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The Alikhani Square Case: Two Executed, Ten More at RiskErfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi were executed; ten other young defendants in the same case remain at risk.
Three Names, Three Executions: Erfan Esfandiari, Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi and Mehdi KhankiTwo protesters detained in Isfahan were executed on 19 July, and Iran's judiciary announced Mehdi Khanki's execution on 22 July.
Foroozan Ansari Sentenced to One Year in PrisonIranWire reports that Branch 3 of the Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court sentenced theater actor and civil activist Foroozan Ansari to one year in prison.
Shahin Vahedparast Koloor: From Arrest to Reported ExecutionTwo human-rights databases link Shahin Vahedparast Koloor’s case to the nationwide Dey 1404 protests and record his status as executed.
Death Sentences of Behrouz Zamaninejad and Kourosh Zamaninejad OverturnedHRANA 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.Death Sentences of Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl and Bita Hemmati OverturnedHRANA 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.Mehrab Abdollahzadeh ExecutedHRANA 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.Four Defendants in the Pakdasht Case Remain at Risk of the Death PenaltyHRANA 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.