Escalating crackdowns on ethnic and religious minorities
Key Questions
What new repression is occurring against Baluch communities?
Baluch women have been beaten and arrested during mining protests in Kerman, with Mary Mohammadi subjected to enforced disappearance. The regime is also tightening controls in Kurdish and Baluch regions.
How is the regime targeting Christians in Tehran?
Authorities are attempting to evict Christians from Tehran's oldest Protestant church as part of systematic persecution. This fits into broader crackdowns on religious minorities including Baha'is.
What militant activities are reported in Kurdish areas?
IRGC members were killed in attacks in Paveh, with a new group called Xore Heva emerging and over 50 missile strikes on Kurdish camps. Kurdish attacks on regime forces are rising.
Regime tightens repression in Kurdish and Baluch regions plus systematic Baha'i persecution. New: Baluch women beaten and arrested in Kerman mining protests. Mary Mohammadi's enforced disappearance. Regime evicting Christians from oldest Protestant church in Tehran. Kurdish attacks rising: IRGC members killed in Paveh, new militant group Xore Heva, 50+ missile attacks on Kurdish camps. NCRI reports a female lawyer sentenced (likely Bahar Saharaian), reinforcing targeting of Christian activists.