Execution

Iran hangs three, including national wrestling champion, in connection with January protests

The Hengaw human rights organization reported that the men gave their confessions after being tortured, and they were found guilty despite there being no witnesses or evidence.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iranian Basiji men carry a hanging noose attached to a banner that reads "the Execution Verdict of Netanyahu and Other Zionist Regime Leaders Must be Issued" during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2026.
Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reports

The man was found "guilty of providing Israel's spy agency, Mossad, with pictures and information about sensitive locations in Iran," Mizan reported on Wednesday.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An effigy resembling Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hanged during a rally in support of Iranian protesters during a global day of action in Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2026.

'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says

A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god,” a ruling not yet confirmed by Iran’s judiciary or Supreme Court.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.

Iran's Pezeshkian says republic won’t bow to external demands as domestic unrest resurfaces

Tehran's crackdown on protesters and minority groups has intensified as the regime faces mounting pressure both domestically and internationally.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

UN says Iran must stop executions of protesters

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September 2022 unleashed a wave of mass protests across Iran and since then several people have been hanged for participating in the unrest.

JULY 5, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranians hold flags during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

3 reasons why Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers shouldn't be executed - opinion

Robert Bowers was found guilty of murdering 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue and is facing the death penalty. Here are three reasons why he shouldn't be executed

JUNE 22, 2023BySHIRA HOFFER
A CROWD attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week after the deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

Hamas sentences three men to death for 'collaboration' with Israel

Two of the defendants will be executed by hanging, while the third will face a firing squad.

MAY 24, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Hamas militants grab a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel, before being executed in Gaza City August 22, 2014

Swiss envoy to Tehran summoned by Iranian Foreign Ministry after controversial tweet

The tweet had condemned Iran's recent executions of protestors, whom Iranian media described as "terrorists."

MAY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian Americans rally outside the White House on September 24, 2022, in support of anti-regime protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran's anti-government protests renew after three executed - report

At least seven Iranians who took part in the protests last year have been executed by Iranian authorities.

MAY 21, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022.

Iran hangs two men for crimes of blasphemy, insulting Islam

Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes of blasphemy, insulting Islam and other sanctities.

MAY 8, 2023ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters hold up a placard reading 'Stop Execution in Iran' as they take part in a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran, in front of the Victory Column (Siegessaeule) in Berlin on October 22, 2022.

Iran raised execution numbers drastically in 2022 to hold onto power - report

At least 582 people were executed, including four for allegedly spying for Israel, in 2022

APRIL 15, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in August 2016 against the execution by Iran of up to 20 Kurds suspected of attacking security forces.

Russia allegedly shoots POW, Ukraine investigates

Ukraine is investigating an allegation that Russia shot an unarmed prisoner of war.

MARCH 7, 2023ByREUTERS
A Ukrainian soldier sprints away from a contact zone

Capital punishment for terrorists: Theoretically defensible but not wise - opinion

Throughout Israel's history, only one person has ever been executed by the Israeli judicial system - Adolf Eichmann.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByERIC S. SHERBY
SUPPORTERS OF Hamas and Islamic Jihad take part in a rally to celebrate the shooting attack at the Ilka Bar in Tel Aviv, in the southern Gaza Strip, last April

Iran wrestler defects to avoid death penalty for supporting revolt

Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh: 'I will remain their voice until Iran is freed from oppression'

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Vigil held for Navid Afkari, a wrestler killed by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Canada