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Iran secretly executes four detainees amid protest crackdown

5/22/2026

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Iran secretly executed two Kurdish activists and two Iraqi nationals in April 2026 without informing families.
The judiciary said the Kurdish men were convicted of armed uprising and terrorism based on custody confessions.
Human-rights monitors said the Iraqi men received espionage sentences after about eleven months in detention without chosen lawyers.
Amnesty International linked the early-2026 surge of over 200 executions to the government's response to December protests.

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Iran secretly executed two Kurdish activists and two Iraqi nationals in April 2026 without informing families.
The judiciary said the Kurdish men were convicted of armed uprising and terrorism based on custody confessions.
Human-rights monitors said the Iraqi men received espionage sentences after about eleven months in detention without chosen lawyers.
Amnesty International linked the early-2026 surge of over 200 executions to the government's response to December protests.