Hamed Baniamerian (left), whose brother Vahid (right) was recently executed in Iran, spoke to The Sunday Times about the impact of his death on their family. Vahid, a 33-year-old electrical engineer, was executed at Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran.
“I would have told him I love him, that I will miss him, that I didn’t want him to go,” Hamed said. “I always felt a sense of responsibility for my little brother. This is devastating for me.”
For Iran, execution is not merely a legal punishment; it is a primary language through which the state communicates with its people—one of intimidation, aimed at crushing a nation seeking freedom. For the regime, executions function like oxygen for a system facing the threat of popular uprising and internal dissent.
Amid ongoing war, nine political prisoners have reportedly been executed. Among them were six members of the MEK/PMOI, alongside three young protesters from the January 2026 uprising, including two teenagers. These executions appear to exploit wartime conditions and a near-total internet blackout to suppress dissent, control information, and silence the voices of the Iranian people.
4th January 2026 - On 2nd January 2026, The British Committee for Iran Freedom issued a strong statement backing Iran’s nationwide protests, warning that the regime’s violent response reflects growing fear of a population demanding democratic change. As demonstrations spread and security forces intensify their crackdown, the group has urged the UK Government and the international community to act to prevent further bloodshed and hold those responsible to account.
On 29 January 2026, the European Union formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, as a terrorist organisation after a unanimous decision by all 27 member states at the Foreign Affairs Council. The move places the IRGC on the EU terrorist list alongside ISIL and Al Qaida, signalling that Europe views the Guard not as a conventional state body, but as a driver of repression and transnational violence.
4th January 2026 - Iran is witnessing one of its most serious waves of unrest in years, as nationwide strikes and street protests enter a second week and expose growing cracks in the ruling theocracy’s ability to govern through fear and repression. What began as economic anger over currency collapse and unpaid wages has evolved into open defiance, with merchants, workers, students, and ordinary residents taking to the streets across multiple cities. As security forces respond with force, protesters are increasingly showing a willingness to confront repression rather than retreat, signalling a shift in the balance of fear that has long sustained the system.
In a rare and historic action, 106 Nobel Prize laureates issued a joint statement condemning the systematic repression and widespread human rights violations in Iran and declaring their firm support for the Iranian people’s uprising for freedom, social justice, and the establishment of a democratic republic. The statement highlights that protesters across Iran, by calling for freedom, reject all forms of dictatorship, whether royal or religious, and demand a democratic, pluralistic, and corruption-free republic.
At the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, presented her first comprehensive report on the country’s deteriorating human rights situation. The findings, outline a pattern of systematic repression and abuse. Sato’s report identifies an alarming rise in executions, an intensification of political repression, and widespread violence against women, alongside discrimination against minorities and the deliberate mistreatment of prisoners. Forced confessions, torture, and sexual abuse of detainees are cited as major concerns, amounting in some cases to crimes against humanity. She describes Iran’s justice system as one that “weaponises fear” to maintain power and silence dissent.
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