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Rights organisations report that Shahram Sadeghi, Ghaem Hosseini and Majid Adineh were executed between 16 and 23 August 2026; this report preserves discrepancies over age and execution location.
Documented report
Ali Rezaei: Two reports describe a 46-month prison sentence
Hengaw and Iran International separately report that Ali Rezaei, a 28-year-old protest detainee from Amol, received a 46-month prison sentence and, in a separate case, a one-year suspended sentence.
Monitoring digest
January 2026 Protests: Mehdi Roshani Sentenced to Death in Ilam
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-08-05 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Kurdpa Human Rights Organization.
Monitoring digest
Mahshad Keshani Arrested by Security Forces in Isfahan
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-08-04 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
This section surfaces documented cases tied to the same cycle of executions, arrests, or sentences, so readers can review related names, dates, and sources beside the main report.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-08-04 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-08-04 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Omid Behzad · Pourya Safvat
Iran’s judiciary said Omid Behzad and Pourya Safvat were executed on 3 August 2026 on espionage-related charges; essential details of the proceedings and execution remain undisclosed.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-08-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-08-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical imprisonment and flogging report preserved under the original 2026-08-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-08-01 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-30 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-30 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani · Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi · Alireza Sepahi
Two defendants in the Alikhani Square case were executed at dawn on 28 July; early reports of three executions were corrected, and Alireza Sepahi’s execution is not confirmed.
Anahita Azarshab
The report that Anahita Azarshab was killed near Alikhani Square was false; hours later, she appeared in a video and said she was alive and safe.
Iran International reports that a court upheld a death sentence against 20-year-old protester Arian Valipour and that he was transferred to Ghezel Hesar after attempting suicide; VOA Persian says it could not independently verify the details.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-27 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Erfan Esfandiari · Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi · Alireza Sepahi · Abolfazl Sepahi · Ghaem Hosseini · Shervin Bagherian · Amirhossein Safari · Amirhossein Maleki · Ali Dashti · Abolfazl Ebrahimi · Alireza Raisi · Amirhossein Ebrahimi Analoujeh
Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi were executed; ten other young defendants in the same case remain at risk.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-07-24 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-23 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-23 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Two protesters detained in Isfahan were executed on 19 July, and Iran's judiciary announced Mehdi Khanki's execution on 22 July.
IranWire reports that Branch 3 of the Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court sentenced theater actor and civil activist Foroozan Ansari to one year in prison.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-07-22 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-07-22 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Two human-rights databases link Shahin Vahedparast Koloor’s case to the nationwide Dey 1404 protests and record his status as executed.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-07-16 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
HRANA reports that Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of Behrouz Zamaninejad and his son Kourosh Zamaninejad and sent the case to a parallel branch for retrial.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-07-15 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-15 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-07-10 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-07-09 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-08 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-06 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-06 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-07-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-07-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention-health report preserved under the original 2026-07-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-07-01 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-30 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-29 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-29 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-29 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-26 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-26 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-25 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-06-22 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-22 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-18 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-17 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-17 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-16 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-06-16 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-15 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-15 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-12 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-11 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-10 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-10 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-08 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-08 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-08 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-06-05 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-04 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-06-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Kurdpa Human Rights Organization.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-03 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-06-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-01 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-06-01 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-06-01 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-27 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-25 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-25 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-05-24 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-22 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
HRANA reports that the Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl and Bita Hemmati, while CHRI had previously documented the couple among the defendants sentenced to death in the same protest case.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-05-21 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-20 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-18 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-15 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-14 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical judicial-sentencing report preserved under the original 2026-05-14 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-05-13 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-11 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-05-11 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-08 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-05 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
HRANA reported that political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh was executed on May 3, 2026, while CHRI had identified him days earlier as being at imminent risk of execution.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-30 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
HRANA and CHRI both report that Maryam Hodavand, Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarlou, Matin Mohammadi, and Erfan Amiri are facing death-penalty proceedings tied to the January 2026 protests and serious fair-trial concerns.
Historical repression report preserved under the original 2026-04-28 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-28 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-04-27 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-04-25 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-24 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-13 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-10 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-10 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-06 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-04-06 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-04-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-04-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-03-31 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-03-30 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-03-28 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-03-12 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-03-02 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-02-18 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-02-11 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical death-sentence report preserved under the original 2026-02-06 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Historical execution report preserved under the original 2026-01-28 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.