Iran’s judiciary announced that two detainees from the January 2026 protests, Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were executed on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
According to the official account, the two men had been convicted in connection with the burning of a Basij base on Damavand Street in Tehran and were executed after their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court. Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the judiciary, claimed that they took part in damaging and setting fire to the site and had attempted to gain access to its armory.
The executions were carried out as part of a broader implementation of death sentences in the same case. Two days earlier, another defendant, Amirhossein Hatami, had also been executed. Mohammadamin Biglari was 19 at the time of his execution.
The case was heard by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, and the death sentences were issued on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Proceedings moved forward within a short period after the defendants’ arrests, and reports have raised concerns that they were denied access to independent legal counsel during the early stages of the case and that confessions were obtained under pressure.
Challenging the official narrative, some media reports, citing published video footage, have presented a different account of the fire at the Basij base and said the site was set ablaze by security forces.
The Islamic Republic has increased the use of executions under the cover of wartime conditions, in what appears to be an effort to intensify public intimidation and deter further protests.
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According to the official account, the two men had been convicted in connection with the burning of a Basij base on Damavand Street in Tehran and were executed after their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court. Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the judiciary, claimed that they took part in damaging and setting fire to the site and had attempted to gain access to its armory.
The executions were carried out as part of a broader implementation of death sentences in the same case. Two days earlier, another defendant, Amirhossein Hatami, had also been executed. Mohammadamin Biglari was 19 at the time of his execution.
The case was heard by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, and the death sentences were issued on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Proceedings moved forward within a short period after the defendants’ arrests, and reports have raised concerns that they were denied access to independent legal counsel during the early stages of the case and that confessions were obtained under pressure.
Challenging the official narrative, some media reports, citing published video footage, have presented a different account of the fire at the Basij base and said the site was set ablaze by security forces.
The Islamic Republic has increased the use of executions under the cover of wartime conditions, in what appears to be an effort to intensify public intimidation and deter further protests.
@iranhrdc
#DigitalBlackoutIran
#iran_strikes
#iran_human_rights
#iranmassacre
#MohammadaminBiglari
#ShahinVahedparast