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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.
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

IRANIAN ACTIVISTS display the Lion and Sun flag alongside Israel’s flag outside Georgia’s parliament at one of the rallies that interviewee Behnam Vali Heydarian says he was pressured to stop organizing.

Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism

 Iran's police forces walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

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


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

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.

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.

Murdered by the regime: Bereaved Iranians give testimony six months after January massacres

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

'Strictly forbidden to mourn’: Family speaks six months after Taha Naderi’s murder by IRGC

Six months after Iran’s January massacre, Taha Naderi’s family says the 18-year-old was shot by security forces, died after repeated surgeries, and was denied a public funeral.

Taha Naderi.

Soccer fan Mehdi Eskandarian gave his life fighting for his kids' future, a free Iran - interview

“If we don't go into the streets for Iran’s freedom today, one day our children will have to do it instead. Today it is our lives, so that they may have a better future," he told his wife in January.

Mehdi Eskandarian on his 42nd birthday.

Mani Yousefi: The young man ready to die so his brother could live free - interview

“Mani was a very warm-hearted and humorous young man who loved the cause of freedom above all else,” his mother told The Jerusalem Post. “In the end, he even gave his life for that freedom.”

Mani Yousefi, a 20-year-old from Iran, killed during the January massacre.

Iranians testify to ‘Post’ how regime murdered loved ones in January massacres

Estimates state 35-40,000 were killed by the regime’s security forces after protests erupted on December 28.

everal thousand people gather during a demonstration against 'the regime of the ayatollahs in Iran' on January 25, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.