Iran executes two accused of killing security officers during January protests

“In the course of their extremely violent actions, they martyred four security forces,” the judiciary said.

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Iran closes shops, detains owners after Zhina Amini anniversary strike

Following the strikes, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) summoned the shop owners who went on strike, temporarily shutting down their businesses while also making them sign a written undertaking not to participate in future strikes

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Syria says fuel price hikes ‘temporary’ as protests spread

Syria raised fuel prices Sunday by up to 40 percent for diesel and around 28 percent for petrol, prompting protests in Hama, Daraa, Raqqa, Aleppo and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Footage showed groups of demonstrators blocking roads with tires set ablaze.

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Protests in Syria’s Kobane escalate into clashes with security forces

Demonstrations in the symbolic Kurdish city of Kobane escalated following “physical altercations between demonstrators and security personnel,” the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Friday, prompting heightened security measures and the deployment of backup security forces.

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‘Humanitarian crisis’: Trump accuses Iran of killing protesters, not paying soldiers

"The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before. It is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and must be stopped, NOW," the president wrote on Truth Social.

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UN urges Iran to halt execution of 12 linked to January protests

The UN report said that at least 24 people have been executed in Iran in 2026 in connection with the January protests.

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Albania police teargas protesters against Trump-linked resort

Since late May, angry Albanians have protested daily the planned construction in a coastal nature reserve of a vast luxury hotel complex linked to US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.

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Iran hangs man convicted of setting mosque on fire

The Islamic republic brutally cracked down on nationwide demonstrations in January, which began as protests against the country’s dwindling economy but quickly escalated to calls to overthrow the regime. 

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Iran hangs man for allegedly attacking military sites in January protests

“Ali Fahim, one of the enemy elements in the terrorist riots … who attacked prohibited military sites to seize the armory and steal war weapons, was hanged after the case was reviewed and the verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.

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