When Mercy Becomes a Crime: Executions and the Silencing of Iran’s Women

When Mercy Becomes a Crime: Executions and the Silencing of Iran’s Women

April 21, 2026 · 13 min · Season 5 · Episode 13

About this episode

This episode discusses the wave of arrests and executions of protesters, particularly women, following the January 2026 uprising in Iran.

Welcome to another episode of podcasts of the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Glad to be here for this one. It's, it's a heavy one today. It really is. Our focus today is on the wave of arrests of protesters after the January 2026 uprising and the execution of protesters, including of women sentenced to death. Right. I mean, I want you to imagine being charged with enmity against God, which is a crime that's literally punishable by execution. Yeah....

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