Mehrab Abdollahzadeh executed over killing security officer during 2022 Iran unrest
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Updated · Reuters · May 3
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh executed over killing security officer during 2022 Iran unrest
9 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 3
Iran's judiciary said the execution followed a late-2025 Supreme Court ruling upholding the sentence for the death of Abbas Fatemiyeh.
State outlet Mizan described Abdollahzadeh as a main perpetrator and said he confessed to assaulting the officer.
The killing occurred during nationwide protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody; rights group HRANA said Abdollahzadeh was tortured into a forced confession.
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