Rights Groups: Iran Sentences Woman, 3 Others to Death for Protesting
Rights groups reported that Iran has sentenced a woman and three others to death in connection with the January protests. The verdicts were announced by several advocacy organizations on Tuesday.
Defendants, court and accusations
The sentences were handed down by a Tehran Revolutionary Court. The judge presiding was identified as Imam Afshari.
Authorities accused the four of acting on behalf of the United States. The Human Rights Activists News Agency and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center relayed this claim.
- Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl
- Bita Hemmati (his wife)
- Behrouz Zamaninejad
- Kourosh Zamaninejad
The two Zamaninejad men reportedly lived in the same Tehran building as the couple. The judiciary listed charges including using explosives, carrying weapons, and throwing incendiary objects.
Alleged forced confession and televised interrogation
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center said Hemmati may be the woman shown in a televised interrogation. The video showed judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei questioning the detainee.
The center called the broadcast a breach of defendants’ rights. It described the recording and airing of coerced statements as a blatant violation.
Execution statistics and recent rulings
Iran has already executed seven people in relation to the protests. Rights monitors warn that many more face capital punishment.
Iran Human Rights Monitor reported 656 executions in the first three months of this year. The group added the real number is likely higher due to limited reporting in March.
In a joint report, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty said at least 1,639 people were executed in 2025. That tally included 48 women.
Scope of the crackdown
At least 26 other detainees from the January unrest have received death sentences. Several hundred more remain on charges that could carry the death penalty.
Last month authorities executed three men accused of killing police officers during the protests. One of those executed was Saleh Mohammadi, a young national wrestling team member.
Responses from rights organizations
The Center for Human Rights in Iran condemned the trials as unfair and rushed. The group said many proceedings relied on torture-tainted confessions.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran urged the United Nations to act. It called for immediate steps to save prisoners sentenced to death, especially political detainees.
Filmogaz.com will continue to follow developments as rights groups and international monitors report further details.
