Iran Executes Protesters as Resistance Defies Amid International Outcry

Iran executed at least five political prisoners in three days amid the war with the United States and Israel.

Ali Fahim, a 23-year-old protester detained in January, was among those executed.

Al Jazeera

At least 14 political or security prisoners have been executed since the war began, though the true number could be higher.

The head of the judiciary insisted on public dissemination of confessions, which human rights groups criticize as forced and extracted under torture.

The PMOI/MEK resistance mounted a nationwide mobilization answering the regime’s execution spree with public defiance.

Posters bore messages like "No surrender!" and "We will stand till the end."

Al-Biyadir as-Siyasi

The No to Execution Tuesdays campaign inside prisons continued despite repression.

Six longtime hunger strike participants were executed in one week.

Lawmakers from the United States to Europe called for immediate UN intervention.

The international response to Iran’s executions was swift and unequivocal.

Human rights groups and governments condemned the brutal crackdown.

Prominent figures urged the world to declare the regime illegitimate.

The UN Secretary-General called on all parties to respect human rights.

The executions unfolded amid a broader strategic reckoning.