TIM team · · Updated 28 October 2026 · 4 min read
It has since grown beyond a list of names. The archive now also follows people detained after the protests, prisoners serving sentences, people facing the death penalty, and executions connected to the crackdown.
Where the archive stands today
As of 24 October 2026, The Iran Massacre has recorded:
7,388 Javid Naman — people documented by name with at least one source.
5,722 currently have stronger evidence at levels A–C, while 1,666 remain clearly marked as needing further verification.
Among the Javid Naman are 472 children and teenagers.
The archive currently documents 4,933 people who died on 8 or 9 January, the two days at the centre of the crackdown.
The project now also follows 6,181 prisoners connected to the January protests, including people still detained, people serving prison sentences and those subsequently released.
Separately, we have documented 44 executions connected to the protests, while 102 more people are currently recorded as being under a death sentence or otherwise at risk of execution.
These are documented names and cases, not an estimate of the final number of victims. The figures change as new evidence is found, records are checked and possible duplicates are reviewed.
What's new in Version 6?
A new Latest section
News, archive updates, urgent cases, new articles and videos can now be followed from one place.
Improved Articles
The Articles section has been redesigned, with search and tags making reports, investigations and other published work easier to find.
Better search and more ways to explore the archive
Search and filtering have been improved across the site. Visitors can explore names through the map, provinces, dates and events, and move between people and the events connected to them.
Improved Javid Naman pages
Individual records now make identity information, dates, places, photographs, evidence and supporting sources easier to understand.
The aim is not simply to publish a name, but to preserve the evidence behind that name.
A much larger Prisoners section
The archive now has dedicated tools for searching and following prisoners connected to the January protests. Cases can be searched and filtered by status, gender, prison and province, with the reported status and supporting sources shown where available.
These are ongoing cases. Unlike the historical records elsewhere in the archive, many of these people may still be helped.
Improved execution and death-sentence tracking
The Death Penalty & Execution Watch follows people under death sentences, those reported to be at imminent risk, and executions already carried out.
Case pages provide clearer information about status, prison, charges, sentences and supporting sources where those details are available.
Sources are easier to check
Records can now show multiple supporting links more clearly, including human-rights organisations, news reports and relevant social-media sources.
Where different sources disagree, we preserve those differences rather than silently choosing one version.
Our Story
A new Our Story section connects the archive to the chronology of the crackdown — from the first protests and the internet blackout to the killings of 8 and 9 January and the executions and repression that followed.
Improved videos and media
The Videos section has been redesigned with dedicated viewing pages and better links between videos, events and related material.
Help us verify the missing pieces
The archive now makes it much easier to see where information is still missing.
Visitors can help us find photographs, identify towns, provide additional sources, correct information or send evidence about someone who is missing from the archive.
A clearer explanation of how the archive works
Our Method, Sources, Press and other information pages have been rebuilt so visitors can see how names are assessed, what the evidence levels mean and where information comes from.
Better on mobile and more display options
Navigation and many individual pages have been redesigned for phones, tablets and computers, alongside additional settings for how dates, numbers and other parts of the site are displayed.
An archive that continues to change
Version 6 is much more than a visual redesign.
It is part of our effort to turn The Iran Massacre into a permanent, transparent and searchable record of the January 2026 crackdown and what followed it.
Every number represents people, not statistics.
Behind the current archive are thousands of names, photographs, source links, family reports and records that still need further investigation.
The work continues.
If you recognise a name, have a photograph, know where someone was killed or detained, can provide another source, or know about somebody who is missing from the archive, you can help us complete the record.