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Iran Executes 424 in 2026, Sparks Worldwide Protests

7/28/2026

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Iran Executes

Iran executed Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi on 19 July 2026 for the January 8 Isfahan protests.
UN experts said 24 people were executed in 2026 and condemned a July hearing that sentenced 12 to death.
The U.S. State Department said 424 were executed in Iran in 2026, including Khaneki on 22 July.
Amnesty International warned that the war has accelerated executions, prompting prisoners to start hunger strikes at Qezel Hesar and Dastgerd prisons.

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Italian MPs Condemn

Italian parliamentarians condemned Iran’s execution surge and endorsed the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s provisional-government plan.
Rallies and photo exhibitions were held in Stockholm, Paris, Hamburg, Oslo and Sydney July 18–25, 2026.
In Oslo, Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) representative Parviz Khazaei praised the United Kingdom’s IRGC designation and urged Iran’s embassy close.
Paris activists displayed a photo exhibit linking the 1988 massacre to the January 2026 uprising and placed book stands.

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Historical Context

In July 1988 Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the mass execution of political prisoners, killing about 5,000 detainees in dozens of cities. Death committees that included future president Ebrahim Raisi carried out the purge. The 2026 surge of 424 executions reported by the U.S. State Department and protests in Isfahan echoes that pattern, prompting United Nations and European Parliament calls to end capital punishment.

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Iran Executes

Iran executed Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi on 19 July 2026 for the January 8 Isfahan protests.
UN experts said 24 people were executed in 2026 and condemned a July hearing that sentenced 12 to death.
The U.S. State Department said 424 were executed in Iran in 2026, including Khaneki on 22 July.
Amnesty International warned that the war has accelerated executions, prompting prisoners to start hunger strikes at Qezel Hesar and Dastgerd prisons.

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