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Iran executes two men arrested over January 2026 protests, Mizan reports

By Thomson Reuters Oct 5, 2026 | 6:06 AM

DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Iran executed two men arrested ​over January ‌protests in Isfahan in connection with the deaths of four ‌police ​officers, ⁠the judiciary’s Mizan ⁠news agency reported on Monday.

Mizan said Alireza Sepahi and ​Alireza Raeisi were sentenced to ⁠death on ⁠charges including “membership ​in an armed rebel ​group, waging war against ‌God through carrying weapons and creating fear ⁠and insecurity, corruption on earth and incitement to ⁠war ‌and killing.”

It ⁠said the Supreme ​Court ‌upheld their sentences ​and ⁠they were executed on Monday morning.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alexandra ​Hudson)