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UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian

The UN’s official readout of the meeting said Guterres and Pezeshkian discussed the humanitarian and economic consequences of the conflict between Iran and the US.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) shakes hands with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly.
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

Iranians protesting unfair employment, economy brutalized by security forces, rights group says

People walk past a banner with a picture of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, in Tehran Bazaar, Iran, April 21, 2026

Iranian regime sentences 10 January protesters to death, six others receive 25 years in prison

Leila Abolhasani, a 43-year-old mother of two, faces execution in Iran after being convicted of “enmity against God” following her arrest during January’s nationwide protests.

Who is Leila Abolhasani? The mother sentenced to death after Iran’s January protests


Sina Kazemi's family says regime stole his future, leaving only unanswered questions - interview

“Iranian lives matter. Iranians are not just numbers in headlines," Kazemi family members who live outside of Iran told the Post. "The world must not look away."

Sina Kazemi.

Dr. Mohammad Ashrafi: The scholar killed in front of his family on his son’s birthday - interview

Mohammad Hassan was born on November 22, 1989, in Fereydan, Isfahan. He was killed on January 9, 2026, in the Al-e Mohammad district of Isfahan, and was later buried in Isfahan Cemetery.

Dr. Mohammad Ashrafi, killed by the Iranian regime.

Ahmad Heidarian: The boy whose mother found his body 10 days later - interview

“My son was more innocent and pure than anything else,” his mother told the Post. “He worked as a mechanic; his hands were always covered in cuts and blackened with engine oil.”

Ahmad Heidarian.

Mohammad Jamalian: The athlete whose body was never returned - interview

Mohammad Jamalian, a 23-year-old award-winning athlete, was tortured and killed based on false testimony and was kept from his family, even in death.

Mohammad Jamalian

Ali Mohammadi: The dreamer who sacrificed everything for the freedom of Iran

Mohammadi joined the protests as "his greatest dream was the freedom of Iran; that the people of his country could live the way they deserved," his sister told the Post.

Ali Mohammadi

Trump must not abandon his promise to people of Iran as collapse of Tehran deal looms - editorial

In January, US President Donald Trump told the Iranian people that help was coming; six months later, they deserve more than silence, bargaining, and regret.

Counter-protesters hold a banner with an image of US President Donald Trump on it, on the day of a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon outside the US consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.

Adel Matlabnejad: The brother who said he would be ‘right back,’ and never returned - interview

Between 35,000 and 40,000 protesters were killed in Iran’s January 8–9 massacre. Among them was Adel Matlabnejad, a 38-year-old from Ahvaz.

Adel Matlabnejad, a 38-year-old from Ahvaz killed on January 9.

Rasoul Ziaei: The bodybuilder whose family searched for a week after Jan. massacre - interview

Rasoul Ziaei, a 26-year-old from Lenjan, Isfahan, was described by family members as a young man full of joy, ambition, and dreams before he was killed during anti-regime protests in January.

Rasoul Ziaei

‘He never became a firefighter’: Abolfazl Jahedi, killed in Iran’s protest crackdown - interview

Abolfazl Jahedi, an 18-year-old from Tehran, dreamed of studying firefighting and serving his country by saving lives before being killed by regime security forces in January.

Abolfazl Jahedi

A soldier of his people by his own choice: Who was Ermia Lachiani, murdered by the Iranian regime?

“In general, Ermia cared more about the suffering of others and his fellow human beings than about himself,” his mother told The Jerusalem Post.

Ermia Lachiani.