Shahram Sadeghi, one of those detained during the January Protests in Karaj, was executed on the morning of Sunday, August 16, 2026. Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, has confirmed the carrying out of this sentence.
According to the judiciary’s account, Sadeghi’s case was connected to protest events in Karaj and to a vehicle striking a number of law enforcement officers. Mizan has stated that he was convicted by the Karaj Revolutionary Court on the charge of “taking operational action in favor of Israel, the United States, and hostile groups” and sentenced to execution and the confiscation of all his property, and that the sentence was carried out following confirmation by the Supreme Court.
The information released by the judiciary represents that institution’s own official account of the case, and no independent details are available regarding the conduct of the proceedings, the extent of Sadeghi’s access to legal counsel, or the extent to which he benefited from fair trial guarantees.