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🔴The Islamic Republic of Iran has carried out at least 908 executions so far in 2026, of which 67 occurred in July and 8 in August . The actual number of executions is likely significantly higher as Iran withholds data on executions to avoid public scrutiny.

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🔴J’afar Kavoosi Roozbahani, a 30-year-old worker from Meshkindasht, was shot by security forces on motorcycles while crossing the street. Witnesses report that the shooters were chanting "Heydar, Heydar" when they shot him in the heart from behind.

🔴 According to a published report, the death sentence of Arvin Kheirkhah, one of the detainees of the January 2026 nationwide protests, was carried out on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, in Shahroud Prison.

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🔴The death sentences of Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, two individuals detained during the January 2026 protests in Isfahan, were carried out in public at Alikhani Square in Isfahan on Tuesday morning, July 28, 2026.

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🔴 On the 10th day of their strike, prisoners in Unit 2 of Karaj’s Ghezel Hesar Prison reiterated their commitment to continue until executions are halted. In messages, they appealed to the Iranian people, media, human rights organizations, and the UN Special Rapporteur to “be their voice.”

🔴Just one day after the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires killed 85 civilians and injured over 150. Investigations found senior Islamic Republic officials responsible for planning the attack, carried out by Hezbollah.

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🔴The Judiciary Media Center of the Islamic Republic announced the execution of Mehdi Khanki, detained during the January 2026 nationwide protests, after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence. The date and location were not disclosed.

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🔴The death sentences of 19-year-old Erfan Esfandiari and 23-year-old Afghan national Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi were executed secretly at dawn on Sunday, July 19, 2026, in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan. The Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, has confirmed the executions.

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🔴The protest by prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj against the carrying out of death sentences has entered its third day. 🔸Through a hunger strike, a sit-in, and holding handwritten signs with the slogan "No to Execution," these prisoners are demanding a halt to the executions.

🔴The Islamic Republic of Iran has carried out at least 833 executions so far in 2026, of which 14 occurred in July. The actual number of executions is likely significantly higher as Iran withholds data on executions to avoid public scrutiny.

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🔴 The death sentences of Mr. Mohyeddin Abdollahi and Mr. Hossein Palani Jaf, two Kurdish prisoners from Kermanshah province, were executed at dawn on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Kermanshah Central Prison (Diesel Abad) after they had served eight years in prison.

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🔴Arnika was supposed to be training to break the national swimming record, but a bullet took her life instead. 🔸#ArnikaDabagh, a 15-year-old student and swimmer from Gorgan, was shot and killed by security forces during the protests on January 9, 2026.

🔴A journalist Murdered for Capturing the Truth: 23 Years of Impunity 🔸On this day 23  years ago, Zahra (Ziba) Kazemi, an Iranian-Canadian journalist, was arrested while photographing a gathering of prisoners' families outside Evin Prison.

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🔴The Islamic Republic and armed vigilantes crushed July 1999 student protests against restrictions on the press following a violent night raid on student dormitories at Tehran University, leaving at least 8 people dead and arresting at least 1,500 protesters.

🔴After years of enduring deprivation and security pressure, Kurdish activist Farahmand Sadeq-Vaziri tried to flee Iran with his wife and two children. However, he was arrested before crossing the border andwas tortured so severely he died in detention.

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🔴In July 2007, Ja'far Kiani was secretly stoned to death in Aghcheh Kand, Takestan, despite a stay of execution order. According to the defense attorney, the sentence was issued without any confession from the accused or the presence of witnesses٫ relying solely on the “knowledge of the judge.”

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🔴 State violence during the nationwide protests this January was not limited to only those actively participating in demonstrations. As the family of four was driving home from a gathering, security forces opened fire on their vehicle. A live round struck the mother in the heart.