Iran executes two men over charges related to January protests
The judiciary said the men were convicted of attacking police and disrupting public order during January protests.
- On Tuesday, Iran's judiciary publicly hanged Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari in Malekshahr, Isfahan province, sparking renewed public outrage over the execution of two men convicted in connection with January anti-government protests.
- Mizan Online reported the men were convicted of "attacking police officers with machetes and knives, tying them to road signs, pulling them on the ground, dousing them with gasoline, and setting them on fire" on January 8.
- UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato warned the group trial contravened fair trial standards, with convictions for "moharebeh " and "corruption on earth" raising concerns about legal counsel access.
- Since the start of 2026, the Islamic Republic has executed at least 24 people in connection with January demonstrations, with experts noting the state uses capital punishment to "instill fear in society and suppress dissent."
- Amnesty International reports Iran carries out the world's second-highest number of executions after China, while HRANA asserts it is investigating nearly 12,000 additional cases linked to the demonstrations.
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Iran hangs two men accused of attacking police during widespread protests in January
Iran publicly hanged two men on Tuesday who took part in the January 2026 anti-government protests that occurred throughout the country, spreading from cities to small towns in all of Iran's 31 provinces.
Iran publicly executes two men accused of killing police during January protests
Rights groups said the execution was carried out at dawn in Alikhani Square in the central city of Isfahan, the place where the police were killed. They were among 14 people accused of killing the police, all of them sentenced to death
I am here again to count the bodies suspended in the void. Again forced to pronounce the oldest, cruelest and inhumane word that history knows: public hanging. The months pass, the years pass. The world wants to run towards artificial intelligence and the future, but in Iran time remains firm at a time [...] The article L'Iran hangs two other boys in the square: we are all complicit in this barbarism comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
The Chilling Message Sent To Anyone Who Dares Speak Out
Just before dawn on Tuesday, hundreds of Iranians gathered in Isfahan hoping to stop two young men from being hanged. Instead, security forces violently dispersed the crowd and publicly executed 25-year-old Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and 28-year-old Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi. Both men were convicted on charges stemming from clashes that Iranian authorities say resulted in the deaths of four security officers. Human rights groups say the men w…
Iran hangs 2 protesters in public, crowd cries 'dishonorable' as security fires tear gas
Iran publicly hanged two young men over their alleged roles in anti-government protests, prompting onlookers to chant before security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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