January 2026 in Iran marks a dark turning point in the history of human rights violations, characterized not only by the scale of the protests but also by the unprecedented brutality of suppressive forces against the most vulnerable segments of society. This report provides a legal and statistic…