Overview
- Iranian state media reported that Madschid Adineh was executed on Sunday after being arrested on 9 January near Karaj and tried for involvement in the winter mass protests.
- Authorities accused Adineh of 'operational activities' for Israel and the United States, moharebeh ('waging war against God'), arson, and plotting against internal security and said police seized weapons and petrol at his arrest.
- The Revolutionary Court in Karaj sentenced him to death and the Supreme Court confirmed the verdict, with the judiciary also ordering confiscation of his assets, according to the justice-linked Misan Online portal.
- Rights groups and the UN say the execution is part of a recent escalation in death sentences linked to the January unrest and note sharply higher execution totals in 2025 and continued executions this year.
- Human-rights advocates warn that broadly worded security charges, rapid trials in revolutionary courts, and publicized executions are being used to intimidate dissent and could lead to many more death sentences.