January 2026 Protests: Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Executed

HRANA – The Judiciary’s Media Center announced that the death sentences of Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast have been carried out after being upheld by the Supreme Court. These political prisoners had been arrested in connection with the January 2026 protests in Tehran and were later sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

The Judiciary’s Media Center stated that the sentences were carried out at dawn today, April 5, following review of the case and confirmation of the final verdict by the Supreme Court. The judiciary claimed that the two had “entered a military-classified location and, while participating in the destruction and burning of this sensitive site, attempted to gain access to the armory.”

The case was heard in Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, and death sentences had been issued for them on February 7, 2026.

Hassan Aghakhani, one of the privately retained lawyers for Mohammadamin Biglari, had previously pointed to existing ambiguities regarding the alleged “confession” attributed to his client. He said that the court-appointed lawyer at the preliminary stage had informed the family that the defendant had confessed, but the content of this confession, the conditions under which it was obtained, and the related documentation had never been clarified for the privately retained lawyers. He emphasized that attributing this confession to his client is subject to serious doubt.

The case was opened on the evening of January 8, 2026, following a fire at the “185 Martyr Mahmoud Kaveh” Basij base in eastern Tehran. According to reports and videos of forced confessions broadcast by the Islamic Republic’s state television, these individuals had not played a role in the arson or destruction of property at the site; rather, they had merely entered a building that had already been set on fire by others.

Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Kaloor, along with Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, Amirhossein Hatami, and Ali Fahim, who had all been sentenced to death in a joint case, were transferred to solitary confinement cells in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj last Sunday. Following the execution of these two individuals and the execution of Amirhossein Hatami on Thursday, April 2, 2026, concerns have intensified regarding the fate of Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani and Ali Fahim.

According to HRA’s annual report, in 2025, at least 2,488 citizens, including 63 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 13 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 130 others, including 10 women and 1 juvenile offender, were sentenced to death.

Judiciary Announces the Execution of Amirhossein Hatami

HRANA – The judiciary’s media center announced that in the early hours of today, Thursday, April 2, the execution sentence of Amirhossein Hatami was carried out. Mr. Hatami had been arrested in connection with the January 2026 protests in Tehran and was later sentenced to death and confiscation of property by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Earlier this week, he had been transferred to solitary confinement in Karaj’s Ghezel Hesar Prison.

According to Mizan, the report states that after being arrested by the IRGC Intelligence during the January 8, 2026 protests, Mr. Hatami was prosecuted on charges of “participation in operational actions against the country’s security for Israel, the United States, and anti-government groups; entering classified military sites with the intent to remove weapons and ammunition; and destroying and setting fire to government property with the aim of confronting the system of the Islamic Republic.”

Ultimately, following court sessions, Mr. Hatami was sentenced to death and confiscation of property. The death sentence of this citizen, who had been imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison, was reviewed by the Supreme Court, and after his appeal was rejected, the lower court’s ruling ordering his execution was upheld.

The report adds that during the January protests, Mr. Hatami had allegedly intended to enter a military center and gain access to the weapons stored there, but ultimately did not succeed in carrying out this action.

HRANA had previously reported that in recent days at least five prisoners, Amirhossein Hatami, Mohammadamin Biglari, Shahin Vahedparast Kalur, Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, and Ali Fahim, were transferred to solitary cells in Unit Three of Ward 35 of Qezel Hesar Prison. Following the executions of Akbar Daneshvarkar, Seyed Mohammad Taghavi-Sangdehi, as well as Babak Alipour and Pouya Qobadi in recent days, the transfer of the remaining prisoners had heightened concerns about their fate and the risk that their sentences would also be carried out.

Amirhossein Hatami, approximately 19, was arrested on the evening of Thursday, January 8, near Namjoo Street in eastern Tehran by security forces. His case was heard by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, and on February 6, 2026, he was sentenced to death.

According to the annual report on the state of human rights in Iran, published by the Statistics, Publications, and Works Unit of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2026 at least 2,488 citizens, including 63 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, 13 executions were carried out in public. During the same period, another 130 individuals, including 10 women and 1 juvenile offender, were sentenced to death.