Alireza Sepahi Badjani

علیرضا سپاهی بادجانی

Also known as علیرضا سپاهی

25 years old · Isfahan

5 October 2026 Executed

Life

The day before, Alireza Sepahi had married his fiancée, Mahshad Kashani, who has also been arrested in the protests and is imprisoned.
Persian original
روز گذشته علیرضا سپاهی با نامزدش، مهشاد کشانی، که او نیز در اعتراضات بازداشت شده و زندانی است عقد کرده بودند.
His mother, Somayyeh Afshar, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with this same case.
Persian original
مادر او، سمیه افشار، در ارتباط با همین پرونده به پنج سال زندان محکوم شد.
Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, another of those convicted in the case, was his paternal cousin and his sister's husband.
Persian original
ابوالفضل سپاهی بادجانی، یکی دیگر از محکومان پرونده، پسرعمو و همسر خواهر او بود.
Amirsalar Davoudi, an attorney, had published the day before an audio file of the marriage ceremony of Alireza Sepahi and Mahshad Keshani.
Persian original
امیرسالار داوودی، وکیل دادگستری، روز قبلش فایل صوتی خطبه عقد علیرضا سپاهی و مهشاد کشانی رو منتشر کرده بود.
Mahshad was his fiancée; she herself is a prisoner and, according to Iran International, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Persian original
مهشاد نامزدش بود؛ خودش هم زندانیه و به نوشته ایران اینترنشنال پنج سال حبس گرفته.

Sepahi's last request to his lawyer was a visit with Kashani, but this request was not granted.
Persian original
آخرین درخواست سپاهی از وکیلش، ملاقات با کشانی بود، اما با این درخواست موافقت نشد.
Born 1380
Persian original
متولد ۱۳۸۰

In the words of those close to them

My client Alireza Sepahi is breathing today; maybe not tomorrow.— Shahrzad Shahbazi, lawyer
Persian original
موکلم علیرضا سپاهی امروز نفس می‌کشد؛ شاید فردا نه.

Shirin Ebadi wrote that Alireza became a bridegroom yesterday and today they executed him.— Shirin Ebadi
Persian original
شیرین عبادی نوشت علیرضا دیروز داماد شد و امروز اعدامش کردن.

The case

Alireza Sepahi was arrested in the Dey [1]404 protests in the city of Isfahan and, in the case known as "Alikhani Square", was sentenced to death together with several other citizens.
Persian original
علیرضا سپاهی در اعتراضات دی۴۰۴ در شهر اصفهان بازداشت و در پرونده معروف به «میدان علیخانی» به همراه چند شهروند دیگر به اعدام محکوم شدند.
Before the sentence was carried out he had a heart attack due to stress.
Persian original
پیش از اجرای حکم به علت استرس دچار سکته قلبی شد.
Sepahi was arrested on 20 Dey 1404, two days after the events of Alikhani Square, at his family's home.
Persian original
سپاهی در ۲۰ دی ۱۴۰۴، دو روز پس از وقایع میدان علیخانی، در خانهٔ خانواده‌اش بازداشت شد.
Reports on his arrest tell of bullets hitting his legs and his initial transfer to hospital.
Persian original
گزارش‌های مربوط به بازداشت او از اصابت گلوله به پاهایش و انتقال اولیه به بیمارستان حکایت دارند.
According to HRANA, he was to be executed on 6 Mordad together with Abolfazl Sepahi and Amirhossein Safari.
Persian original
به گزارش هرانا، ۶ مرداد قرار بود همراه ابوالفضل سپاهی و امیرحسین صفری اعدام بشه.
Before the transfer he had a stroke and was taken to hospital.
Persian original
قبل از انتقال سکته کرد و بردنش بیمارستان.

After their death

The next day he was executed together with Alireza Raisi, another arrested protester.
Persian original
او روز بعد به همراه علیرضا رئیسی، دیگر معترض دستگیرشده، اعدام شد.

Sources

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