HRANA – The Judiciary Media Center has announced that Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki, two individuals arrested during the January 2026 protests in Tehran, were executed at dawn today. The judiciary had sentenced them to death on charges including “participation in operational actions against national security” and “cooperation with hostile governments.”
According to HRANA, citing Mizan, two more detainees of the January 2026 protests have been executed. According to the report, Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki had been sentenced to death on charges including “cooperation with the Zionist regime and hostile governments,” “creating insecurity and public fear,” “destruction and arson of public property,” and “participation in operational actions against national security.”
The Judiciary Media Center claimed that the two men were involved in the burning of Jafari Mosque in Tehran’s Koye Nasr neighborhood, destruction of public property, blocking roads, and clashes with law enforcement forces. The report also cited the defendants’ “confessions,” crime-scene reconstructions, and CCTV footage as evidence in the case. However, no details were provided regarding the circumstances under which the confessions were obtained or the methods used during interrogations.
According to the judiciary, after the men were identified and arrested, their case was reviewed by a Revolutionary Court. Based on reports from security agencies, the indictment, and statements attributed to the defendants, death sentences were issued against them. The verdicts were later upheld by the Supreme Court following the appeals process.
The report does not provide details regarding the defendants’ access to independent legal counsel, the quality of the court proceedings, or whether they were afforded a fair trial.
According to data collected by HRANA, since the outbreak of military hostilities, the issuance and implementation of death sentences in political and security-related cases have intensified. Including Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki, a total of 39 prisoners connected to such cases have been executed during this period.
