Malekshahr
District of the city of Isfahan.
Twelve people were sentenced to death over the killing of four security personnel near Malekshahr's Ali Khani Square on 8 January 2026. Two more, both 20, were hanged on 3 November 2026, bringing Hengaw's count of executions in the case to nine.
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Malekshahr is a district of the city of Isfahan, in central Iran. On 8 January 2026, during that month's protests, four members of the special police units and the Basij were killed near its Ali Khani Square, according to the rights group Hengaw.
Twelve people were condemned to death over the Ali Khani Square killings. The latest executions came on 3 November 2026, when two 20-year-olds from the case, Amirhossein Maleki and Amirhossein Ebrahimi, were hanged; Hengaw puts the total at nine and alleges that Ebrahimi confessed under torture. Iran's judiciary, whose Mizan agency confirmed the executions, maintains that the accused killed security personnel.
Isfahan has seen several hangings over the January 2026 unrest. Of the 12 sentenced over the square, Hengaw's count leaves three not yet executed.
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