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January 2026 Protests: Alireza Sepahi Executed

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Abolfazl Ebrahimi, Abolfazl Sepahi, Ali Dashti, Alireza Raeisi, Alireza Sepahi, Amirhossein Ebrahimi Analoucheh, Amirhossein Maleki, Amirhossein Safari, Erfan Esfandiari, Ghaem Hosseini, Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, HRANA, Isfahan Alikhani Square, January 2026 Protests, Shervin Bagherian, علیرضا سپاهی

HRANA – The death sentence of Alireza Sepahi, arrested during the January 2026 protests and one of the defendants in the case known as the “Isfahan Alikhani Square” case, was carried out at dawn today in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

According to HRANA, Alireza Sepahi has been executed.

Shahrzad Shahbazi, an attorney, announced in a post that at dawn today, Monday, October 5, the death sentence of Alireza Sepahi, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests and a defendant in the case known as the “Isfahan Alikhani Square” case, was carried out at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

Yesterday, HRANA reported that Mr. Sepahi had been transferred to solitary confinement and that his family had been summoned for a final visit with him.

It is also worth noting that yesterday, attorney Amirsalar Davoudi announced the marriage of the two prisoners by posting an audio recording of the marriage ceremony of Alireza Sepahi and Mahshad Kashani on his page.

HRANA had previously reported that after the Supreme Court approved a retrial in Alireza Sepahi’s case, his case was referred for reconsideration to a parallel branch of Branch 2 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. However, that branch rejected the retrial request without holding a hearing and sent the case to the Enforcement of Judgments Branch for implementation of the death sentence.

Alireza Sepahi, aged approximately 25, was arrested on January 10, 2026, in connection with the nationwide protests. He was subsequently transferred to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

HRANA had previously reported that the proceedings in the cases of Alireza and Abolfazl Sepahi were marked by restrictions including the attorney’s lack of effective access to the case file, the inability to obtain a copy of the court ruling, hearings conducted via videoconference, and the court’s failure to give due consideration to evidence presented by the defense.

According to a source close to the family, surveillance-camera footage and other evidence show that Alireza Sepahi was not present at Alikhani Square when the incident cited in the case occurred and was instead at another location. Nevertheless, Morteza Barati, the judge presiding over the case, sentenced him to death on four counts without effectively examining this evidence.

Several other defendants in the case have also stated that during interrogations they were subjected to pressure and torture to make them confirm that Alireza Sepahi had been present at the scene of the incident. Despite these allegations, no independent and effective investigation has yet been conducted into whether statements were obtained under duress.

Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, two other defendants in the case, were executed on July 19. The death sentences of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari were also carried out publicly at Alikhani Square in Isfahan at dawn on July 28. Alireza Sepahi was scheduled to be executed alongside them, but before being transferred to the execution site, he suffered a stroke. After being taken to a hospital and receiving medical treatment, he was returned to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. On Thursday, August 20, the death sentence of Ghaem (Arian) Hosseini, another defendant in the case, was also carried out.

At the trial-court stage, 15 defendants in this case were sentenced to death. According to information provided by an attorney, the sentence of one defendant was overturned by a higher judicial authority, while the death sentences of the other 14 defendants were upheld.

Twelve of the defendants in this case have been identified as: Alireza Sepahi, Abolfazl Sepahi, Erfan Esfandiari, Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, Amirhossein Safari, Ghaem Hosseini, Shervin Bagherian, Amirhossein Maleki, Ali Dashti, Abolfazl Ebrahimi, Alireza Raeisi, and Amirhossein Ebrahimi Analoucheh.

Alireza Sepahi Returned to Prison After Suffering Stroke Ahead of Execution

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Abolfazl Sepahi, Alikhani Square of Isfahan, Alireza Sepahi, Amirhossein Safari, Dastgerd Prison, HRANA, علیرضا سپاهی

HRANA – Alireza Sepahi, one of those arrested during the January 2026 nationwide protests and among the defendants in the case known as the “Alikhani Square of Isfahan” case, suffered a stroke before being transferred for the implementation of his death sentence. Sepahi, who was scheduled to be executed alongside Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari, was taken to a hospital and, after receiving medical treatment, was returned to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

According to HRANA, Alireza Sepahi, a death row prisoner, was returned to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan after suffering a stroke and being transferred to a hospital.

According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Sepahi’s execution was scheduled to be carried out in the early hours of Tuesday, July 28, alongside those of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari at Alikhani Square in Isfahan. However, before being transferred to the execution site, he suffered a stroke and was taken to a hospital by prison officials.

A source close to the prisoner’s family told HRANA that after undergoing medical treatment and being resuscitated at the hospital, Alireza Sepahi was returned to Dastgerd Prison, where he is currently being held. His return to prison has intensified his family’s concerns about both his physical condition and his fate.

Alireza Sepahi, aged approximately 25, was arrested on January 10, 2026, in connection with the nationwide protests. He had previously been transferred from the general ward of Dastgerd Prison to solitary confinement at around 5:00 a.m. on July 18, along with his cousin, Abolfazl Sepahi.

Court hearings in Mr. Sepahi’s case were held inside the prison via video conference. The judicial proceedings were marked by a number of due process concerns, including his lawyer’s inability to effectively access the case file, the authorities’ refusal to provide a copy of the court’s verdict, the family’s lack of information about the details of the charges, and the court’s failure to properly examine evidence submitted in his defense.

According to a source close to the family, surveillance camera footage and other evidence indicate that Alireza Sepahi was not present at Alikhani Square at the time of the incident forming the basis of the case and was elsewhere. Nevertheless, Judge Morteza Barati, who presided over the case, sentenced him to death on four counts without effectively examining this evidence.

Several other defendants in the case have also stated that they were subjected to pressure and torture during interrogations to force them to confirm Alireza Sepahi’s presence at the scene of the incident. Despite these allegations, no independent or effective investigation has been conducted into the possibility that these statements were obtained under coercion.

Two other defendants in the case, Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, were executed on July 19. The death sentences of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari were carried out publicly at Alikhani Square in Isfahan in the early hours of Tuesday, July 28.

In the initial trial, 15 defendants in this case were sentenced to death. According to information provided by their lawyer, the death sentence of one defendant was overturned by the higher judicial authority, while the death sentences of the remaining 14 defendants were upheld.