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Iranian protester faces imminent execution, rights group says

Jan 13, 2026, 20:52 GMT+0

An Iranian protester, Erfan Soltani, 26, who was arrested on January 8 during anti-government protests in Fardis, west of Tehran, has been sentenced to death and is due to be executed on Wednesday, sources close to his family told Oslo-based rights group Iran Human Rights. The exact charges against Soltani were not immediately clear.

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