Iran Politics & Protests Watch

Internal Leadership Tensions

• 🔥 Khamenei warns against division: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged lawmakers not to turn political...

The Iranian regime continues its harsh repression through lengthy prison terms and executions, even as opposition groups rally international...

The Iranian regime systematically deploys state-sponsored disinformation as a tool to control narratives and suppress dissent.

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Iran partially restored internet access after 88 days, but the rollout remains highly selective and incomplete.

• Home broadband resumed in limited...

Iran's Women, Life, Freedom protests triggered lasting norm shifts: women's unveiled appearances on Instagram jumped 23 percentage points after early...

Iran restored partial global internet access after an 88-day blackout, driven by economic damage and US diplomatic talks rather than...

Every night in Melbourne, Darius wakes in the dark and checks his phone, hoping for any sign from family in Tehran. Internet blackouts have turned...

Executions Amid Ceasefire Talks

• 🔥 Abbas Akbari Executed: Iran executed Abbas Akbari, accused of attacking an official building during January...

Iran advances ceasefire negotiations with the US even as it intensifies domestic repression through executions.

• At least 36 people executed since...

Iran is not an abstraction or chessboard but a society of millions facing deepening poverty, collapsing healthcare, executions, and repression under...

The Iran Labor Confederation is urging global unions to file a formal ILO complaint against the Islamic Republic for systematic worker rights...

Iran hanged protester Abbas Akbari on Monday for attacking a building during January demonstrations, the latest in a wave of executions since...

• US policy angle: Trump's Iran deal offers little help to protesters amid ongoing crackdowns
• Internal crises: Fractured leadership and economic...

Iran has agreed not to execute eight women tied to protests while hanging multiple men over the same January unrest.

• Recent executions: Abbas...

Registered NGOs in Iran steer clear of pushing for fundamental changes to women's legal status, driven by activists' anxiety over potential political repercussions.

• Despite OFAC's GL D-2 authorizing internet and educational access, tech firms impose blanket blocks on tools like Gemini, GitHub, Docker, and...

Ongoing Protest Crackdowns

• 🔥 Protesters in Hiding: Young protesters who participated in demonstrations are living in hiding, frequently changing...

Dozens of young protesters from January demonstrations now live in constant flight, unable to return home or use phones.

• A 22-year-old in northern...