Daughter of Iranian IRGC official exposes torture, abuse tactics used on protesters

The daughter of a senior Iranian official with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told the news outlet Manoto about her father’s role in the regime’s oppressive abuse and torture, N12 News reported.

“I have witnessed the crimes my father committed, [but] where can I go? I have pictures, videos, and documents – We’re not like them," the woman said, speaking under the pseudonym Fatima.

Fatima revealed that her father physically abused her after she joined anti-regime protests. 

"I went out to protest until they caught me with some friends. When they realized who I was, my father came to release me. At home, he beat me with a stick to ensure I wouldn’t go out again," she said. "My father is shameless. I hate him."

Fatima also said that the ayatollah regime’s security forces had sexually abused some of her friends. 

"We don’t want these people. They are killing their own children. Do you know what kind of pain that causes?” 

“I was born into this version of Islam; I still wear a hijab, but this life was forced upon me. If I could, I would be the first to kill him [her father]," she emphasized.

Fatima also issued a warning to the Iranian people. 

"I just want to say one thing to the people of Iran," she said. "Be aware of the oppressive forces. Your commanders have already arranged escape routes for themselves.”

Earlier this month, The Times reported that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had prepared contingency plans to flee to Russia if the regime collapsed amid widespread protests. In December 2024, former Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia after his regime fell following 54 years in power.

Fatima revealed that her father had also prepared falsified passports and suitcases filled with dollars in case the regime fell and he needed to leave the country. 

She admitted that she was risking her own life by talking to the news outlet. 

"This very conversation puts me in danger; my father wanted to kill me," Fatima said.

"I'm afraid because it's already happened, they caught me and took me for interrogation. In the end, they only released me thanks to my father, but the shame is still on me."

Iranian authorities reported that at least 5,000 protesters have been killed during the unrest since late December.

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norwegian-based human rights organization, recently estimated that the death toll could be around 6,000. By contrast, Iran International, an Iranian anti-regime news outlet, estimates Iranian forces may have already murdered some 12,000 people “in the largest killing in Iran’s contemporary history – carried out largely over two consecutive nights, Thursday and Friday, January 8 and 9.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the regime that the United States will intervene if the Tehran government continues to kill Iranian civilians, and has promised Iranian protesters that help is on the way. However, it remains unclear if, when, or how the Trump administration would follow through on that warning.