Iran authorities executed Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi early Monday, May 25, according to judiciary-linked Mizan News Agency, making him one of the latest known detainees connected to the January 2026 uprising to be put to death.
According to Mizan News Agency, Akbari had been arrested in Naein, Isfahan Province, accusing him of “leading armed unrest” during protests, attacking local government buildings and security centers, and opening fire toward security forces. Authorities also claimed:
“He was present in the streets while carrying a military handgun and opened fire toward security personnel.”
🚨 Iran State Media Releases CCTV Footage of Executed January Protester
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Iran’s state media has published what it describes as the “first CCTV footage” showing Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, executed on May 25, allegedly carrying out armed actions and attacks in Naein, Isfahan during… https://t.co/jsdCYAHfBF pic.twitter.com/Lc6EGILJhR
Iran Continues Executing Protesters
The execution adds to growing concern over death sentences linked to the January unrest and broader political prosecutions. Since March 19, at least 15 January protesters have been executed in less than two months, following trials rights groups and activists say lacked due process. The known cases include Saleh Mohammadi (19), Mehdi Ghasemi, Saeed Davoudi, Amir Hossein Hatami (18), Shahin Vahedparast (31), Mohammad Amin Biglari (19), Ali Fahim (23), Amirali Mirjafari, Erfan Kiani, Sasan Azadvar (21), Mehdi Rasouli (25), Mohammadreza Miri (21), Ebrahim Dowlatabadi, Mohammad Abbasi, and now Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi. The figure covers only confirmed executions of January uprising participants and excludes other political prisoners executed during the same period.
These cases come in addition to the execution of at least eight PMOI members since March 30, 2026, including Vahid Baniamerian, Pouya Ghobadi, Babak Alipour, Mohammad Taghavi, Akbar Daneshvarkar, and Abolhassan Montazer, six of whom were executed between March 30 and April 4, 2026. Hamed Validi and Mohammad Masoum Shahi were executed on April 20 for PMOI membership.
Earlier this month, more than 300 former UN officials, judges, Nobel laureates and legal experts warned that executions in Iran had reached levels “not seen in nearly four decades,” while noting that more than 50,000 people were arrested following nationwide protests and additional detainees remain at risk.
The latest execution comes amid increasingly explicit calls by senior officials for harsher punishment. In mid-May, Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje’i urged courts to accelerate verdicts and implementation of sentences, arguing delays weaken deterrence, after previously calling for judges to show “no mercy” in protest-related cases.
On May 21, regime MP Hamid Rasaei called for wartime “field courts,” public floggings, and rapid executions, telling Eje’i: “Mr. Mohseni-Eje’i, your launcher must fire.” Days earlier, another regime MP described harsher punishment as a “public demand.” The rhetoric has unfolded alongside rising executions, expanded arrests, and continued sentencing of political prisoners in Iran.