{"id":342964,"date":"2026-02-24T08:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342964"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:10:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statement By the High Representative on Behalf of the European Union on the Alignment of Certain Countries Concerning Restrictive Measures Directed Against Certain Persons and Entities in View of the Situation in Iran<\/h3>\n

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On 29 January 2026, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP)2025\/2651<\/sup> implementing Decision 2011\/235\/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.\u00a0The Council decided that 15 persons and six entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2011\/235\/CFSP.<\/p>\n

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine align themselves with this Council Decision.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Students Defy Regime Forces on Third Consecutive Day of Protests, Vowing to End Clerical Tyranny<\/h3>\n

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On Monday, February 23, 2026, a massive wave of anti-regime protests swept through Iranian universities for the third consecutive day. Students across the country\u2019s most prominent academic institutions boycotted classes and transformed their campuses into scenes of direct resistance against the ruling theocracy. Demonstrations spanned major universities in the capital, including Tehran University, Al-Zahra, Sharif University of Technology, Amir Kabir, National (Beheshti), Science and Technology, Khajeh Nasir, and Science and Culture, as well as Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) and Ferdowsi and Sajjad universities in Mashhad. The core message of the youth was a categorical rejection of the regime\u2019s tyranny, echoing through chants of \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From Indefinite Detentions to Supplementary Judicial Labeling in Iran<\/h3>\n

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The Islamic Republic of Iran not only violated the fundamental principle of the right to life during the January 2026 uprising, shocking the global community, but continues to perpetrate gross violations of universal human rights within its prisons. The authorities are seeking vengeance against detained protesters through torture, forced confessions, and \u201cexpedited\u201d summary trials\u2014resulting in severe sentences including the death penalty. They are also abusing judicial power to eliminate the most basic rights of political prisoners, namely the freedom of expression and belief. Forough Taghipour, 31, holding a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting, has been serving a five-year sentence in Evin Prison since August 2023. She is now facing new judicial proceedings and severe communication restrictions.<\/p>\n

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Iran Student Protests Erupt Over January Killings and Arrests<\/h3>\n

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Tehran, Iran \u2014 Student protests erupted across multiple Iranian universities on Saturday and Sunday, February 21\u201322, 2026, as students took to campus grounds to commemorate those killed in the mass protests of January 2026 and to protest the ongoing arrests of fellow students and activists. Reports and videos circulating in Iran and on student networks show chants, memorial gatherings, and clashes with security forces at major campuses in Tehran, Mashhad and beyond. In Tehran, students at Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, the University of Tehran, and Shahid Beheshti University staged coordinated protests on both days. Demonstrators held pictures of classmates killed during the nationwide unrest in early January and lit candles in their memory.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Resistance Supporters in Oslo Honor Iran\u2019s Uprising Martyrs and Reject All Forms of Dictatorship<\/h3>\n
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