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This should infuriate every single person with a conscience.
The bloodthirsty Iranian regime carried out public hangings on Thursday, executing three young men, including a promising 19-year-old wrestling champion, over their alleged involvement in anti-government protests earlier this year.
The execution is the kind of medieval barbarism that the mullahs in Tehran continue to inflict on their own people.
To anyone still defending a regime that chanted “Death to America” and bankrolls terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Iraqi Shiite Militias, Bahraini Militant Groups, Syrian Proxies, and more, you’re defending brutality, oppression, and death. There’s no moral high ground there.
TIME Magazine reported that Iranian officials and intelligence estimates suggest that 30,000–36,500 people were killed in anti-regime in just TWO DAYS (Jan 8–9, 2026).
TIME reported:
As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll. So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services on that Thursday and Friday, it overwhelmed the state’s capacity to dispose of the dead. Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances.
The Iranian regime has now executed three individuals who took part in anti-government protests.
The victims were identified as Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old freestyle wrestler from Qom who had earned medals on the international stage, including at a competition in Russia, along with Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi.
Iranian state media coldly announced the executions, claiming the three were convicted of murdering two police officers—charges that activists say were based largely on forced confessions obtained under torture during nationwide protests that erupted in December 2025 and January 2026 against the regime’s corruption, repression, and economic failures.
The hanging of a 19-year-old wrestler on Thursday intensified concerns over the fate of other detained athletes, with fears growing that more executions could follow in cases linked to protests earlier this year.https://t.co/QTaaAkSygG pic.twitter.com/pq078Rejjx
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 19, 2026
Iran International reported:
Three protesters – Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davoudi – were executed on Thursday after being accused of killing two police officers during unrest in January, according to the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency.
Mohammadi, a national-level wrestler who had competed internationally, denied the charges in court and said his confession had been obtained under torture, according to accounts from those close to him. Members of Iran’s wrestling community had also defended him, saying he had no history of violence.
Mohammadi had represented Iran in international wrestling events, including the 2024 Saitiev Cup in Russia, where he won a bronze medal.
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A growing list of athletes, coaches and referees remain detained, many linked to the recent wave of protests as well as earlier unrest.
Among those named are footballer Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, water polo goalkeeper Ali Pishevarzadeh, marathon runner Niloufar Pas, kickboxing champion Benjamin Naghdi, teenager footballer Abolfazl Dokht, and boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani.
Others include basketball coach Payam Vahidi, billiards coach Hamzeh Kazemi, aerobics coach Narges Heidari and former footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani, whose earlier arrest had already drawn international concern.
Several detainees are young athletes, including Amirhossein Ghaderzadeh, 19, and Abolfazl Dokht, raising alarm among campaigners who say they face similar charges and judicial processes.
Boxer Mohammad Mahshari, a bronze medalist at the 2024 Asian youth and under-23 championships, is also reported to be in custody.
Read more here.
Iran also executed a Swedish-Iranian man, identified as Kourosh Keyvani, on Wednesday after convicting him of espionage for Israel.
It can be recalled that Iran’s Women’s Soccer Team protested the Islamic regime by refusing to sing the national anthem.
Following their act of defiance, Iranian state media branded them “wartime traitors” in the midst of the ongoing conflict with Iran.
President Trump announced that the Australian government was providing asylum to some members of the team.
He wrote on Truth Social, “I just spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of Australia, concerning the Iranian National Women’s Soccer Team. He’s on it!”
“Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way.”
“Some, however, feel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they don’t return.”
“In any event, the Prime Minister is doing a very good job having to do with this rather delicate situation. God bless Australia!”
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