Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr
Iranian national executed on 23 April 2026 on moharebeh and Israel-collaboration charges; case documented by Hengaw as separate from protest-era detainee cohort.
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Is Iran using wartime executions to suppress dissent, or are the espionage charges genuine?
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Iran Conflict 2026- Who was Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr and why was he executed?
- Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr was an Iranian national executed on 23 April 2026 at Evin Prison after being convicted of moharebeh and alleged collaboration with Israeli intelligence and the MEK opposition group.Source: event
- How many executions has Iran carried out during the 2026 conflict?
- Shirzadi Fakhr was the ninth publicly documented execution related to espionage and foreign collaboration charges since the conflict began; the actual total may be higher as some cases are not announced publicly.Source: Iran Human Rights
- What is moharebeh under Iranian law?
- moharebeh means 'enmity against God' in Islamic jurisprudence and is one of the most serious offences in Iran's penal code, carrying the death penalty. It is used for armed rebellion, terrorism, and in wartime for espionage deemed a threat to the Islamic Republic.
Background
Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr was an Iranian national executed on 23 April 2026 at Evin Prison in Tehran after being convicted of moharebeh (enmity against God) and collaboration with Israel and the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK). He was the ninth person publicly known to have been executed in Iran during the wartime period that began in early 2026.
The charges against Shirzadi Fakhr — passing intelligence to Israeli and MEK operatives — followed a pattern established in several earlier wartime executions, including that of Erfan Kiani in late April 2026. Iranian judiciary announcements provided few details about the specific intelligence allegedly transmitted or the period covered by the charges. Rights organisations including Amnesty International and Iran Human Rights have documented that Iranian courts handling espionage cases routinely deny defendants adequate legal representation and conduct proceedings without transparency.
Shirzadi Fakhr's execution is significant in the context of the Iran-Israel conflict because it reflects Tehran's intensified internal security operations: the Islamic Republic has used wartime conditions to accelerate prosecution and execution of those accused of foreign collaboration, a pattern human rights groups characterise as weaponising the death penalty to suppress dissent and intimidate potential informants.
