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Video. Iran seizes assets of 240 dissidents as protest arrests top 6,000

Updated: 14/09/2026 - 19:38 GMT+2

The judiciary froze 182 bank accounts and confiscated property belonging to journalists, activists and public figures accused of acting in favour of "hostile governments". Tehran has executed at least 532 people since January, including 29 linked to the protests.

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