Overview
- The Kurdish-Iranian NGO Hengaw reports that Erfan Soltani is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 14 after an accelerated process.
- Relatives say Soltani had no access to a lawyer and was granted only a 10‑minute family visit following his Jan. 8 arrest at his home in Karaj.
- Rights groups describe this as the first publicly announced execution linked to the protest movement that began in December 2025 after special tribunals were authorized by Ali Khamenei.
- Casualty figures from the unrest are sharply disputed, with a government source telling Reuters about 2,000 deaths while HRANA cites 538 deaths and more than 10,670 detentions.
- UN human-rights chief Volker Türk expressed horror at the crackdown, and Iran Human Rights warned of a risk of further executions as internet restrictions impede independent verification.