Iran detains at least 114 individuals in November 2025 amid continued repression
Hengaw — Wednesday, December 3, 2025
At least 114 individuals were detained across Iran by security forces in November 2025, all of whom have been fully identified. According to data recorded by the Statistics and Documentation Center of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, this figure represents a decrease of one case compared to the same period last year, when at least 115 individuals were detained in November 2024.
According to these statistics, Iran’s security forces detained or abducted at least 22 women activists, 2 children, 51 Kurds, 11 Baha’i adherents, and 10 Baloch people last month. The highest number of detentions was recorded in Kurdistan Province (Sanandaj/Sine) with 29 cases.
Detentions by province
The highest provincial figures were recorded in Kurdistan (Sanandaj), Tehran, West Azerbaijan (Urmia), and Sistan and Baluchestan.
Kurdistan (Sanandaj): 29 cases
Tehran Province: 22 cases, including (14 Fars, 4 Turk, 2 Kurd, 1 Qashqai, 1 Gilak)
West Azerbaijan (Urmia): 16 cases (all detained individuals were Kurds)
Sistan and Baluchestan: 10 cases
Khuzestan: 8 cases, including (6 Arab, 1 Lor, 1 Fars)
Alborz: 7 cases, including (6 Fars and 1 Afghan Christian convert)
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Razavi Khorasan: 4 cases each
Mazandaran and Golestan: 3 cases each
Kermanshah (Kermashan), Fars, and Isfahan: 2 cases each
North Khorasan: 1 case (1 Kurd)
Gilan: 1 case (1 Kurd)
Detentions by ethnic and national identity
According to Hengaw’s data, at least 51 Kurds were detained in November, accounting for 45% of all cases documented nationwide. Additionally, at least 10 Baloch citizens and 6 Arab citizens were detained.
Kurds: 51
Fars: 30
Baloch: 10
Arabs: 6
Lors: 5
Gilaks: 4
Turks: 4
Qashqai: 1
Afghan national: 1
U.S. national: 1
Identity unverified: 1
Detentions of religious and faith minorities
Detentions of religious and faith minorities continued in November, with at least 16 religious activists detained: 11 Baha’i adherents, 3 Sunni activists, and 2 Christian activists, including 8 women. Their names are as follows:
Baha’i adherents
1. Leila Edalati (Shiraz)
2. Mona Zakai (Karaj)
3. Naghmeh Mirza Agha (Karaj)
4. Mahin Saadatmand (Karaj)
5. Mahshid Sefidi (Karaj)
6. Samar Masoudi (Karaj)
7. Naser Rajab (Karaj)
8. Armin Avozpour (Gonbad-e Kavus)
9. Aminollah Koshak-Baghi (Gonbad-e Kavus)
10. Parya Marandiz (Tehran)
11. Azadeh Yaghini (Gorgan)
Christian activists
1. Morteza Faghanipour-Sasi (Tehran)
2. Koros Hosseini, Afghan national (Karaj)
Sunni activists
1. Zana Hosseini (Javanrud)
2. Abdulaziz Naami (Ahvaz)
3. Rafat Saeedi (Javanrud)
Detention of at least two children
According to Hengaw’s data, at least two children under the age of 18 were detained in November 2025, accounting for 1.7% of all cases this month. Both children were Baloch, and their names are:
1. Mehdi Zarouzehi, 17, from Zahedan
2. Amir Hossein Payam, 16, from Sib and Soran
Detention of 22 women activists in November 2025
According to data recorded by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at least 19 women activists were detained last month, representing 19% of all detentions. At least 8 Baha’i women and 2 Kurdish women were among those detained. Their names are as follows:
Tehran:
1. Mahsa Asadollahnajad
2. Shirin Karimi
3. Hanieh Shariati-Rodpashi
4. Aferin Mohajer
5. Parya Marandiz
6. Setareh Pesiani
7. Sahar Dolatshahi
Karaj:
8. Mona Zakai
9. Naghmeh Mirza Agha
10. Mahin Saadatmand
11. Mahshid Sefidi
12. Samar Masoudi
Shahin Shahr:
13. Maryam Abbasi Niko
14. Beita Shafiei
Shiraz:
15. Leila Edalati
16. Milan Khajeh’i
Ahvaz:
17. Maryam Zobeidi
Kamyaran:
18. Sheida Azizi
Maneh and Samalqan:
19. Asmar Hamidi
Sabzevar:
20. Shokouh Sadidi
Nur:
21. Soheila Beykdelu
Gorgan:
22. Azadeh Yaghini
Detentions of teachers and students
At least one student was detained in November 2025.
Detained student:
1. Milan Khajeh’i (Shiraz)
No teachers were detained this month.
Detentions of media activists
At least three Arab media activists were detained last month:
1. Hassan Salamat (Ahvaz)
2. Javad Saeedi (Ahvaz)
3. Seyed Sadegh Alboushoukeh (Ahvaz)
Detentions of writers and artists
In November 2025, at least 4 writers, 7 artists, and 1 singer, including 5 women, were detained by Iran’s security forces.
Writers:
1. Parviz Sedaghat (Tehran)
2. Shirin Karimi (Tehran)
3. Mahsa Asadollahnajad (Tehran)
4. Keyvan Mehtadi (Tehran)
Artists:
1. Abbas Peymani (Shahriar)
2. Asmar Hamidi (Maneh and Samalqan)
3. Ali Shadman (Ilam)
4. Parsa Pirouzfar (Tehran)
5. Mehran Miri (Tehran)
6. Ahmad Segeli (Tehran)
7. Setareh Pesiani (Tehran)
8. Sahar Dolatshahi (Tehran)
The identities of all 114 individuals documented in this report have been verified by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. The use of these statistics is permitted with proper source attribution. These figures include only the cases whose full identities have been verified by Hengaw
