New Delhi, July 29 -- TEHRAN - Amir Hossein Safari had been held in Dastgerd Prison for six months before Iranian authorities executed him publicly in Esfahan on July 28. His co-defendant, Abolfazl Sepahi, was hanged alongside him in the same ceremony, making them the 25th and 26th people put to death in connection with Iran's January 2026 uprising, according to Amnesty International.

moharebeh, or "enmity against God," and efsad-e fel-arz, meaning "corruption on earth." Both charges carry mandatory death sentences and are applied to cases prosecutors frame as armed insurrection against the state. Authorities alleged both participated in the killing of four police agents, along with property destruction, arson, and weapons possession dur...