Iran executes Siavash Jamshidi in protest case

Iran's judiciary said Saturday it had executed Siavash Jamshidi, a man convicted on charges including firing a military-grade weapon at police officers during anti-government protests earlier this year.

The judiciary said Jamshidi was sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh, a legal term meaning “waging war against God”, as well as conspiracy and collusion against national security.

The judiciary's Mizan Online website said he was also found guilty of offences not related to the protests, including fraud, making threats, theft, possession and carrying of an illegal military-grade weapon. Other charges included complicity in kidnapping, brandishing a weapon to intimidate and intentional infliction of bodily harm.

Mizan said Jamshidi was active during demonstrations that were sparked in December by grievances over living costs and peaked on January 8 and 9.

Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths in the unrest and attributed the violence to “terrorist acts” orchestrated by the United States and Israel. Foreign-based NGOs maintain that Iranian security forces fired on protesters.

Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty said Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the largest number in any year since 1989. Amnesty International says Iran carries out more executions than any country except China.