Imprisoned Iranian Protesters Are Being Tortured and Raped, Sources Say

Iranian sources revealed on Thursday, February 20, that many protesters captured by the regime’s security forces during the nationwide anti-government uprising are being brutally tortured and sexually assaulted in prison before being killed. An eyewitness to the January massacre of demonstrators said they are most fearful for those who have been detained, describing daily gang rapes of both men and women by groups of police officers inside the jails.

An Iranian refugee who was detained and later released described being sexually assaulted at gunpoint by masked men and being turned into a “sexual slave.” Some female detainees’ bodies were returned to their families with their wombs surgically removed to conceal evidence of the abuse. One woman’s body, returned 25 days after her arrest, showed clear signs of torture and burns.

Shaghayegh Moradiannejad, an Iranian photographer who fled the country five years ago, confirmed that rape and torture have always been the regime’s method of suppressing dissent. President Trump urged Iranian protesters on January 13 to keep fighting, writing on Truth Social that he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the killing of protesters stops. Iran’s security forces have arrested more than 50,000 people suspected of participating in the protests, with more than 7,000 reportedly killed during the nationwide crackdown. (NYP/VFI News)

“Dear Lord, we cry out to You for the people of Iran who are suffering unspeakable cruelty at the hands of their own government. We pray in Yeshua’s Name that You expose the darkness of these prisons and bring the oppressors to justice. Comfort the families who have lost loved ones, and strengthen those still held captive. We ask that You move the hearts of world leaders to act swiftly and decisively in defense of the innocent, and that Your light would break through the shadow of this evil regime.”