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Amnesty urges global action after Iran executes five protest-linked prisoners in one week

Amnesty urges global action after Iran executes five protest-linked prisoners in one week

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned Iran’s execution of five men in cases linked to the January protests within one week and called for coordinated international pressure on Tehran to halt further executions.

Meta, Google remove Iran matchmaking app after child marriage report

Meta, Google remove Iran matchmaking app after child marriage report

Meta and Google removed Iran’s “Adam and Eve” matchmaking app and related promotional accounts after an investigation found girls as young as 13 were being listed as prospective spouses, US-based rights group HRANA said Monday.

Suspect in plot to attack Iran journalists sought embassy visit, UK court hears

A man accused of plotting an attack on Iran International journalists in Britain discussed an “embassy” visit with one contact and told another he had been promised £150,000 and help resolving his criminal case in Iran, a London court heard.

Over 90 killed in six months as clashes escalate in Iran's southeast - report

Armed attacks and security operations in southeastern Iran have left at least 94 people dead and 33 wounded since March 31, with fighting growing more frequent and involving heavier weapons, US-based human rights group HRANA reported Monday.

Machete-wielding men at IRGC-backed rally revive scrutiny of crackdowns

Machete-wielding men at IRGC-backed rally revive scrutiny of crackdowns

Footage and images showing men wielding machetes and swords at an IRGC-backed rally in the central Iranian city of Isfahan have renewed scrutiny of the Islamic Republic's history of using unofficial armed groups to suppress anti-government protests.

Jailed wife of executed Iran protester pressured to deny marriage

Jailed wife of executed Iran protester pressured to deny marriage

The jailed wife of an Iranian protester executed this week is being interrogated and pressured to deny that the couple married shortly before his execution, a source familiar with the case told Iran International.

Iran executed over 2,000 people in past year, rights group says

Iran executed over 2,000 people in past year, rights group says

Iran executed at least 2,003 people over the past year, a 29% increase from the previous period, rights group HRANA reported Friday, as UN experts warned that Tehran uses capital punishment to silence dissent and instill fear.

J’Accuse! Tehran defends French students, silences Iranian youth

J’Accuse! Tehran defends French students, silences Iranian youth

Tehran has seized on protests by French high school students to accuse Paris of repression, seeking to obscure its own treatment of young Iranians by turning the language of human rights against one of its Western critics.

Teenage boy dies in custody after beating by Iran's Basij forces, source says

Teenage boy dies in custody after beating by Iran's Basij forces, source says

A 17-year-old boy died in custody in Iran’s Isfahan province after the IRGC’s paramilitary Basij forces beat him during his arrest and a judge refused his father’s plea for hospital treatment, a source familiar with the case told Iran International.

UK court hears how alleged Iran spy operation targeted Iran International

UK court hears how alleged Iran spy operation targeted Iran International

Men accused of spying for Iran exchanged information about Iran International’s offices and presenter Kambiz Hosseini, while one defendant discussed money transfers and his legal troubles with contacts in Iran, a London court heard.

Iran protester recounts torture, mock execution after January arrest

Iran protester recounts torture, mock execution after January arrest

“Write your will.” Those were the words Iranian protester Erfan Nabian says he heard in solitary confinement before he was handed a sheet of paper and asked what he wanted for his final meal before his execution.

How Iran’s 2022 crackdown was coordinated from the top

How Iran’s 2022 crackdown was coordinated from the top

Iran’s repression of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising was coordinated from the top through a functioning chain of command linking senior authorities to security forces on the streets, Amnesty International says.

‘Hugging actors are married’: Tehran theatre navigates contact restrictions

‘Hugging actors are married’: Tehran theatre navigates contact restrictions

A theater production in Tehran displayed a notice to spectators before a performance saying two actors who embrace on stage are married, underscoring the restrictions governing physical contact between men and women under the Islamic Republic.

Iran executes nearly two people a week since January protests

Iran executes nearly two people a week since January protests

Iran has executed nearly two people a week in political and security cases since the January protests, including over protest- and war-related accusations, while another 194 people face death sentences, an Iran International review of cases shows.

Three Iranians spied on Iran International journalists in UK, prosecutors say

Three Iranians spied on Iran International journalists in UK, prosecutors say

Three Iranian men spied on Iran International journalists to assist Iranian intelligence services and prepare for serious violence against at least one target, prosecutors told a London court Tuesday.

Clothes, diaries, dolls: Iran forces raid slain protesters’ rooms

Clothes, diaries, dolls: Iran forces raid slain protesters’ rooms

Clothes, diaries, books and childhood dolls are being taken from the bedrooms of protesters killed in Iran, as security forces extend pressure on families seeking accountability into the most private spaces of their grief nearly nine months after the January 2026 killings.

Iran sentences 38-year-old to death as January protest executions mount

Iran sentences 38-year-old to death as January protest executions mount

Hadi Abbasian, a 38-year-old resident of northeastern Iran, has been sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court in Bojnurd after being arrested over his support for the nationwide protests in January, according to information obtained by Iran International.

Netanyahu predicts Iran regime’s fall, Tehran warns war could engulf region

Netanyahu predicts Iran regime’s fall, Tehran warns war could engulf region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted the eventual fall of Iran’s leadership while the Islamic Republic’s top armed forces commander warned a new conflict would engulf the region, sharpening exchanges over the prospect of renewed fighting on Monday.

Two more January protesters executed in Iran

Two more January protesters executed in Iran

The Islamic Republic executed two more people detained in connection with the January 2026 protests, bringing to seven the number put to death in the Alikhani Square case in Isfahan, rights groups and the judiciary reported Monday.

Iran escalates Starlink threats over fears of losing internet control

Iran escalates Starlink threats over fears of losing internet control

Iranian authorities have stepped up warnings against Starlink as the cost-of-living crisis deepens and the prospect of renewed public protests grows, signaling mounting concern over citizens’ access to satellite internet.

Iran demolishes prison despite warnings of erasing evidence of mass killings

Iran demolishes prison despite warnings of erasing evidence of mass killings

One of the last watchtowers at Iran’s Rajaei Shahr (Gohardasht) prison was demolished Saturday, as authorities dismantle a site of mass political executions despite longstanding warnings that its destruction could erase evidence of crimes against humanity.

Iran executes man arrested during January protests

Iran executes man arrested during January protests

Iran has executed Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, who was arrested during January’s protests in Shahrekord, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced Saturday.