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Iran seizes assets of 240 dissidents and journalists as protest arrests top 6,000

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Iran's judiciary has seized assets and frozen bank accounts belonging to 240 dissidents, journalists, and public figures accused of supporting foreign governments during recent protests. The arrests have topped 6,000 people since January, with at least 532 executions reported by a monitoring group, including 29 related to the protests. This article reports on the Iranian government's crackdown on those involved in or supportive of opposition movements, emphasizing their accusations of propaganda and anti-state activities.
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In January 2023, Iran's judiciary seized assets from 240 dissidents, journalists, and public figures, including freezing 182 bank accounts. The judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported that these actions were taken against individuals accused of supporting "hostile governments." Tehran Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan announced the arrest of over 6,000 people in connection with January's protests. Additionally, at least 532 executions, including those linked to the protests, have been reported since January. Journalists and activists working for Persian-language opposition broadcasters like Iran International and Manoto were also targeted among those whose assets were seized, some of whom live abroad.

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Iran Iranian MEK Mizan Tehran

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Iran GPE · 3× Iranian NORP · 3× Tehran GPE · 3× MEK ORG · 2× Mizan NORP · 2× Radan PERSON · 2× Ahmadreza Radan PERSON · 1× Iran International ORG · 1× Manoto ORG · 1× Sadegh Saeedi-nia PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Iran's judiciary has seized assets belonging to 240 dissidents, journalists and public figures and frozen 182 of their bank accounts, the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported, as Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan announced on Sunday that more than 6,000 people had been arrested over the January protests.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14
🔮 "We will not forget the rioters and coup-plotters, we continue to monitor them and take action against them," Radan said.

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

The judiciary froze 182 bank accounts and confiscated property belonging to journalists, activists and public figures accused of acting in favour of "hostile governments". asserted
judiciary → freeze → governments
Tehran has executed at least 532 people since January, including 29 linked to the protests. asserted
Tehran → execute → protests
Iran's judiciary has seized assets belonging to 240 dissidents, journalists and public figures and frozen 182 of their bank accounts, the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported, as Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan announced on Sunday that more than 6,000 people had been arrested over the January protests. asserted
people → seize → protests
Of the asset seizures, 143 took place in Tehran. asserted
143 → take → Tehran
Those targeted were accused of "propaganda activities or actions against the country and in favour of hostile governments," according to Mizan. uncertain
Those → target → Mizan
The agency said some of the assets belonged to journalists working for Persian-language opposition broadcasters Iran International and Manoto, as well as activists and public figures living abroad. asserted
some → say → broadcasters
The asset seizures include the case of Sadegh Saeedi-nia, whom Iranian media described as an entrepreneur, whose property was confiscated and who received a custodial sentence in one of the most high-profile proceedings against regime opponents. asserted
who → include → opponents
The judiciary has also made more than 2,000 inquiries to Iran's Central Bank regarding defendants' accounts and warned that additional seizures and proceedings are under way. asserted
seizures → make → way
Radan said his forces had arrested three members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), an exiled Iranian opposition organisation seeking to overthrow the Tehran regime, in an operation the previous night. asserted
forces → say → operation
He said MEK members had played a role in what Iranian authorities describe as a coup, the term the Islamic Republic uses for the December-January protests. asserted
Republic → say → protests
"We will not forget the rioters and coup-plotters, we continue to monitor them and take action against them," Radan said. asserted
Radan → forget → them
He also said security forces had prevented a repeat of Chaharshanbe Suri — the Persian fire festival marking the last Wednesday of the year — from being used to trigger further unrest. asserted
forces → say → unrest
"One of the enemy's extensive plans was to use the last Wednesday of the year to create a scenario similar to the incidents (in January), but that did not happen," he said. asserted
he → use → January
Iran has executed at least 532 people since January, according to Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based monitoring group, including at least 29 people in connection with the January protests. uncertain
Iran → execute → protests
The rate has accelerated since the start of the war with the US in late February. asserted
rate → accelerate → February
The late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US strike on his residence at the start of the war, had been among those who publicly described the protests as a coup attempt. asserted
who → kill → attempt
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