{
  "id": 230037,
  "title": "As the world looks away, Iran continues brutal hangings of protesters to crush the next uprising",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/as-the-world-looks-away-iran-continues-brutal-hangings-of-protesters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T18:16:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904794"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 28, Iran executed Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi in Isfahan's Alikhani Square. The two men were among those detained during the January protests and convicted in a mass case. Rights groups claimed their convictions were the result of torture, forced confessions, and denial of fair legal representation. They were hanged at the very spot where they had allegedly protested. Four days later, Arvin Kheirkhahan was hanged at Shahrud Prison without informing his family. He was buried at 5 a.m. under security supervision. Both executions were part of a broader crackdown on dissent following the January uprising, which reportedly left between 30,000 and 40,000 people dead. The Iranian regime aims to deter future protests by showcasing the consequences of resistance. As of July 28, at least 26 individuals had been executed for offenses related to the protests. Amnesty International also noted that 60 more protesters, including three minors, remained under death sentences.",
  "summary": "The Islamic Republic of Iran has continued its brutal practice of executing protesters following the January uprising, with at least 26 executions carried out by July 28. The most recent executions involved the public hanging of Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi in Isfahan, in a square where they had allegedly protested against the regime. Rights groups have pointed out that these convictions were the result of torture, forced confessions, and denial of independent legal representation. The regime's strategy, according to Khosro Isfahani, research director at the National Union for Democracy in Iran, is to change Iranians' behavior and willingness to resist the state in the future, warning them, \"If you move, we are going to kill you; if you resist, if you fight back, we are going to find you, arrest you, and hang you.\"",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}