Death sentence upheld — Retrial or appeal pending
Ahad Shokouhian
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What we know
- Status
- Death sentence upheld — Retrial or appeal pending
- Watch category
- Under death sentence
- Age
- 37
- Prison
- Ghezelhesar Prison, Karaj
- Province
- Alborz
- Charges
- Acting against national security,
- Last verified
- 25 ottobre 2026
- Independent sources
- 1Rights groups and news media, counted by origin. Social posts are not counted.
Ahad Shokouhian, 38, works at Tehran’s flower market, lives in Pakdasht, and is the sole breadwinner for his family. He was arrested in Pakdasht on January 15, 2026, during the nationwide protests. He was first held in Khorin Prison in Varamin and moved to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj in June. Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, sentenced him to death three times. The charges were “acting against national security,” “assembly and collusion against national security,” “destruction of public property,” and “participation in the killing of two security force members.” The case accuses him of joining the January 8 protests in Pakdasht and setting fire to a mosque. A source close to his family says he was not at the scene and was arrested because he resembled someone else. The source also says the court refused to review CCTV footage and relied largely on confessions obtained under unclear circumstances. Iran’s state forensic medical examiner has confirmed that he has severe asthma, which his family says made the alleged acts physically impossible for him. The Supreme Court upheld the sentence. In October 2026, the Supreme Court returned the case to investigators while reviewing a retrial request, but the death sentence has not been overturned.
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Stop the execution of Ahad Shokouhian
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing about Ahad Shokouhian, who is held in Ghezelhesar Prison, Karaj in Iran and faces the death penalty (Death sentence upheld — Retrial or appeal pending).
I urge you to call on the Iranian authorities to halt this execution at once, quash the death sentence, and grant Ahad Shokouhian a fair retrial without recourse to the death penalty, with a lawyer of their choice and no use of forced confessions.
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Case timeline
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· Status · recorded by an editorSentenced to death — Retrial or appeal pendingHis case has been sent back to the Varamin investigative branch due to flaws in the investigation.
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· Status · recorded by an editorDeath sentence upheld — Retrial or appeal pending
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· Status · recorded by an editorDeath sentence upheld — Retrial or appeal pendingAhad Shokouhian's three death sentences, issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court (Judge Iman Afshari), were upheld on appeal. HRANA reported on 2 October 2026 that the Supreme Court sent his retrial request back to the Varamin investigator because of gaps in the investigation, without overturning the… | Urgency: High | 2nd source: Iran Human Rights https://www.iranhr.net/en/articles/9033/ 2026-09-14 | Court: Tehran Revolutionary Court Branch 26,
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· Status · recorded by an editorDeath sentence upheld
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· Status · recorded by an editorSentenced to death
Sources
- Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) ↗ · 2 ottobre 2026
- Second source ↗
A death sentence is a status, not a permanent fact about a person. Every case has a check date and a source, and the earlier status is kept. An execution is recorded only with two independent rights-group or news sources, or with an editor’s written reason.