IRAN - ‘Protester’ Mohammad Mehdi Parsa Sentenced to Death

November 2, 2026 - IRAN. ‘Protester’ Mohammad Mehdi Parsa Sentenced to Death

Based on information received by HRANA, Branch 1 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Ehsan Adibi-Mehr, sentenced Mohammad Mehdi Parsa, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, to death and a total of 20 years in prison. The verdict was issued on November 2, 2026.

According to the verdict, Parsa was sentenced to death on the charge of “moharebeh” (enmity against God) through participation in the destruction of a state-owned bank in Ahvaz. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charge of participating in illegal gatherings, under provisions prescribing harsher penalties, and an additional 10 years in prison on the charge of collaborating with hostile states.

A source close to Parsa told HRANA that he was denied access to a lawyer of his choosing during the judicial proceedings. The source also stated that on the evening of January 8, 2026, during protests in Ahvaz, a state-owned bank was damaged, and following the incident, judicial cases were opened against several protesters.

Mohammad Mehdi Parsa, 21, a resident of Qaleh Tal in Khuzestan Province, was arrested in Ahvaz on January 11, 2026. He was subsequently transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, where he remains incarcerated.