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Iran Protests

What is behind Iran's executions? What were the two men accused of?

Iran has executed two men accused of playing leading roles in the anti-government protests that swept the country in January, marking the latest development in a widening crackdown that has drawn international attention and renewed concerns about the use of the death penalty against political dissidents.

01 Jun 2026-15:55
Iran executes two accused of leading January protests

01 Jun 2026-09:38
Iran court sentences four to death in Ekbatan case linked to 2022 protests

Four defendants in the so-called Ekbatan Town case linked to Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests have been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh), according to foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

26 May 2026-14:09
What we know about Iran’s execution linked to the January 2026 protests

Iranian state media reported on Monday that a man convicted over violence during the nationwide protests that shook the country earlier this year has been executed.

25 May 2026-20:45
Iran executes man over January protests

Iranian media reported on Monday that a man was executed in connection with the nationwide protests that swept the country in January.

25 May 2026-18:24
Siblings detained in Mashhad protests face possible death penalty

Seyedeh Zeynab (Aban) Mousavi and her brother, Seyed Hassan Mousavi, who were both arrested during earlier protests this year, are being tried on charges of “moharebeh” (waging war against God) before the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, a crime that is punishable by death under Iranian law.

09 May 2026-16:46
Man executed in Iran over killing of Basij member during Urmia unrest

A man convicted of murdering a member of Iran’s Basij volunteer force during unrest in the northwestern city of Urmia has been executed, state-linked media reported.

04 May 2026-10:02
Karate champion arrested in protests faces execution in Isfahan

Sasan Azadvar, a 21-year-old karate athlete detained during the protests, is facing imminent execution after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence.

29 Apr 2026-20:50
Iran executes man over attempted attack on military site

Iran has executed Ali Fahim, convicted of attempting to storm a military site, a day after two others linked to the January incident were put to death.

06 Apr 2026-10:23
Iranian president says US protests reflect anger over Israel policy

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that mass participation in the “No Kings” protests across the United States shows public anger over what he described as an “Israel First” policy.

30 Mar 2026-10:19