How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

Apr 13, 2026 - 04:00
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How Iran is using executions to crush dissent
People crowd around a bonfire in a street at night.

Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings.