Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani

Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, 51, was arrested during the nationwide 8 January protests in Tehran. He was one of the defendants in a case of seven, accused of attacking an IRGC base in Tehran. Ten days after arrest, on 18 January, state media aired the forced confessions of five of the defendants. In the video, they are referred to as “deceived youth” who were “directed by American-Zionist terrorist elements” to attack the IRGC base in Tehran. 

The seven defendants were tried by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by “Death Judge” Salavati on 7 February 2026. According to an informed source, the defendants did not have access to lawyers and were represented by court-appointed lawyers at trial who later informed them of the sentences. 

Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani is detained in Ghezelhesar Prison. Four of his co-defendants were hanged during the Israel and the United States’ 40-day war against Iran.

Charges: Moharebeh (enmity against God) and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) through the arson of an IRGC base in Tehran.

Status: Sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by “Death Judge” Salavati on 8 February. The sentence was upheld by Branch 9 of the Supreme Court and the subsequent appeal was rejected.