Protests

Iran executes man allegedly tied to attack on military site during mass protests

Amirhossein Hatami was among 11 men said to have been at imminent risk of execution, and who had been "subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in detention."

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An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.
Right-wing activist Mordechai David protests against demonstrators during an anti-government and anti-war protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, March 28, 2026.

Israel Police arrest twenty-one as anti-war protests grow despite broad support for Iran war

Protests took place in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba, as a survey found broad but uneven support among Jewish Israelis for Operation Roaring Lion.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
AL-QUDS DAY protesters march through the streets in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026.

Toronto Police under fire for allowing pro-Palestine protesters to march past Jewish institutions

One week ago, Toronto police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo announced a new ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Jewish residential areas of the city.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
PROTESTERS GATHER outside the Knesset against the approved 2026 budget.

Protesters block Knesset entrance following approval of 2026 state budget

"While the Israeli public is sitting in shelters, the government of massacre approves a pig-sized budget," the protesters stated.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Protests erupt outside PM's office, Arab leaders call to fire Ben-Gvir over crime in Arab sector

Protest leaders intend to send a message to Netanyahu before his flight to DC. The death toll in the Arab sector has risen to 36 so far this year.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's Office against the violence in their communities, February 8, 2026.

Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests

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FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police

N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF GUARDS outside the recruitment center in Jerusalem as haredim protest the draft, February 4, 2026.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests

Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

When Arab society fights back, everyone looks away - opinion

It is in the moments when a society chooses not to remain silent, when it decides to organize, set boundaries, and confront crime, that the truly important story begins.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026BySULEIMAN AL-‘AMOUR
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Police called to extract haredi soldier from Jerusalem anti-draft protest

According to Israel Police, the IDF soldier was caught up in one of the haredi anti-drafting protests in Jerusalem, and was surrounded and attacked by "400 extremist protesters."

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE

The national day of protest came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether it would de-escalate Operation Metro Surge.

JANUARY 31, 2026ByREUTERS
Demonstrators march calling for an end to ICE operations in Minnesota on January 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters marched through downtown to protest the deaths of Renee Good on January 7, and Alex Pretti on January 24 by federal immigration agents.

FBI arrests former CNN anchor Don Lemon in investigation over anti-ICE church protest

Last week, a federal appellate court declined to order a lower court judge to sign an arrest warrant for Lemon, alongside four more people, for their role in an anti-ICE protest.

JANUARY 30, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the TV show "The Morning Show" in New York City, US, September 9, 2025.

Trump receives intel showing Iran's Islamic regime at weakest point since 1979 revolution - NYT

The outlet, citing "several people familiar with the information," noted that the intelligence reports also indicated that Tehran's position is continuing to weaken.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.

Leaks from Iranian officials to Western media indicate growing levels of dissent in regime - report

The leaked information threatens the regime’s narrative of violent foreign-backed terrorist organizations killing civilians and protesters and causing unrest.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People attend the funeral of the security forces who were killed in the protests that erupted over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 14, 2026.