January Protests: 21-Year-Old Sasan Azadvar Junaqani Executed
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January Protests: 21-Year-Old Sasan Azadvar Junaqani Executed
HRANA – At dawn today, Thursday, April 30, 2026, Sasan Azadvar Junaqani, one of those detained during the January 2026 protests, was executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. The death sentence against this prisoner had previously been issued on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) and was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. The execution of Sasan Azadvar Junaqani, a 21-year-old athlete from Isfahan who had been arrested during the n…
The Iranian judiciary announced on Thursday the execution of Sasan Azadvar, a 21-year-old karateka arrested during the January protests.
Karate champion arrested in protests faces execution in Isfahan
According to information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Azadvar’s case has been referred to the sentence enforcement branch. He is currently held in Isfahan Central Prison, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. *** Azadvar, a karate champion from Isfahan province, was arrested by government forces during protests in Isfahan on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. He was later sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court…
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