Death penalty

Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, a 26-year-old footballer from Mashhad, has been repeatedly transferred between Vakilabad prison and security agencies and tortured since his arrest during the January …

(Subtitled) According to information received by Iran International, Mohammad Amin Biglari, a protester of the Iranian National Revolution, and six other protesters have been sentenced to …

‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition 19 January 2026 Human Rights Despite a downward trend in the use …

Iran’s army is threatening to join the crackdown on protesters as demonstrations against the regime grow and the death toll mounts. Huge crowds have taken to …