Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsRights groups said the execution was carried out at dawn in Alikhani Square in the central city of Isfahan, the place where the police were killed. They were among 14 people accused of killing the police, all of them sentenced to deathShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe Associated Press01:26 PM • July 29 2026 IDTIran publicly hanged two men Tuesday who were convicted of killing four police officers during nationwide anti-government protests in January, state media reported.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranAli KhameneiHuman rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu-TrumpWest BankBen-GvirBoy GeorgeIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIran Publicly Executes Two Men Accused of Killing Police During January ProtestsUN Condemns IDF Raids on UNRWA Center in East Jerusalem Refugee CampU.S.-Saudi Strikes Hit pro-Iran Groups in Iraq; Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. BaseIran to Get Chinese Shoulder-launched Missile Systems in Weeks, Sources SayNetanyahu's Washington Clout Holds, but Trump Is Growing Cooler Toward IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationIran Strikes on CIA Facilities Prompt Questions About Possible Russian Role