Two January 2026 protesters, Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi were publicly executed on July 28, 2026, by Iran’s regime authorities in Isfahan over the “Alikhani Square” case.
Eight other young January protesters remain at imminent risk in the same case.
On July 28, 2026, Iran publicly executed two more young January 2026 protesters in Isfahan. Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi were both hanged over the so-called “Alikhani Square” case at that same square.
Videos circulating online show protesters gathering in and around the square and clashing with security forces, chanting “Shame on you!”
🚨 Clashes Before Public Execution in Iran
— Ehsan Eghbal Eslami (@Ehsaneghbale) July 28, 2026
Videos circulating on social media show people protesting and clashing with security forces just before the public hanging of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari in Isfahan.
In one clip, the crowd can be heard chanting “Disgraceful”… https://t.co/P19rmWRnLm pic.twitter.com/aJq9fxBPcJ
In one of those clips, the sound of gunfire is clearly audible before the execution of the two young protesters.
Iran’s judiciary said they were executed over the deaths of four police officers during the January 2026 uprising. It also alleged they possessed firearms, Molotov cocktails, axes, machetes, and knives, and accused them of attacking a police station and causing widespread damage.
In total, 12 protesters were sentenced to death in the “Alikhani Square” case in Isfahan. Two of them, Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, were executed on 19 July 2026.
The eight others now face imminent execution:
• Alireza Sepahi
• Ghaem Hosseini
• Shervin Bagherian
• Amirhossein Maleki
• Ali Dashti
• Abolfazl Ebrahimi
• Alireza Raeisi
• Amirhossein Ebrahimi Analucheh
Reports received from various sources overnight indicated that the execution site for the two young men was being prepared in Alikhani Square in Isfahan and that their families were allowed a final visit before the hangings.
In a clear effort to instill terror, the Iranian regime carried out these public executions in the very square where the events that led to the charges against these young men occurred during the January uprising.
State media broadcasted propaganda videos intended to justify the executions; the footage contained forced confessions from several of the defendants. In one of those videos, an interrogator mocks a young January protester from the same case during a forced confession, asking him: “Did you make your revolution?”
🚨Iran's Regime Interrogator Mocks Young Protester in Forced Confession
— Ehsan Eghbal Eslami (@Ehsaneghbale) July 28, 2026
In a state media propaganda video about the Alikhani Square case, the interrogator asks a young January protester during a forced confession:
“Did you make your revolution?”
Four have already been… https://t.co/rdhoBgZSYf pic.twitter.com/eUR5kQEaCN
Reports also describe a heavy security presence in Alikhani Square in Isfahan after today’s executions and public protests against them.
The Iranian regime began executing protesters arrested during the January uprising on March 19 (the eve of the Persian New Year) and, amidst the war, has so far hanged dozens of them in various cities, including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Rasht, Mashhad, and Naein, following sham trials devoid of due process.
Many more of those arrested during the January uprising remain at risk of execution. The fate of a large number of those detained in the uprising is still unknown.