According to human rights sources, Aref Khoshkar, one of those arrested during Iran's 2022 nationwide protests, was executed in the early hours of July 15 at Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
His execution brings the number of people executed in Iran this week alone to four.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) had previously reported Khoshkar's execution on July 15, citing a source close to his family.
Aref Khoshkar was arrested on November 11, 2022, during the nationwide protests in Tehran's Fallah neighborhood. He had been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court on charges of "enmity against God (moharebeh) through carrying and using a weapon and killing a Basij member."
However, according to HRANA, his lawyer stated that the location where the killing allegedly occurred was not covered by surveillance cameras and that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the charges against him.
On the same day, Mohammad Amini Dehaghani, who had been arrested during the January 2026 protests, was also executed. Earlier, on July 14, Iran's judiciary announced the executions of Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani, who had been convicted of "armed rebellion (baghi)" and "armed uprising against the Islamic Republic."
