The judiciary confirmed that Raisi, 21, and Alireza Sepahi, 24, were hanged at Dastgerd Prison after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences in the Alikhani Square case. While state officials accused the men of killing 4 police officers, human rights groups allege the defendants were denied legal counsel and tortured into confessions. Seven people have been put to death in the same case; Sepahi's execution had been delayed since July after he suffered a stroke before he could be taken to the gallows.
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Iran Conceals Alireza Raisi's Burial Site After Secret Interment
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Security forces took the father of convicted protester Alireza Raisi to a remote desert region outside Isfahan while blindfolded and without a mobile phone to carry out the funeral, sources close to the family told Iran International. The father was driven for approximately 2 hours, and authorities refused to provide the exact location of the grave or allow the burial to take place in a village cemetery. Raisi was one of two people executed on Monday at dawn in connection with anti-government demonstrations that occurred in January 2026.
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