Iran executed Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, 23, and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, 29, early Tuesday morning in Ali Khani Square in Isfahan, according to Iranian state media and opposition sources. The two were convicted of killing police officers during the January anti-government protests. Security forces dispersed crowds that gathered near the execution site, and authorities maintained a heavy presence in the city hours afterward.
Iran executed two young men convicted of killing police officers during the January anti-government protests, in a public hanging that drew crowds and sparked localized confrontations in Isfahan.
**The executions** — Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, 23, and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, 29, were hanged in Ali Khani Square early Tuesday morning, according to Iranian state media via Fars news agency and opposition sources. The judiciary said they were convicted of attacking police officers, setting them on fire, and offenses including 'waging war against God' and 'corruption on earth.' Opposition accounts reported that family members wept quietly during the hanging, and that security forces mocked them. The official account has not been independently verified.
**Protests and security response** — Crowds gathered near the execution site overnight, with opposition channels reporting chants of 'Shame on you' directed at the regime. Iranian security forces dispersed protesters with tear gas and gunfire, according to opposition sources; no casualties have been reported. Hours after the executions, security forces maintained a visibly heavy presence in Isfahan, as The Zioneer reported in a prior bulletin.
**The thread so far** — This is the third bulletin The Zioneer has published on the events since early Tuesday. At 02:06, opposition sources reported that four young people were scheduled for execution. At 06:46, reports indicated that several students had been executed overnight, sparking clashes. The current bulletin confirms the identities of two executed individuals, as reported by the recognized sources Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) and Abu Ali Express. A late opposition message listed a third name — Alireza Sepahi — but this has not been corroborated by the official Iranian announcement or by mainstream outlets, and the balance of the evidence supports two executions.
12 developments
- DevelopingIranian opposition reports 4 young people scheduled for execution in Isfahan square
- StrongIran executed three January protest participants; woman reportedly shot dead in clashes
- DevelopingOvernight: Iranian police reportedly threatened crowd at Isfahan execution square, source draws Nazi comparison
- StrongIran executes several student protesters overnight, sparking clashes outside Isfahan prison
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