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Iran's Young Protesters Are Living in Hiding for Fear of Execution: 'Even my Mother Doesn't Know where I Am'
(Independent UK) Amirhossein Miresmaeili - As waves of arrests, executions, and heavy sentences continue to mount, dozens of young protesters are now in a state of limbo between hiding and constant flight. They cannot return home, switch on their phones, or even spend two nights in the same place. An Amnesty International report published earlier this week revealed that Iran had the highest number of recorded executions worldwide in 2025. "Our lives have become constant escape and hiding. Sometimes I disappear into the mountains and wilderness, other times I hide at the homes of distant friends and relatives. I don't know how much longer I can go on like this. Maybe in the end I'll just get exhausted and turn myself in." According to sources, the security pressure is not limited to the protesters themselves; their families are also being interrogated, threatened and monitored.