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France 24
France 24
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Ershad ALIJANI

Public executions in Iran spark anti-regime protests

Amateur videos posted on social networks show a makeshift execution stage erected by the Iranian authorities in Alikhani Square, Isfahan, for public executions that were held at dawn on July 28, 2026.
Amateur videos posted on social networks show a makeshift execution stage erected by the Iranian authorities in Alikhani Square, Isfahan, for public executions that were held at dawn on July 28, 2026. © @mamlekateh

The Islamic Republic publicly executed two Iranian protesters in Isfahan at dawn on July 28. Several hundred people gathered near a stage set up in the city’s Alikhani Square, but instead of cheering the execution, they chanted slogans against the police, prompting anti-riot units to disperse the crowd.

In a rare public execution, the Iranian regime hanged two protesters, Abolfazl Sepahi and Amir Safari, in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on July 28. They were among at least 12 young men sentenced to death for the killing of four police officers during anti-regime protests in Isfahan in January 2026. Two of the other men were executed in prison on July 19.

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