National Council of Resistance of Iran

Over 1,000 death-row inmates at Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison, a U.S.-sanctioned facility, entered a third week of a mass hunger strike to protest executions, with some sewing their lips shut. The strike began after six inmates were moved to solitary confinement, and prisoners demand halting executions, particularly for drug-related offenses.

Iran publicly hanged two men, Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, in Isfahan's Shahid Alikhani Square over alleged involvement in January's anti-government protests. Onlookers reportedly chanted 'Dishonorable' before security forces dispersed the crowd with tear gas, and the judiciary accused the men of charges including 'enmity against God' and killing four security officers.

Calla Walsh, a former volunteer for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign and organizer for Sen. Ed Markey, appeared in Iranian state media praising the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the 'greatest anti-imperialist leader' of her lifetime. Walsh, described as a U.S. journalist in Lebanon, made the remarks during coverage of Khamenei’s funeral, with an Iranian flag visible in the backdrop.

Calla Walsh, a former volunteer for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign and organizer for Sen. Ed Markey, praised the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Iranian state media interview, calling him the 'greatest anti-imperialist leader' of her lifetime. Walsh, who has worked on progressive campaigns in Massachusetts, appeared in the interview during coverage of Khamenei’s funeral, with an Iranian flag visible in the backdrop.

Paris has banned an Iranian opposition rally. The National Council of Resistance of Iran is urging FIFA to suspend or expel Iran from international football, citing violations of athletes' rights ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

President Donald Trump claimed Iran agreed to halt the execution of eight women linked to anti-regime protests after his public appeal, with four to be released immediately and four serving short sentences. Iran's judiciary denied the women faced execution, stating some were already released while others faced imprisonment. The women, including Bita Hemmati, were part of a government crackdown on dissent.