Iran Politics & Protests Watch

伊朗正将国内审查延伸至境外，通过公民举报平台与新法律双管齐下，强化对海外伊朗人及媒体的控制。

• 举报平台Alaj：鼓励公民通过网站和Telegram举报境外“危害国家利益”者，已曝光1600人信息
• 禁令法律通过：议会通过《反外国影响》法案，禁止公民与“敌对”媒体访谈，违者面临监禁或罚款，境内境外均适用
• 影响延伸：此举制造恐惧，迫使海外人士自我审查，尤其有国内亲属者

该趋势显示伊朗将“反外国影响”转化为全面信息管控工具。

Headline suggests Iran police view Starlink as a surveillance and protest-control threat, yet body text discusses only Olympiad wins, elite talent pipelines, and brain drain with zero reference to satellite internet or communications.

Nearly seven months after IRGC forces detained and shot Arman Khaleghpanah in Saqqez on March 8, 2026, Iranian authorities have disclosed neither his...

An oil minister's sudden exit and a hardliner's rare admission of crisis both signal rising internal pressure on Iran's economic management.

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Security forces arrested 16-year-old Alireza Rashidi on September 30 in North Khorasan over his alleged role in the January 2026 protests.

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• Iran summoned Norway's ambassador and delivered a formal protest note over unauthorized Starlink operations
• Tehran accused the US and Israel of...

The Islamic Republic's easing of returns for select artists under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reveals a calculated, limited cultural thaw rather than broad political openness.

Huge billboards across Tehran mock US President Donald Trump and show American drones crushed under an Iranian soldier's boot, delivering a daily...

• Blinken praised the extraordinary courage of young Iranians, especially women, defending rights to speech and dress amid protests sparked by Mahsa...

Iran faces intensifying economic pressure as oil exports hit zero for the first time since 1979 amid the U.S. blockade.

• Rial collapse: Plunged to...

Iranian teachers continue organizing after the January 2026 crackdown because their activism links personal rights to students’ futures.

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Iran executed Siavash Jamshidi after convicting him of moharebeh and firing on police during January protests, part of stepped-up executions tied to...

• Siavash Jamshidi was executed at dawn after conviction on charges of waging war against God and using a firearm during protests.
• At least 32 men...

A coalition of 56 governments is converting the UN sanctions snapback into coordinated enforcement, with tighter export controls, shipping...

Iran executed Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, arrested during January protests in Shahrekord, after convicting him of moharebeh and assembly against...

What began as merchant protests in Tehran quickly spread to campuses, where students at Tehran University, Sharif, Amirkabir and others boycotted...

Tehran condemns France's handling of student protests, yet the move appears grotesque amid allegations of its own repression against demonstrators.

Elnaz Shakerdoust, a leading Iranian actress, was sentenced to one year in prison for backing anti-government protesters. This case highlights...

Drop Site News alleges a U.S. Tomahawk strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab on February 28, 2026, killing at least 156 people including 120...

Old video from December 2025 protests is falsely labeled as fall 2026 demonstrations in Iran. The clip resurfaced on X in late September amid fresh...