Iran’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan News Agency has announced that the death sentence of Mohammad Abbasi, one of the detainees arrested during the protests of January 2026, has been carried out.
Iranian judicial authorities accused Abbasi of killing a military officer during the protests and stated that the execution was implemented following a request from the victim’s family and after final approval by the country’s Supreme Court.
According to reports, Mohammad Abbasi was arrested in late January last year in connection with the killing of a government officer in Malard.
He was later sentenced to death by Branch 15 of Iran’s Revolutionary Court under Judge Abolqasem Salavati, and the ruling was upheld by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court earlier this year.
At the same time, Iran’s Supreme Court has also confirmed a 25-year prison sentence against Fatemeh Abbasi, Mohammad Abbasi’s daughter.
She is currently being held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison.
HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran organization, reported — citing sources close to the family — that prison authorities initially asked relatives to come for a final visit, but later denied them access and informed the family by telephone after the execution had already been carried out.
According to the report, multiple questions and ambiguities remain regarding the judicial process and the contents of both Mohammad and Fatemeh Abbasi’s cases.
HRANA also stated that independent lawyers were unable to effectively pursue the پرونده because they did not have full access to case documents.
In recent years, harsh sentences and executions involving protest-related detainees in Iran have repeatedly triggered criticism from international human rights organizations and intensified scrutiny over judicial transparency and due process in security-related cases.
Analysts say such cases have become highly sensitive both domestically and internationally, particularly amid broader debates over protest rights, state security policies, and the independence of Iran’s judicial system.
