Ali Hemati Sistani and Majid Nikandish, two protesters detained during the January 2026 protests in Mashhad, were executed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, announced that their executions were carried out after their death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court.

The two men were arrested in connection with protests held on January 8 and 9 in Mashhad’s Tabarsi district. The judiciary described them as organizers of the protests and alleged that they were involved in events that resulted in the deaths of four security personnel. These allegations have not been independently verified.

According to Iran Human Rights, Branch 1 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court sentenced Hemati Sistani and Nikandish to death, and Branch 39 of the Supreme Court upheld their sentences. Mizan did not specify the exact charges on which the death sentences were based.

Mizan also claimed that the two men confessed during interrogation to the acts attributed to them and that their trials were held in the presence of lawyers. However, no independent information has been made available about the circumstances of their interrogations, how the statements attributed to them were obtained, or whether they had access to lawyers of their own choosing.

The lack of transparency surrounding the judicial proceedings and interrogation process, particularly in cases resulting in executions, raises serious concerns about violations of the right to a fair trial and the right to life.

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