Iranian judicial authorities announced that two death row inmates,\nwho were anti-government demonstrators, were executed by hanging on\nWednesday (30\/09) local time. Both individuals were sentenced to death\non charges related to anti-government protests that peaked last\nJanuary.<\/p>\n
Reports from the Mizan Online website, managed by Iran\u2019s judicial\nauthorities and cited by AFP on Wednesday (30\/09\/2026), identified the\ntwo executed men, both male, as Ali Hemmati and Majid Nik-Andish.<\/p>\n
According to Mizan Online, both were found guilty of involvement in\n\u201cthe riots last January which resulted in the deaths of four security\npersonnel\u201d in the city of Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran.<\/p>\n
It was also stated that both individuals \u201ccaused severe damage to\npublic facilities by burning shops, banks, buses, and so on, and even\nburning trees.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were executed by hanging on Wednesday (30\/09) morning,\nfollowing the confirmation of their sentences by the Supreme Court,\u201d\nMizan Online stated in its report.<\/p>\n
At the end of December last year, protest movements initially\ntriggered by the high cost of living rapidly evolved into large-scale\nanti-government demonstrations, which reached their peak on 8-9 January\nthis year.<\/p>\n
Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths during the\nprotests. Tehran has linked the violence during the demonstrations to\n\u201cterrorist acts\u201d orchestrated by the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, overseas-based NGOs have stated that Iranian security\nforces shot demonstrators.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump threatened military intervention in Iran at\nthat time. This threat preceded the joint attack by the US and Israel\nagainst Tehran on 28 February, which triggered war in the Middle\nEast.<\/p>\n
Since then, the number of arrests and executions in Iran has\nincreased sharply, both related to the conflict and the previous\nanti-government protests.<\/p>\n
According to data from the NGOs Iran Human Rights and Together\nAgainst the Death Penalty, Iran has executed at least 1,639 people\nthroughout 2025. This figure represents the highest number of executions\nin a single year since 1989.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International noted that Iran ranks second globally for the\nhighest number of executions, following China.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-executes-two-anti-government-demonstrators-1790758943", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }