Iranian authorities have executed five young protesters in the Alikhani Square case in Isfahan within one month, according to statements by the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The latest execution was that of Ghaem Hosseini, a 21-year-old prisoner of Afghan origin, who was hanged on the morning of Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Isfahan Prison, according to the NCRI. His death sentence had been issued by the regime’s Revolutionary Court in Isfahan.
🚨 Iran Executes 21-Year-Old January Uprising Detainee
Iranian authorities executed Ghaem Hosseini, 21, in Isfahan on Thursday, August 20. Hosseini had been detained in connection with the January 2026 uprising.
His death sentence was issued by a Revolutionary Court by judges… pic.twitter.com/oJWAxpttet
— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) August 20, 2026
The five protesters executed in the case are:
- Erfan Esfandiari, 18, and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, 24, an Afghan national, who were executed on July 19, 2026, in Isfahan.
- Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, 24, and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, 27, who were publicly executed on July 28, 2026, in Alikhani Square in Isfahan.
- Ghaem Hosseini, 21, who was executed at Isfahan Prison on August 20, 2026.
Public Executions in Isfahan’s Alikhani Square
According to the NCRI, Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari were publicly hanged in Alikhani Square on July 28. People who witnessed the executions reportedly protested by chanting “Dishonorable, dishonorable,” while security forces attacked the crowd and fired tear gas.
The NCRI statements say the five executed prisoners were among those arrested during the January 2026 uprising in connection with a case known as the “Alikhani Square” case.
Iran’s judiciary has accused protesters in the case of involvement in the deaths of four State Security Force officers during the January uprising. The charges cited by the judiciary include Moharebeh (enmity against God) and Efsad-fel-Arz (corruption on Earth), as well as allegations involving firearms, Molotov cocktails, damage to a police station, and blocking streets.
🚨 Breaking: Iran Publicly Executes Two January 2026 Protesters in Isfahan
Iran's authorities publicly executed Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi in Isfahan today.
The judiciary said they were executed over the deaths of four police officers during the January 2026… https://t.co/1m1Y3oI32C pic.twitter.com/wG4QVRdv3C
— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) July 28, 2026
Seven Other Prisoners Face Imminent Execution
The latest NCRI statement says seven other prisoners in the Alikhani Square case remain in imminent danger of execution:
- Alireza Sepahi, 24
- Shervin Bagherian, 18
- Amir-Hossein Ebrahimi, 19
- Amir-Hossein Maleki, 19
- Ali Dashti, 19
- Abolfazl Ebrahimi, 18
- Alireza Reisi, 21
The NCRI says the prisoners were denied the right to choose their own lawyers during the proceedings, and that even court-appointed lawyers were denied access to the case files.
The case has therefore drawn renewed concern over the imminent execution of several young prisoners, including individuals who were 18 when arrested or sentenced.
The NCRI has called on the United Nations Security Council and international human rights organizations to take immediate action to halt executions and save the lives of prisoners remaining on death row.