Iran barred from Davos Summit over civilian deaths in recent protests

Iran’s Foreign Minister will not be attending the Davos summit in Switzerland this week, the organisers said on Monday (January 19, 2026), stressing it would not be “right” after the recent deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran.

Abbas Araghchi had been scheduled to speak on Tuesday (January 20) during the annual gathering of the global elite at the upscale Swiss ski resort town.

But activists have been calling on the World Economic Forum organisers to disinvite him amid what rights groups have called a “massacre” in his country.