We will not forget their names
On the nights of 8 and 9 January 2026, thousands of people were killed in cities across Iran. This archive records their names one by one, and links each name to the list or report that recorded it.
These are counts of documented names, not an estimate of everyone killed. 413 possible duplicates are left out until they are checked.
Faces we remember
Two nights, most of the killing
Timeline75% of the names in this archive are from these two nights. The timeline shows how many people were killed in each city, day by day.
The executions go on
This archive records 143 cases of detainees who have been executed or face execution. Know their names, and speak for them.
Every name has a source
No name is published without a source. Each name sits in one of three evidence tiers, depending on how many sources name it and what kind they are, and the list or report behind it is shown next to it.
Two or more independent lists
The name appears on the lists of at least two human rights organisations or media outlets that are independent of each other.
1,364 namesOne trusted list
The name is recorded by one human rights organisation or one media outlet.
3,737 namesFamily and witnesses
A report from the family, or several consistent posts from different accounts that an editor has checked.
582 namesNames that appear only on lists made with AI tools are not published or counted until a trusted source is found for them.
Is someone you love missing from here, or is their record wrong?
Tell us. You don’t need an account, and your internet address is not kept. A removal request hides the name from the public straight away, before anyone reviews it.