Unrest & politics · Unrest · Impact 2 Notable
Iran executes mountaineer Ali-Sina Mostafavi; fears for more athletes on death row
Climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi was executed on 14 October after being arrested in April following anti-government protests. He follows taekwondo athlete Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, and activists say at least six more athletes face execution.
- Location
- ≈ Tehran, Iran · Iran live map
- Coordinates
- ≈ 35.69°N 51.39°E
- Reported
- 27 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC
- Category
- Unrest & politics · Unrest
- Impact
- 2 of 5 · Notable
- Situation
- Iran crackdown