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Public Hangings Deepen Persian Rejection of Forced Islamic Rule

The public execution of Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi in Isfahan was meant to frighten the Persian people into silence. Instead, it has intensified anger against a regime that uses religion, courts, prisons and the gallows to protect its power. Videos circulating online appear to show Persians burning or discarding Qur’ans in protest. These actions should not be presented as representing every person in Iran, but they reflect a growing rejection of the Islamic ideology the regime has imposed through violence, censorship and execution. The struggle is not against individual believers. It is against a government that forces Islamic law on an entire nation and punishes resistance with imprisonment, torture and death. Persians are demanding the freedom to choose their beliefs, their way of life and their government without religious authorities controlling every part of society. The public hanging in Isfahan recalled the methods used by ISIS in Iraq and Syria: killing presented as religious justice, violence turned into a public spectacle and fear used to control the population. The Islamic Regime claims to defend religion, but its brutality is pushing more Persians away from Islam and strengthening the demand for a secular and democratic country. The Persian people are not asking for another forced ideology. They want freedom—the right to believe or not believe, to speak, to protest and to choose their own future without facing prison or execution.

Jul 30, 2026