January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death

updated May 23 » 

The death sentences issued against Mohammadreza Majidi Asl and Bita Hemmati, a young couple from Tehran detained during the January 2026 protests, have been overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court. 

2026 Protests: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences of Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl and Bita Hemmati
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Bita Hemmati, and her 34-year-old husband, Mohammadreza Majidi Asl, Behrouz Zamaninejad and Kourosh Zamaninejad 

 

January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death

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