Iran Politics & Protests Watch

Mojtaba directs repression surge including Alghadir atrocities, executions to 40-year high, 4000+ arrests. New: Khamenei in-law Kharrazi declares Islamic Republic obsolete, claims Mojtaba more radical, outlines 250k network to replace system. UN reports 24 Baluch, 22 Kurdish executions in 2026, five at risk. Economic collapse: food inflation 110%+, bread 140%, dollar 1.94M, experts warn tipping zone; NCRI raw testimonies detail power outages, food inflation 134%, regime blaming citizens. Healthcare crisis with drug shortages and 16x price hikes. New legal analysis details sexual apartheid, 65 women executed in 2025. NCRI reports Karbala religious clashes (140 arrested). Execution wave: UN says at least 56 executed since March, 27 linked to Jan protests; Supreme Court upheld death sentence of Rasoul Rezaei. France directly accuses Iran of 'bloodshed' over death penalty. Public hangings in Isfahan backfired as deterrent. Public defiance at gallows: crowds boo public hangings, residents try to stop executions. Retiree protests continue. Transnational repression: IRGC threatens London, dissidents in Georgia face deportation. Morality police vanished, 86% women defy hijab. 'No to Execution Tuesdays' hunger strike 129 weeks. Ghalibaf admitted hiding Khamenei's death fearing revolt. New: Najmeh Amini case illustrates ongoing legal limbo; Cinema House letter condemns repression of artists; women's football repression highlights cultural crackdown. New: Security forces targeted protester's monarchist tattoo before killing him, demanded 'bullet fee' from family. Another woman executed for self-defense against sexual assault (14 women executed in 2026). Mojtaba consolidates hardliner control over national security. New: Group prosecutions of January protesters with multiple death sentences per defendant; photojournalist Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years; regime replaces cobblestones with asphalt to hinder protests. Latest: Regime pivots to Persian nationalism as Islamism wanes, using pre-Islamic symbols and relaxed hijab enforcement during war—tactical shift. Hardliner cleric Hossein Taeb returns to command Basij, signaling preparation for domestic unrest. Aborted gasoline price hike in Kerman reveals regime's fear of 2019-style uprising; widening deficit and political paralysis over reform expose internal divisions and economic vulnerability. New today: Ahoo Daryaei forced into psychiatric treatment for 2 years after 2024 hijab protest; Shahram Sadeghi executed for running over police; another execution for injuring cops; two protesters killed outside Shahr-e Qods identified; lawmaker accused of firing at protesters; US shifts to economic warfare; regime threatens prison for speaking to US/Israeli media; WSJ confirms MoU used as war cover; MP apologizes to Mahsa Amini family; Bushehr MP personally shot protesters. Latest reading: US Navy blockade cratering oil exports, fiscal shock in 2-3 months; morality police still active in Amol; Reuters details regime fear of unrest, Taeb appointment as Basij chief. New today: Leaked Basij audio reveals officials fearing new protests, AI monitoring, fuel price warnings; state TV 'sacrifice southern Iran' remark. Iran detains two artists who met French diplomats. Mahsa Amini family fires back at MP insult. Infiltration bill sparks backlash for sweeping reach. Kian Pirfalak's relatives detained again. Seven months on, Jan protests still shape lives.