Two More Isfahan Protesters Publicly Hanged Despite UN Calls to Halt

Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, 24, and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi, 27, were publicly hanged at Alikhani Square in Isfahan under heavy security, days after UN experts urged Iran to halt executions in the same case. The pair were among the 12 men sentenced to death over the January 8, 2026 protests in which four security personnel were killed. The public executions triggered fresh anti-regime protests and international condemnation, with rights groups noting the accelerating pace of post-uprising executions.