Iran has executed three more men who were arrested during the January protests.
So far, at least 17 people who were arrested during the protests have been executed, Iran Human Rights stated. The group said Tehran has stepped up its executions as of late, executing 21 people, including 11 protesters, in the last 45 days.
"The international community, and the EU in particular, must respond firmly to the ongoing wave of executions. Unless the political cost is raised through clear and strong international reactions, there is a serious risk that these executions will continue on a daily basis in the coming weeks and months!", Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the director of Iran Human Rights said.
Iran's state media, Tasnim News Agency, confirmed the deaths of Ebrahim Dolatabadinejad, Mehdi Rasouli, and Mohammadreza Mir. The agency described on its website the men as "Mossad elements" who "carried out violent acts."
The state-run news agency claimed the men played a role in the deaths of two regime members.
"Ultimately, the court considered the defendants' actions to be an example of an operational action capable of killing, destroying private and public places and property, and creating public terror," it reported.
The protests, which were driven in part by economic factors including the depreciation of the rial, began in December and culminated in the second week of January when the regime severed internet access and launched a brutal crackdown. Estimates of protesters killed by the regime in January have fluctuated between 7,000 and more than 36,000. The killings reportedly happened over the course of a few days.
Another recent execution was that of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a Kurdish protester who was arrested in connection with the 2022 "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests.
"We are concerned that the daily execution of political prisoners will continue in the weeks and months to come. An immediate halt to all executions and a moratorium on the death penalty must be a central condition in any negotiations with the Islamic Republic," Amiry-Moghaddam said.
Earlier this year, Iran Human Rights released its annual report, which concluded that 2025 was one of Iran's deadliest, with executions within the theocratic dictatorship rising from 975 in 2024 to at least 1,639 last year.
When the Iran war began in February, executions by the regime were briefly paused. However, starting on March 18, executions resumed. Since then, the regime has been carrying out executions at a heightened pace, according to Iran Human Rights.
