UN Special Rapporteur Says Families of Executed Protesters in Iran Subject to Regime's Pressure
Mai Sato said families face body withholding, burial limits and threats of arrest as 34 people have been sent to the gallows over the protests, rights groups said.
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Iran's security forces have been conducting a coordinated crackdown on protesters since January, executing protesters and even pursuing those who fled abroad to avoid reprisals. The regime in Tehran is trying to make an example of those who defy the will of the central government, keeping the population under control through fear and the constant threat of reprisals, according to a series of interviews conducted by Reuters with more than 75 huma…
UN Special Rapporteur says families of executed protesters in Iran subject to regime's pressure
The U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran says the consequences of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic are not limited to the person executed, as families face pressure and punishment, as well as restrictions on mourning the dead.
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Since the outbreak of the recent popular protests, Iranian authorities have executed at least 70 political prisoners, at least half of whom were convicted in connection with these protests. Another 194 people face the death penalty, including 113 arrested for the same protests. These statistics cover executions recorded from January 7, 2026, amidst […] The post Tehran Lights Up the Gallows Under a Veil of Secrecy: 70 Executions and 194 on Hold …
Among those awaiting execution in Iran are 113 people arrested in the January protests, as well as 13 women and at least seven minors. Iran has been executing about 2 people per week since last January. The executions, as revealed by an investigation by Iran International, concern political and security prisoners from the January protests. At the same time, another 194 people are facing the death penalty. Among those awaiting execution, accordin…
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