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Iran's Pezeshkian says republic won’t bow to external demands as domestic unrest resurfaces

Tehran's crackdown on protesters and minority groups has intensified as the regime faces mounting pressure both domestically and internationally.

IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, February 7, 2026; illustrative.

Araghchi slams US-Israeli Miriam Adelson, accusing her of dual loyalties in antisemitic trope

An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.

Iran executes at least 13 prisoners on Saturday morning as regime increases use of death penalty

An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.

Iran executes another man accused of spying for Israel's Mossad


Iran executes dual national Alireza Akbari after accusing him of spying for UK

Britain had described the death sentence as politically motivated and called for his immediate release.

 Alireza Akbari, Iran's former deputy defence minister, speaks during an interview with Khabaronline in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained on January 12, 2023.

Iranian protesters demonstrate at prison as 3 are sentenced to death

The threatened executions come just a day after two other Iranian protesters were executed by the Iranian regime.

 Iranian protesters, November 19, 2020

Israel condemns Tehran’s criminal murder of Iranian protestors

“We salute the Iranian citizens who are valiantly fighting for their freedom. They have sacrificed their lives for basic civil rights,” Netanyahu said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting

Iran hangs two men for alleged crimes committed during protests - judiciary

Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 26 others in what it called "sham trials designed to intimidate protesters in the popular uprising that has rocked the country."

 Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022

US executes first transgender inmate

Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.

A lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California

Iranian author sentenced to death after interview on Israeli channel

Mehdi Bahman was arrested in October after he gave an interview to Channel 13 in which he was critical of the Islamic regime.

 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Iranian protests reach 100 days: Official warns situation 'dangerous'

Iranian authorities continued to crack down heavily on protests, restricting internet access in some areas and issuing death sentences.

Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report

One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.

Prison, death row (illustrative)

Iran executes 2nd protester, Majidreza Rahnavard, after reported torture

Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard was reportedly not given access to a lawyer and was tortured, appearing in court with injuries.

 Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard

Iran executes protestor convicted of injuring security guard - Tasnim

The Tasnim news agency identified the person who was executed as Mohsen Shekari but gave no more details.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.