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2026 Iran protests

Iranian protesters hold letters spelling out “Stop Execution” as they gather at the Ergife Palace Hotel to condemn the silence of Western governments in the face of the growing wave of Iranian political executions, in Rome, Italy, on July 16, 2026. (Andreas SOLARO/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 11:01 am
Iran executes man accused of being an agent of Israel and US during January protests
Judiciary says Majid Adineh was arrested with several weapons, including gun, chainsaw, during deadly demonstrations; death penalty carried out after unsuccessful appeal to courts
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US and Israeli flags are pasted on the ground in Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 16, 2026, 4:45 pm
Iran pushes bill to criminalize journalists’ communication with ‘hostile media’
Legislation would further outlaw contact with foreign media, send Iranians who interview with US or Israeli outlets to prison amid crackdown on journalists in the Islamic Republic
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Fans holds the banner reading ‘Stop Executions in Iran’ before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between Belgium and Iran at Los Angeles Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Stu Forster/Getty Images/AFP)
August 16, 2026, 3:08 pm
Iran executes man who allegedly rammed cops ‘in support of the Zionist regime’
Shahram Sadeghi sentenced to death over incident in which 7 were wounded during January protests that turned deadly
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with new Mossad chief Roman Gofman at a welcoming ceremony, June 2, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 6, 2026, 11:13 pm
Mossad head reportedly removes 2 senior officials behind failed Iran regime-change plan
Report says Gofman sacked intelligence directorate and Iran division chiefs with whom he clashed upon entering top role; removal said to be part of broader organizational shakeup
By Stav Levaton
Iranian protesters hold letters spelling out “Stop Execution” as they gather at the Ergife Palace Hotel to condemn the silence of Western governments in the face of the growing wave of Iranian political executions, in Rome, Italy, on July 16, 2026. (Andreas SOLARO/AFP)
August 5, 2026, 2:50 pm
UN ‘alarmed’ by Iran’s surging use of executions to ‘instill fear’ in population
Rights chief says 56 people executed on security charges since -mid-March, 27 in cases linked to anti-regime protests; decries lack of fair trials, confessions given under torture
By AFP
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)
July 29, 2026, 10:16 am
Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi’s faltering bid to lead Iran
Though prince in exile is still a leading figure in the struggle against the Islamic Republic, his overseas campaign was dismissed by Trump, marred by intra-opposition violence
By Steve Stecklow, Nathan Layne and Gavin Finch
Demonstrators holding signs as they gather near the Francis Scott Key Bridge during a rally in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran, in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2026. (Amid Farahi/ AFP)
July 27, 2026, 11:29 pm
UN experts urge Iran to halt executions of 10 men arrested at anti-regime protests
Men sentenced in closed-door hearing alongside two others who were executed earlier this month; experts say Iran has hanged 24 people this year linked to the January protests
By AFP and ToI Staff
A undated handout picture released by the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman through Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on February 15, 2025, shows Craig and Lindsay Foreman posing for a selfie photograph at an unknown location. (Photo by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office/AFP)
July 15, 2026, 1:30 pm
British man jailed in Iran given additional two-year sentence, family says
Relatives of Craig Foreman says 10-year term was extended because he spoke to the media; Tehran executes anti-government protester accused of being a ‘collaborator with the enemy’
By Agencies
This undated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Mandana Sotoudeh, left, and her sister Mahsa Sotoudeh. (Courtesy Roya Basiri via AP)
July 13, 2026, 3:50 pm
Iran increasingly scapegoats Baha’i minority, including accusing members of spying for Israel
Rights groups say anti-government protests, war with US and Israel prompted Islamic Republic to publicly incite against the faith, arrest dozens of its members, some without charge
By FATMA KHALED
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, third from right, and Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right, with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 4:21 am
Iran, US agree on roadmap to reach deal in 60 days, will continue talks all week, mediators say
Iran’s FM says ‘major progress’ made to end Lebanon war as Qatar, Pakistan announce creation of ‘de-confliction cell’; Netanyahu: War created conditions for regime’s fall
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests. (John MacDougall / AFP)
June 16, 2026, 3:03 pm
Iran executes two over anti-government protests
Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi convicted of waging war against God and ‘corruption on earth’ for allegedly participating in January anti-regime rioting
By AFP and ToI Staff
People carry a giant pre-revolutionary Iranian flag during a protest in reaction to FIFA's ban on the flag inside World Cup stadiums, June 7, 2026, in Inglewood, California (AP Photo/Benjamin Hanson)
June 15, 2026, 9:25 am
Torn Iranian Americans plan protests, watch parties for team’s World Cup opener
Many are upset over FIFA rule barring pre-revolution lion-and-sun flag from stadiums; one fan says tournament doesn’t represent the people of Iran: ‘This is Team Islamic Republic’
By Amy Taxin
Iranian students protesting in Tehran against new education policies on June 6, 2026.(X/Screenshot/PMOI/MEK)
June 6, 2026, 9:00 pm
Iranian students protest across country over exam changes; several arrests reported
Students chant slogans such as ‘Justice, education, our undeniable right’ at rallies that began last month, in first sign of dissent since internet blackout lifted
By ToI Staff
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi at a rally in Tehran, 2009 (photo credit: CC BY-Hamed Saber/Wikimedia Commons)
June 5, 2026, 10:50 pm
Iran’s reformist ex-PM hospitalized after 15 years under house arrest, aide says
Mir Hossein Mousavi was focus of 2009 mass protests after he was declared loser of disputed election; his condition is said to have worsened after Feb. 28 airstrike damaged his home
By AFP
Illustrative: A prisoner being held in an Iranian prison. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
June 1, 2026, 11:11 am
Iran hangs two protesters for giving ‘pretext’ for US-Israeli attacks
Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki are executed over attack on mosque during massive January protests
By AFP
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