Iran executed at least 260 people last month, US says

In November alone Iran executed at least 260 people, the highest monthly total in more than two decades, while officially announcing only two, the United States Department of State said in a Persian-language post on X on ...

Iranian rights lawyer found dead

Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old prominent lawyer for jailed protesters and a former political prisoner, was found dead under unclear circumstances, prompting some attorneys and activists to suggest possible Islamic Republic involvement.

Foreign supply chains enabled Iran protest crackdown

A new investigation has revealed how Iranian security forces relied on global supply chains and intermediary companies to obtain weapons later turned on protesters during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.

Iran executes man for alleged spying

Iran said Wednesday it executed a man it alleges spied for Israel, something disputed by activists who say he was tortured into a false confession after writing a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offering to fight ...

Iran executes man convicted in connection with 2022 protests

Iran’s judiciary said early Saturday it executed Mehran Bahramian, a protester detained during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in central Iran, despite torture allegations and pleas from rights groups to stop the sentence.