Diana Taherabadi

Diana Taherabadi, aged 16, was named by the Trump administration on 21 April 2026 as one of eight Iranian women whose sentences it claimed had been stayed under a US-brokered 'goodwill understanding'. Iran's judiciary immediately denied the sentences existed as described.

Taherabadi was reportedly detained during or after the 2022-23 protest wave. Her age at the time of claimed sentencing raises issues under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the ICCPR, both of which prohibit the death penalty for offences committed by minors. Iran has not publicly confirmed her case, charge, or sentence.

Her naming alongside Mahboubeh Shabani (aged 33) on the same day that Amirali Mirjafari was confirmed executed at Qezel Hesar Prison created a sharp juxtaposition: a claimed US deal to spare women prisoners, denied by Tehran, issued hours after a confirmed execution of the eighth protest-era detainee since the war began. Human rights groups note Iran's judiciary has repeatedly denied sentences that were subsequently carried out.