In a report published on August 10, the “Detainees Follow-up Committee” warned of a sharp rise in the issuance and execution of death sentences for individuals arrested during the January 2026 protests in Iran, confirming the identities of dozens facing execution. Among those listed is 33-year-old Peyman Ganji, who was sentenced to death on charges of Moharebeh (enmity against God) by Branch 36 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. An informed source provided IranWire with further details regarding his case.
Peyman Ganji was arrested in mid-February, a month after the bloody January protests, when security forces raided his home.
From the beginning, his primary charge was listed as “burning public property” during the January protests.
Following his arrest, Peyman was transferred to an undisclosed location, and after interrogations concluded, he was moved to Greater Tehran Prison. According to informed sources, the prosecution accused him of setting fire to a mosque in Tehran, an allegation Peyman has firmly denied from the start.
The judicial proceedings and trial conditions for Peyman Ganji, like those of many other detained protesters, remain opaque and non-transparent. A source close to him stated that while in Greater Tehran Prison, a court-appointed lawyer pressured him into signing documents: “During his court session, Peyman told the judge that he did not accept the contents of those papers and was forced to sign them under physical and psychological torture.”
