These arrests pertain to participation in or support for the protests. Many of those detained have been granted temporary release on bail, while their cases remain pending within security organizations. Hundreds have also been re-arrested. As global attention remains on Iran's human rights situation, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has recently called for immediate action by the Iranian government. He has emphasized the need to halt executions, release political prisoners of conscience, human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists in the country.