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Iran Has Executed Dozens Of January Protesters. The Crackdown Is Now Reaching Iranians Abroad.

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. (Credit: 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.

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