IRAN - Protester Amir Delshad Sentenced to Death

November 5, 2026 - IRAN. Protester Amir Delshad Sentenced to Death

According to HRANA, Amir Delshad, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, has been sentenced to death.

Based on information received by HRANA, Branch 5 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Hossein Yazdankhah, with Seyed Reza Javad Mousavi serving as an advisory judge, sentenced Delshad to death on charges including carrying out operations detrimental to national security and interests on behalf of an opposition group through active participation in the January 2026 protests, as well as setting fire to and destroying public property.

An informed source told HRANA regarding the latest developments in Delshad’s case: “Amir Delshad’s appeal has been registered with the Supreme Court.”

Amir Delshad was arrested by security forces during the January 2026 protests and is currently held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.