Iran carries out another execution linked to January protests

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14 May 2026 • 5:49 AM MYT
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FILE PHOTO - Participants in a rally titled 'Stop the Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran' hold flags and signs in front of the Brandenburg Gate, protesting the execution of political prisoners in Iran. (zu dpa: «Iran carries out another execution linked to January protests») Christophe Gateau/dpa

Iran has executed another person arrested during the mass protests that rocked the country early this year.

The death sentence imposed on Mohammad Abbasi was carried out after the Supreme Court upheld the verdict, the Mizan news agency, which is linked to the judiciary, reported on Wednesday.

Abbasi was accused of stabbing a police officer to death in a Tehran suburb in January during the nationwide unrest that swept Iran.

According to the news agency of the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), the execution took place at dawn.

Abbasi's daughter is currently jailed at Tehran's Evin prison and the Supreme Court upheld a 25-year prison sentence for her in the same case, according to HRANA.

The agency also reported, citing a newspaper report, that a lawyer had been prevented from representing them.

Human rights groups have long criticized Iran's use of the death penalty, accusing authorities of using executions as a means to intimidate political opponents.

At least 1,639 people were executed last year, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group, marking the highest number in 35 years.