Ex-Detainees Allege Torture, Scripted Confessions in Isfahan Protest Crackdown

IranWire reports accounts from former detainees of the January 2026 Isfahan protests describing systematic torture and coerced, scripted televised confessions. The claims, if corroborated, indicate a pattern of state repression beyond routine detention, raising human-rights and legal concerns. The veracity of the accounts is unverified, and the Iranian government has not responded.