Iran Executes Protester Detained During January Unrest, Rights Group Says

Execution of Mohammad Abbasi in Iran

The Ongoing Campaign of Repression against Protesters On May 13, 2026 (23 Ordibehesht 1405), Mohammad Abbasi, one of the detainees of the January 2026 (Dey 1404) nationwide protests, was executed. His execution was carried out at dawn in Ghezel Hesar Prison. His death sentence had recently been confirmed by the Supreme Court. On the same date, the Daneshjoo News Agency, quoting the Judiciary, labeled this political execution as “Qisas” (retribut…

Iran executes protester detained during January unrest, rights group says

Iran executes protester detained during January unrest, rights group says Iran executed Mohammad Abbasi, who was detained during January’s nationwide protests, at dawn on Wednesday in Qezel Hesar prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, US-based rights group HRANA reported. HRANA reported, citing an informed source close to Abbasi’s family, that prison officials had asked his […] The post Iran executes protester detained during January unrest, rights gr…

January 2026 Protests; Mohammad Abbasi Executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj

HRANA – Mohammad Abbasi, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026 and held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, was executed at dawn today. Mr. Abbasi had been arrested during the January 2026 nationwide protests, and his death sentence had recently been upheld by the Supreme Court. According to HRANA, another protester detained during the 2026 nationwide protests was executed at dawn today, May 13, 2026. A source informe…