Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo
Iranian teenager on death row; convicted over a mosque fire in Pakdasht, denied legal counsel.
Last refreshed: 30 April 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Why is Iran set to execute Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo for an offence committed as a minor?
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Iran Conflict 2026- Who is Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo?
- Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo is an Iranian defendant who was a minor at the time of an alleged fire at the Seyyed Al Shohada mosque in Pakdasht, Tehran Province. As of late April 2026, he faces imminent execution after the Iranian Supreme Court upheld his death sentence.Source: Hengaw
- Why is Iran executing teenagers for mosque fire charges?
- Iran's Supreme Court upheld death sentences for three defendants, including Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo, who were minors at the time of the alleged mosque fire in Pakdasht in January 2026. Hengaw says convictions rest on confessions extracted under torture.Source: Hengaw
- What happened in the Pakdasht mosque fire case?
- A fire at the Seyyed Al Shohada mosque in Pakdasht, Tehran Province in January 2026 killed two people. Three defendants who were minors at the time were charged, convicted, and sentenced to death. Hengaw reported confessions were extracted under torture.Source: Hengaw
- Has the Iranian Supreme Court upheld the Pakdasht execution sentences?
- Yes. The Iranian Supreme Court upheld death sentences for Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo, Matin Mohammadi, and Erfan Amiri. Human rights monitors flagged their executions as imminent as of late April 2026.Source: Hengaw
Background
Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo is an Iranian defendant who was a minor at the time of the alleged offence related to a fire at the Seyyed Al Shohada mosque in Pakdasht, Tehran Province. As of late April 2026, he and two other teenage co-defendants face imminent execution following a conviction that human rights organisations Hengaw and HRANA say was conducted without access to independent legal counsel.
All four defendants in the Pakdasht case — Hosseinipour Hesarloo, Matin Mohammadi, Erfan Amiri, and the adult Maryam Hodavand — were reported by Hengaw and HRANA to have been denied independent representation throughout proceedings. The UN Special Rapporteur on Iran has called for an immediate stay of execution and a fair retrial, citing violations of international standards on juvenile justice, including Article 37 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Iran has ratified.
The execution of individuals for offences committed as minors is prohibited under international law. Iran is among a small number of states that continues the practice; Amnesty International has documented multiple such cases in recent years.