News Center — Iranian cities are witnessing a wave of security tension following reports of arrests being carried out without revealing the identities of those detained or the entities behind them. These developments come amid a state of public concern.

The Iranian Human Rights Organization reported in a new statement that a widespread wave of arrests has swept the country since the start of the latest round of US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th. According to the organization's estimates, based on what has been published by official media, at least 2,000 people have been arrested. The arrests were not limited to ordinary citizens but also targeted civil and political activists, in addition to members of the families of those seeking justice.

The Iranian Human Rights Organization expressed concern over the situation of detainees under war conditions and warned of the possibility of escalating repression in the coming weeks. In this regard, the director of the organization pointed to the scale of these arrests, stating that their increase, particularly among civil society activists, indicates that the government views its citizens as a threat to its survival. He emphasized that detaining and transferring detainees while military installations are under attack could mean deliberately endangering their lives.

According to the report, institutions including the Judiciary, the Police Command, the Ministry of Intelligence, and the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in separate statements the arrest of over 2,000 people. Many of these arrests were carried out without disclosing the identities of the individuals, and in some cases involved the use of force, house searches, and transfer to unknown locations.

The charges against the detainees include "collaboration and espionage for Israel and the United States," "photographing sensitive centers," "contact with Persian-language media abroad," "maintaining satellite internet equipment," "attempting to organize protest marches or armed conflict," as well as charges of "inciting public opinion" and "disrupting cyberspace security."

The report also notes the arrest of at least 38 civil and political activists, as well as members of activists' families and those seeking justice. Widespread internet outages and severe restrictions on access to information since the start of the attacks have delayed the publication of news regarding many of these arrests.