Death sentence issued against 19-year-old Mohammad Amin Biglari, arrested during December Protests
Hengaw – Monday, February 23, 2026
Mohammad Amin Biglari, a 19-year-old detainee arrested during the December protests and currently held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, has been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (“waging war against God”) following an expedited judicial process in which his lawyers were denied access to his case file.
According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, issued the death sentence on February 8, 2026. The trial was held one day earlier, approximately 30 days after his arrest.
During the same proceedings, six other defendants — Ali Fahim, Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, Amirhossein Hatami, Shahin Vahedparast Kolor, Shahab Zohdi and Yaser Rajaifar— were tried on charges including moharebeh, “corruption on earth,” arson of public facilities, and collusion to commit crimes against internal and external state security. However, no confirmed information has been made available regarding the verdicts issued against the other defendants.
Hassan Aghakhani, one of Biglari’s defense attorneys, stated that he and co-counsel Ms. Sadri-Nia had formally declared their representation and entered the case. However, upon appearing before Branch 9 of the court, they were denied permission to review the case file or present a defense.
According to Aghakhani, a court-appointed lawyer informed the family that Biglari had “confessed.” The content and circumstances of this alleged confession remain unclear. The defense team has expressed serious concerns regarding the credibility of any such statement, particularly given Biglari’s young age and vulnerable socio-economic background. They have questioned whether the alleged confession was made voluntarily or even properly attributed to him.
Sources further report that Biglari’s father, despite suffering from serious health problems, searched among the bodies of protesters at the Kahrizak morgue, fearing that his son had been killed. It was only three weeks later, through information provided by recently released inmates of Ghezel Hesar Prison, that he learned his son was alive and in detention.
Prior to his arrest, Mohammad Amin Biglari had been working two jobs to support himself.
His legal team has stated that they will continue efforts to meet with the head of Branch 9 in order to gain access to the case file and submit a supplementary defense brief, stressing that the right to a fair defense must be upheld in accordance with legal standards.
No further official clarification has been issued regarding the status of the case or the possibility of appeal.
