Iranian protests
Iran executes two men arrested over January 2026 protests, Mizan reports
Mizan said Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raeisi were sentenced to death on charges including "membership in an armed rebel group, and waging war against God through carrying weapons."
Bereaved Iranians respond to Pezeshkian's claims to UNGA that US, Israel armed January protesters
UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes
'The Islamic Republic is already dead': A journalist's view from Iran - interview
Khamenei issued no mercy, 'shoot to kill' orders to quell protests across Iran - NYT
According to the officials, security forces were then deployed to the streets with "shoot to kill" orders and told to show protesters no mercy.
Iran may have slaughtered 30,000 protesters in 48-hour intense crackdown - report
If the estimates are true, the only comparable massacre in history databases would be the murder of 33,000 Jews in the Babyn Yar massacre during the Holocaust outside of Kyiv in 1941.
Iran security forces shoved wounded protesters into body bags, executed live patients in hospitals
In a shocking revelation, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center has reported the case of a young, wounded protester who survived by pretending to be dead inside a body bag.
Georgia rep. calls for removal of Iranian official's daughter from Emory university faculty
Dr. Ardeshir-Larijani is the daughter of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. The Emory University School of Medicine lists her as an assistant professor.
'How many more of us need to be killed?' Iranian woman calls on Trump to aid protesters - N12
"We're waiting for President Trump to keep his promise," she said. "Mr. Trump, where are you now?"
Iran will fire 'everything we have' if under attack by US, FM Araghchi warns in WSJ op-ed
"Our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack," Araghchi wrote in his opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.
Iran Interior Ministry official defects, calls for US action against regime amid violent crackdown
“People are waiting for Trump, and if he does nothing, widespread hatred toward him will emerge among Iranians,” stated the rebel official from Iran's Interior Ministry.
Executions in Iran soared in 2025 as regime used killings as 'tool of intimidation,' UN says
Human rights groups warned the regime stepped up executions in response to the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, which erupted in response to the regime’s murder of Mahsa Amini.
Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says
HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests.
Iran's regime is cornered. Israel's actions will help decide if it lives or dies - opinion
If Jerusalem’s posture now appears passive, Tehran wins twice. If Israel instead acts – decisively and intelligently – to help Iranians bring down the regime, a different strategic horizon opens up.