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Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests Iran has executed three
Iran executes, jails protesters As talks stall, Iranian authorities have stepped up efforts to prosecute
Iran’s judiciary continues to execute dissidents, and on Saturday announced the hanging of Erfan Kiani, who was arrested during the nationwide protests
Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based rights group, said the numbers of political prisoners being executed in the last month was unprecedented. “Normally, most of the those who are executed are for criminal charges: drugs
protests in January, during which thousands of people were killed during an internet blackout. Others were tied to national security crimes and a host of other charges. Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people
executive director for the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre for Human Rights, Roya Boroumand, says that an information vacuum in Iran "allows the state to broadcast its narrative, ie portray protesters
Iran. On Tuesday, some roads and motorways in Northern Ireland [were blocked](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2e8wevpwyo) by farmers protesting over the hike in fuel, energy and fertiliser costs. Last week, the first and deputy first ministers
Iran’s nuclear programme to the edge of weaponisation, built the ballistic missile programme, the drone programme, and the network of proxies including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and the Shia militias in Iraq that threatened
Iran spoke with opposition activists, human rights lawyers and independent journalists and found a mood of foreboding. There is a recurring fear: once the war is finally over the state will escalate its campaign
Iran Chamber of Commerce commission, told a video conference with state-affiliated and private executives on Monday that the shutdown was leading to up to $80m per day in direct and indirect economic damages
executed, killed, imprisoned and disappeared in Iran”. “She is incredibly brave, like all the other women and people of Iran, and I admire all of them. The Islamic republic must release all political prisoners
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Iran, April 21, 2026 [Alireza Masoumi/ISNA via AP] The government’s economic focus has shifted to prioritising procurement of food and medicine through any means, and this week it reinstated a practice to allocate cheap
Iran. Lindsay and Craig say that conditions in Evin prison are better than solitary confinement, but are still tough. "It's not very hygienic. There's no health care, no dental care," Craig says
executive director of Organized Power in Numbers and an organizer, said that the number of [May Day](https://www.theguardian.com/world/may-day) events this year had more than doubled compared with last year. “Last year, there were
Iran would be "living in hell" if it failed to comply with his command. He's now accused Tehran of trying to "blackmail" the US. "I don't expect much from a man who twists
Iran, making it one of the few countries able to communicate with both sides during and after the 12-Day War. [Munir was back in Washington, DC, in September](/news/2025/6/20/amid-us-pakistan-thaw-two-key-challenges-iran-and-china) alongside Sharif for meetings that
Iran. He adds that, for the time being, Hegseth seems to have Trump's full support. **Senate Republicans introduced a budget resolution Tuesday to fund immigration enforcement agencies.** It's the first step
protesters' ability to organise and access information. Back in January, Iran's Information and Communication Technology Minister, Sattar Hashemi, said that every day of internet blackout cost the economy at least 50 trillion rials
executive power, as he exhorted US lawmakers to address global problems collectively in an era of unusually sharp divisions.”  Photograph: Washington Post ## Los Angeles Times Likewise