Iran executes man over charges related to January protests, state media says
Rights groups say the case is part of a wider crackdown, with at least 30 protesters executed since wartime hangings resumed in March.
- On Thursday, Iran executed Ghaem Hosseini, a 21-year-old Afghan national, at Isfahan central prison for involvement in the deaths of four police officers during January protests.
- Hosseini marks the 30th protester executed during the ongoing war and the fifth hanged in this case; authorities previously executed Afghan national Gol Mohammad Mohammadi in July over the same incident.
- Mizan Online claimed Hosseini was convicted "of drawing a weapon and causing fear and terror." The Norway-based Iran Human Rights group countered that "authorities have presented no evidence proving that his actions led to the death of any of the policemen."
- IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam called the case "a stark example of collective punishment and the arbitrary use of the death penalty." More than 30 nations, including France, Britain, and Canada, last week condemned Iran's executions as attempts to "silence dissent."
- Intensifying state executions have left hundreds of protesters nationwide facing capital charges. In Isfahan, the city where intense protests peaked in January, over 70 individuals currently face potential death sentences.
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A foreign national was executed by the Iranian courts for his participation in the vast anti-government demonstrations.
Iran Executes Afghan National Over Isfahan Protest Case
Iran has executed Ghaem Hosseini, an Afghan national, in a case linked to the January 2026 protests in Isfahan, according to Iran’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan News Agency. Mizan reported that Hosseini was executed early Thursday and accused him of drawing a weapon, creating fear, attacking people and threatening national security. Iranian authorities also accused him of taking part in an incident in which four police officers were killed during …
January 2026 Protests: Ghaem Hosseini Executed
HRANA – Today, August 20, Ghaem (Arian) Hosseini, arrested during the January 2026 protests in Isfahan, was executed. He had been tried in a case known as the “Isfahan Alikhani Square” case and sentenced to death. According to HRANA, citing Mizan, the death sentence of Ghaem Hosseini, a foreign national and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests in Isfahan, was carried out. The Judiciary’s Media Center has claimed that four law e…
Iran executes Afghan national over 2026 protests: rights group
Ghaem Hosseini was executed after being convicted of involvement in the deaths of four police officers, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan Online website reported. It said he was a foreign national, without providing further details. But, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group said the 21-year-old was from Afghanistan and was hanged at Isfahan central prison. Mizan Online said Hosseini was convicted "of drawing a weapon and causing fear and t…
Iran's government has acknowledged more than 3,000 deaths, attributing the violence to "terrorist acts" orchestrated by the US and Israel. The post Iran: Tehran executes foreign national for participating in January anti-government protests appeared first on in.gr.
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