13/03/2026
While the war involving Iran continues, the regime has intensified its repression both inside the country and beyond its borders. Even as civilians face the consequences of war, authorities are carrying out a widespread crackdown that includes digital blackouts, the shutdown of phone lines, threats against the public, arbitrary arrests, torture, executions and issuing new execution sentences.
Prisoners across Iran are now facing one of the most dangerous situations in recent years. Many have been deliberately kept in severely overcrowded prisons with inadequate access to food, clean water, and essential medical care. The majority of political prisoners are denied contact with their families. Reports indicate that hundreds of political prisoners have recently been transferred to unknown locations. (See our previous statement: https://wp.me/p9yWrK-e9G)
At the same time, state media has openly threatened the public. Officials have warned that if citizens take to the streets to protest, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will respond with lethal force.
The regime has also expanded its repression beyond Iran’s borders. Recently, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced that Iranians living abroad who “cooperate with enemy states” could face severe legal penalties, including confiscation of property and even the death penalty. This represents a clear escalation of transnational repression and a direct threat against Iranian activists and diaspora communities.
Western governments must respond decisively to protect their citizens and residents from these threats.
The UK government must designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.
The Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) urges governments around the world to take immediate action, including closing the regime’s embassies, expelling its diplomats, and seizing assets linked to the regime.
CFPPI also calls on Western governments to increase pressure on the regime in Iran to:
- Immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners and detainees in Iran
- Publicly disclose the whereabouts of all transferred prisoners
- Guarantee access to adequate food, medical care, legal representation, and contact with families
Time is running out. The international community must act now to prevent another human rights tragedy.
Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI)
🌐 www.cfppi.org
For Media Inquiries:
Shiva Mahbobi, Spokeswoman
📧 shiva.mahbobi@gmail.com 📞 +44 7572 356666
The updated list of political prisoners sentenced to execution:
Take action:
Concerned individuals are encouraged to use the form on our website to send a letter to their government:
https://cfppi.org/urgent-action-required-write-to-officials-about-crimes-against-humanity-in-iran/