916 executions since january 8 protest
- families are sometimes not contacted until after the sentence is carried out
- confessions in Iran are obtained under torture and intimidation
- inmates are not given proper representation
- charges are made up or exaggerated
- political dissent often ends in execution
- public executions are carried out in order to frighten the people into submission
- crane hangings can result in a slow death of up to 20 minutes while family and friends look on.
- the bodies of the inmates are not always released in a timely manner in order to punish the family of the deceased.
Mahnam Navab Safavi
According to HRANA, Mahnam Navab Safavi, one of the detainees from the nationwide protests of January 2026, has been sentenced to death.
At risk of execution: Arghavan Fallahi
Arghavan Fallahi, a 24-year-old political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, on charges of Baghi (armed rebellion against the Islamic state).