Iran Executes Two Men Arrested over January 2026 Protests, Mizan Reports
The Supreme Court upheld their death sentences after the men were convicted in connection with the deaths of four police officers.
- On Monday, Iran executed Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raeisi in Isfahan after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences for involvement in January protests connected to four police officer deaths.
- The men faced charges including 'membership in an armed rebel group' and 'waging war against God,' following two other executions last Wednesday connected to the same anti-government demonstrations.
- According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty, Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, a record since 1989.
- Amnesty International reports Iran remains the world's second-highest user of the death penalty after China, with executions increasing since the Feb 28 joint attack by the United States and Israel.
- The Iranian government previously acknowledged more than 3,000 deaths during the unrest, attributing the violence to 'terrorist acts' by the United States and Israel, though foreign-based rights groups dispute these claims.
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Judiciary says men were convicted in connection with deaths of 4 police officers in central Isfahan province
The arrests were related to the deaths of four police officers
IRAN has executed two men arrested during January protests in Isfahan. They were sentenced to death for their alleged connection to the deaths of four police officers and other charges.
Iran executes two men arrested over January 2026 protests, Mizan reports - Regional Media News
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men arrested over January protests in Isfahan in connection with the deaths of four police officers, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Monday. Mizan said Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raeisi were sentenced to death on charges [...]
Iran executes two men arrested over January 2026 protests, Mizan reports
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men arrested over January protests in Isfahan in connection with the deaths of four police officers, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Monday. Mizan said Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raeisi we...
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