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Following the hangings of three young men in Iran, rights groups warn of a potential new wave of executions, as protests erupt in Tehran and authorities tighten security, underscoring ongoing tensions over Iran’s use of the death penalty and political dissent.
Three men, including a 19-year-old wrestler, were hanged in Qom after speedy trials tied to January protests; authorities say they killed two police officers, while rights groups denounce the proceedings as sham to deter dissent. Analysts say the executions are a domestic and international signal of regime resolve amid ongoing conflict with the US and Israel, intended to show control and deter further protests.
Iran hanged three men in Qom, including a 19-year-old wrestler, tied to January protests and convicted of killing two police officers; Amnesty International condemned the trials as sham and rapid, while analysts say the executions, approved by Iran’s Supreme Court and carried out in front of bystanders, are a deterrent message to dissenters at home and opponents abroad amid ongoing U.S.-Israel war tensions. Separately, state media said Kourosh Keyvani was executed as a Mossad spy, reflecting broader signals of Tehran’s defiance on the world stage.
Iran publicly executed 19-year-old wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi in Qom along with two others, in what rights groups call a sham trial amid a broader crackdown on anti-government protests; authorities accused them of moharebeh and ties to foreign actors, highlighting Tehran's use of capital punishment to deter dissent.
Iran hanged three men in Qom for killing two police officers during January anti-government protests, including 19-year-old Saleh Mohammadi, a celebrated wrestler; authorities say they confessed under legal procedures, but human rights groups allege forced confessions and condemn the use of the death penalty and fast-tracked trials amid a wave of arrests and executions linked to the protests.
Iran executed three men in Qom province—one of them a teenager and member of a national wrestling team—for killing police officers during January anti-government protests, marking the first hangings tied to the crackdown; authorities cited moharebeh (waging war against God) charges, while rights groups say confessions were obtained under torture and trials were unfair, as a broader crackdown and internet restrictions continue across the country.
Iran has executed three people convicted of killing police during January unrest and allegedly aiding the United States and Israel, as the country fights a widening war now in its 20th day. Official tallies say 3,117 people were killed in anti-government protests, while rights groups note higher figures and ongoing investigations, all amid heavy internet restrictions and a broader crackdown on alleged foreign-backed dissent.
Iran is facing a harsh post-protest crackdown with tens of thousands detained and a death toll believed to be around 30,000. Families say detainees are held incommunicado, in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, with limited or no access to lawyers, and some facing fast-tracked charges that could carry the death penalty (including moharebeh). Rights groups warn of human-rights abuses amid calls for international intervention and scrutiny of the judicial process.
China carried out the executions of 11 Ming family members who led a cross-border, multibillion-dollar scam network operating in Myanmar, and who were alleged to have killed workers who attempted to escape; the death sentences were upheld by China’s Supreme People’s Court after initial convictions, underscoring Beijing’s crackdown on organized online fraud linked to the Kokang border region and Myanmar’s junta.
China has executed 11 members of the Ming family crime syndicate, which ran mafia-style scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region and killed workers who tried to escape. At its height the group employed thousands and ran schemes across internet fraud, prostitution and drug production. The executions followed a 2025 trial in which the Supreme People’s Court upheld the death sentences for Ming Xuechang’s son Ming Guoping and granddaughter Ming Zhenzhen among others, as Beijing’s crackdown on cross-border crime that began in 2023 continues and authorities warned they will intensify efforts against gambling and fraud.
Iran’s top prosecutor says Trump’s assertion that he halted 800 executions is false and unsupported by the judiciary, as Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests drives the death toll past 5,000 and U.S. naval forces move in the region.
President Donald Trump publicly thanked Iran for not carrying out the executions of political prisoners, framing it as a diplomatic development amid ongoing US-Iran tensions and a backdrop of anti-government protests in Iran.
Amid Iran's crackdown on protests and reports that 26-year-old detainee Erfan Soltani faces execution with only a 10-minute farewell to family, Donald Trump pledges strong actions and says he will not engage with Iranian officials until the killings stop, while rights groups warn of mass detentions and deaths and the international response intensifies.
Iran's judiciary chief says detainees tied to nationwide protests will face fast trials and executions, as the death toll rises into the thousands and tens of thousands are detained; Trump warns of strong action amid Tehran's claims of external meddling. A mass funeral for security forces highlighted the crackdown, and Starlink is offering free satellite internet to help Iranians bypass the internet shutdown.
A 26-year-old Iranian shopkeeper, Erfan Soltani, reportedly received a death sentence and could be executed amid the crackdown on protests, according to Hengaw; his family says he was not a political activist. The case comes as Iran's authorities deny details amid a nationwide internet blackout, with rights groups warning thousands have been detained and some fear executions for many detainees, despite President Trump's warning that the U.S. would take action if protesters are hanged.