Source: International Business Times
Iranians hold placards and wave their national flags as the take part during an anti US-Israel demonstration after Friday prayer in Tehran on March 6, 2026. Getty Images Iran has intensified its crackdown on people linked to nationwide anti-government protests earlier this year, with dozens executed and Iranians living abroad saying authorities have threatened relatives and targeted their property and travel documents. A Reuters investigation, based on interviews with more than 75 human rights experts, lawyers and Iranians, found that the country's security services, judiciary and state-controlled media have continued pursuing people connected to the January demonstrations months after they were violently suppressed.
