Iranian protests

Tehran readies to crush renewed unrest, risking war to maintain control in Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Iran would shift to a “fully offensive” posture after Washington ruled out extending a temporary ceasefire agreement.

 Iran's police forces walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023
 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests

A group of Basiji paramilitary men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles in Isfahan, Iran, April 29, 2026.

Basij singer abducted, tortured to death as group ‘Ashtara Zero Day’ claims responsibility

IRAN’S REGIME is using executions to reassert control over society after January’s protest. Here, alongside headshots of those executed, demonstrators hold signs as they gather in Washington in May, in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

As the world looks away, Iran continues brutal hangings of protesters to crush the next uprising


Why Iran’s regime did not collapse - opinion

The regime suffered blows of a kind it had never before endured, yet its coercive institutions held.

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

Iranian protesters accosted by pro-Palestinian mobs

Kosar Eftekhari, an Iranian woman who lost her eye after being shot by the regime, was attacked by pro-regime protesters in Germany.

Students protest for Palestine

If Europe wants to help with Iran, it can target its proxies - opinion

Europe has a golden opportunity to assist in curbing the Islamic Republic’s network of terror

EUROPEAN UNION High Rep. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media, in March 2026.

Iranians fear harsher regime crackdown after war with US ends

Behind peaceful scenes, Iran's economy is in tatters, and people are fearful of a new government clampdown and angry about the destructive airstrikes.

PEOPLE ATTEND a funeral ceremony for the Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organisation, Majid Khademi, who was killed in strikes according to Iranian and Israeli statements, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Iran’s rulers gamble on a fragile ceasefire to sustain power through chaos - opinion

The ruling establishment has dragged the entire country of Iran toward destruction and ignited war, yet it refuses to relinquish power.

PEOPLE WALK past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building in Tehran, last week.

The gap of how Iranians view Israel and the regime - opinion

Why is support for Israel growing among many Iranians, even as they suffer from the consequences of recent attacks and while the Islamic regime continues to portray Israel as an arch-enemy?

SUPPORTERS OF Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a protest in London, last year.

Iranians rally outside US embassies worldwide, urge continued pressure on Tehran

Protesters sent a unified message to Washington, urging policymakers not to reach agreements with Tehran and instead to “stay the course” in confronting the regime.

People hold signs featuring images of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, during a protest against the Iranian government, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy in London, Britain, April 4, 2026.

‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire

Ending the war prematurely “could embolden the Iranian authorities, making them more repressive and self-assured,” warned Kako Aliyar, a member of a Kurdish Iranian opposition party.

Iranian protesters gather during a demonstration organized by diaspora groups calling for political change in Iran and responding to appeals by opposition figures, outside the Iranian Interests Section in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2026.

Iran executes man allegedly tied to attack on military site during mass protests

Amirhossein Hatami was among 11 men said to have been at imminent risk of execution, and who had been "subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in detention."

An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.

Iran risks renewed protests as citizens reach 'breaking point' amid war-stricken economy

Over 40% of Iran's population lives below the absolute poverty line, with that figure exceeding 50% in the capital. Economists warn, however, that the real poverty rate may have climbed above 60%.

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.