Iran 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2026
FEBRUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: 16-Year-Old Amir Ali Ghanbarzadeh Shot Dead Minutes After Joining Protest
FEBRUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Execution of At Least Twelve People on February 25
Kianoush Monavari, Ghader Mohammadi, Nariman Zangeneh, Ali Asghar Oladi, … Shateri, Mostafa Kamali, Aysan Rostami, Jahan Azadi, Farshid Ghasemi, Taher Yousefi, Hamid Tajik, Adel Fereshteh
FEBRUARY 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim accounts: Keyvan Amiri, Bullet Wound and Stab Injury
- FEBRUARY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The 109th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
- FEBRUARY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seven minors arrested in five cities
Mohammadreza Asadi, Mohammad Javad Zeinivand, Mohammad Piri, Ali Zeinivandi, Masih Inalouei, Diana Taherabadi, Taha Ali Mirzaei
FEBRUARY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN -Two Kurdish political prisoners, Mohammad Faraji and Raouf Sheikh Maroufi, sentenced to death
Arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) protests
- FEBRUARY 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nationwide Protests: Mohammad Abbasi Sentenced to Death, His Daughter to 25 Years in Prison
FEBRUARY 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protests: 19-year-old Mohammad Amin Biglari sentenced to death
FEBRUARY 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report: The Crimson Winter
A 50 Day Record of 2025–2026 Protests
FEBRUARY 23, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 10 men executed on February 23
- FEBRUARY 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Four women arrested
Shavar Karimzadeh, Farzaneh Fasihi, Saba Ahmadi, Fariba Ghahremani
FEBRUARY 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nirvana Torbatinezhad and her mother, Roqiyeh Amirkhani, arrested during a 40th day commemoration
FEBRUARY 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Habib Rasoulzadeh executed in Semnan on February 22
- FEBRUARY 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Javad Masoumi executed in Ardabil on February 22
FEBRUARY 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 19 people arrested for participating in 40th day commemorations
Lors in Khuzestan Province
FEBRUARY 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: 17-Year-Old Bahareh Shahmehri Shot Dead by Sniper
- FEBRUARY 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 11 men executed on February 21
FEBRUARY 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehrdad Ghaeni executed in Qom on February 21
FEBRUARY 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - British Nationals Craig and Lindsay Foreman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
FEBRUARY 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Poreki killed under torture
FEBRUARY 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: Nighttime Burial of Mohammad Ranjbar Hosseinabadi
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Massive 40th-Day Gatherings Across Iran Challenge the Regime
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 26 Protesters Sentenced to Death, Hundreds More at Risk
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hassan Narouei executed in Sarakhs February 19
- FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Execution of 8 Prisoners on February 19
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Javad Zarei executed in Torbat-e Heydarieh on February 19
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - More protests
On the occasion of traditional commemorations 40 days after the death
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza Amiri and Shahrbanou Beykramiani could be deported from Turkey to Iran.
Turkey has a troubling tradition of collaboration with Iran.
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 40-Day Mourning Ceremonies Spark Renewed Protests
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: Mohammad Rahmati’s Father Forced to Blame “Terrorists” for His Son’s Killing