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Iran’s two anti-government protesters sentenced to death

. Iran’s judiciary on Wednesday sentenced two people to death on charges related to anti-government protests that began a month ago and peaked in January.

Ali Hemmati and Majid Nick-Andis were found guilty of killing four security guards during protests in the northeastern city of Mashhad in January, according to the website of the judiciary’s Mizan online.TAG_OPEN_div_30

It is also mentioned that they caused extensive damage to public property by setting fire to shops, banks, buses, etc. According to the website, they were sentenced to death on Wednesday after the Supreme Court confirmed their conviction.

The protests, which began in late December and erupted, quickly grew into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.TAG_OPEN_div_26

Iranian officials have reported that more than TAG_OPEN_div_24 three thousand people have died in the incident, attributing violence to “acts of terrorism” by the United States and Israel, while non-governmental organizations claim that security forces opened fire on protesters.

US President Donald Trump threatened to intervene militarily in Iran on February 28 before the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive in the Islamic Republic of Iran.TAG_OPEN_div_22

Since then, arrests and executions have multiplied in the country, linked to both the conflict and the protests earlier this year.TAG_OPEN_div_20

According to the non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty, at least 1,639 people were executed in 2025, the highest number in the year since 1989.TAG_OPEN_div_18

According to Amnesty International, Iran has the second highest number of executions after China.TAG_OPEN_div_16

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