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Iran: Lack of international justice six months after January protest massacres risks further atrocity crimes

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  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL       |       8 July 2026

On the six-month anniversary of the January 2026 popular uprising in Iran when security forces carried out mass unlawful killings on an unprecedented scale to crush protests calling for dignity, freedom and an end to the Islamic Republic system, killing thousands of protesters and bystanders between 8-9 January 2026, Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Regional Director … Continue Reading

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Iran trying to evict Christians from oldest Protestant church in Tehran — as Islamist regime cracks down

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       New York Post     |     By Ronny Reyes      |     July 1, 2026

Iran has threatened to seize Tehran’s historic St. Peter Evangelical Church and evict the 20 families who call the temple their home, according to multiple reports.

The move against the church, which has already had part of its property taken by the regime, appears to be in direct retaliation … Continue Reading

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Iran more than doubled executions in 2025 as global use of the death penalty hit 44-year high, report says

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 CBS NEWS     |  Emily Mae Czachor   |     May 18, 2026
The use of the death penalty skyrocketed last year, with documented executions reaching a worldwide high not seen since 1981, a new report found. A majority of the increase came from Iran, where the annual execution rate doubled, according to the report by human rights organization Amnesty International.
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Months after the regime crackdown, Iranians search for missing protesters

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  FRANCE24       |     Bahar MAKOOI    |     06 March 2026

 The deadly crackdown on the December 2025-January 2026 anti-regime protests saw many Iranians killed, tracked or detained. The US-Israel war on Iran has intensified the repression, but it has not stopped families from trying to trace their missing loved ones or from seeking justice for people who have disappeared into prisons
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‘Staggering’ Iran Toll Drives Up Global Executions: Amnesty

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    France Presse   |    May 17, 2026

Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a “staggering” increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.

Amnesty said it had confirmed the executions of at least 2,707 people globally in 2025. Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double … Continue Reading

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