The most vulnerable are, as always, those already under the regime’s direct control. Human rights reporting and testimony from families have described severe risks facing political prisoners, including suspended food distribution, water outages, catastrophic hygienic conditions, prison transfers without clear information, and a breakdown of meaningful supervision. In Iran, prisons are not separate from the political crisis; they are one of its clearest expressions. When war intensifies, detention becomes even more hidden, lawless, and dangerous.
