Overview
- Iran’s Branch 26 Revolutionary Court issued death sentences for Bita Hemmati, her husband Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl, and neighbors Behrouz and Kourosh Zamaninejad, according to HRANA and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center.
- The ruling names national‑security offenses, including acting for the United States and “hostile groups,” and alleges actions such as chanting, throwing objects, damaging property, and injuring a Basij member.
- Advocates say the cases moved through rushed proceedings without full access to chosen lawyers, with allegations of torture and forced confessions and little evidence tying specific acts to each defendant.
- No execution date has been announced, and a relative, Amir Hemmati, received more than five years in prison for security and propaganda charges, with reports also citing court‑ordered confiscation of property.
- Rights monitors say revolutionary courts in Iran try protest‑related security cases with limited transparency, note at least seven protest‑linked executions this year, and report a surge to 1,639 executions in 2025.