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Iranian protester Erfan Soltani reportedly released on bail after execution threat

Soltani was most recently being held at the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison

The Independent UK

‘She found her after 700 bodies’: Australian recounts ordeal of retrieving body of relative killed in Iran

A cousin managed to call Payam in Brisbane with the news – but many Iranian Australians are still waiting to hear from family amid the communication blackout

The Guardian - AU

US-based activist agency says it has verified 3,766 deaths from Iran protests

A U.S.-based activist agency reports at least 3,766 deaths during recent protests in Iran

The Independent UK

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Iran warns attack on Khamenei would be declaration of war

President issues warning amid speculation Donald Trump plans to assassinate or remove supreme leader

The Guardian - UK

‘He hoped Trump’s help would arrive’: why protesters in Iran feel betrayed

Many believed a US president would – for the first time – rescue them but now people can only despair after mass arrests and brutality

The Guardian - UK

Man was hours from execution before Trump stepped in, his sobering final post reveals what he knew was coming

He was ready to die for this.

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Iran’s exiled crown prince says ‘the slaughter of protesters has not stopped’ in fresh appeal to Trump

The recent protests are some of the biggest Iran has witnessed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution

The Independent UK

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Iran protests appear to slow under weight of brutal crackdown

At least 2,637 people have been killed in the unrest, with Iranian authorities saying they have ‘no plan’ to execute protesters

The Guardian - UK

Trump Insider Warns Iran of Imminent Strike as Regime Blinks on Mass Hangings

Trump insider warns Iran of imminent strike as regime halts mass hangings amid global outrage.

International Business Times UK

Musk Offers Free Starlink in Iran, Where Using It Can Get Citizens Executed

Elon Musk just made Starlink free in Iran. The catch: using it for anything the regime considers 'anti-state' carries the death penalty.

International Business Times UK

The Latest: UN Security Council to discuss Iran's deadly protests after US request

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss Iran's deadly protests

The Independent UK

Reprieve for Iranian protester Erfan Soltani facing execution

Human rights campaigners have expressed concerns, however, that the death penalty may only have been postponed

The Independent UK

Iran denies death sentence for protester despite Tehran's threat of fast trials and executions

Earlier reports said Erfan Soltani's case proceeded over just a few days without a fair trial. He was denied access to a lawyer of his choice and other legal rights from arrest until sentencing.

Euronews

Iran shuts airspace and UK closes embassy in Tehran as Trump weighs military action

Airlines were forced to cancel, reroute or delay some flights after the airspace was closed for nearly five hours

Evening Standard

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International Business Times UK

8 Photos of Erfan Soltani: The Iranian Protester Sentenced to Death for Participating in Anti-Government Demonstrations

Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian shopkeeper, faces imminent execution after a two-day trial for participating in anti-government protests, having been granted only ten minutes with family.

The Guardian - UK

Execution of condemned Iranian protester postponed, family told

Family stayed up until dawn waiting for news of Erfan Soltani who was due to be executed on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Trump ‘ready to push the button’ on airstrikes in Iran as US personnel evacuate military base

U.S. intervention in Iran is said to be ‘imminent’ after weeks of protests against the ayatollah’s regime reportedly cost more than 2,500 lives

Evening Standard

'I beg you, don't let him be executed': Iranian protester's family urge Trump to save his life

Erfan Soltani, 26, was expected to be hanged on Wednesday following his arrest in connection with demonstrations in the city of Karaj

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International Business Times UK

Iran Defies Trump Warning as Shopkeeper Faces Crane Hanging, Streets Fill With Body Bags

Iran defies Trump's warning as executions escalate; shopkeeper faces crane hanging and body bags line streets amid regime crackdown.

Euronews

Iran set to execute protester days after arrest as Tehran speeds up death sentences

Erfan Soltani, 26, was detained at his home in Fardis on 8 January. Four days later, authorities notified his family a death sentence had been issued and confirmed.

The Guardian - UK

US and UK military withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats

Tehran closes its airspace to almost all flights after threatening to strike US bases in Middle East if it carries out pledge to intervene in Iran

The Independent UK

Iran protests latest: Airspace closed along with UK embassy in Tehran as US escalates attack threats

Britain and US remove staff from military base as Donald Trump ‘ready to push button on strikes’ amid repression

The Guardian - AU

Iranian airspace reopens – as it happened

US president says ‘important sources’ told him executions are not going ahead. This blog is now closed

Evening Standard

Iran protester Erfan Soltani 'to be executed tomorrow' amid brutal crackdown by regime in Tehran

Human rights organisations say 26-year-old clothes shop owner will be hanged for protesting

The Independent UK

Iranian regime to execute demonstrator over alleged involvement in protests

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