Two young men were publicly hanged in Isfahan's Shahid Alikhani Square, prompting onlookers to protest before Iranian ...

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, as Iranians ...

"They have tortured them for days to confess to murder," one family member said.

Iran’s campaign of executions is part of a wider attempt to reverse the defiance of January, dismantle protest networks, and ...

War & Revolution. The one-off doc goes undercover and inside Iran, with testimony from journalists and civilians during the ...

Ever since the Baha’i faith was founded in Persia — now Iran — in the 19th century, its followers there have been persecuted.

Widespread protests in Iran earlier this year were met with a deadly crackdown by the regime. NPR has collected eyewitness accounts which paint an alarming picture of the extent of the killings.

The Islamic Republic publicly executed two Iranian protesters in Isfahan at dawn on July 28. Several hundred people gathered near a stage set up in the city’s Alikhani Square, but instead of cheering ...

The streets of Iran are near a breaking point over public executions, economic collapse and a war with no end in sight, ...

DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday executed two men for their role in nationwide protests in January, state media reported, among a series of death sentences that rights groups say have been ...

Seven months ago, Iran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters who were demanding an end to the 47-year-old theocratic ...

Human rights activists say the Iranian government has been rapidly escalating executions. The latest prompted public protest, ...