Erfan Soltani

عرفان سلطانی

26 years old · Karaj · Alborz Province

14 January 2026 At imminent risk of execution

Life

• Clothes seller
  Persian original

  فروشنده لباس

• Erfan Soltani's sister, who is a lawyer
  Persian original

  خواهر عرفان سلطانی که وکیل است

• He was not a political activist but was opposed to the government
  Persian original

  او فعال سیاسی نبوده اما مخالف حکومت بوده است

In the words of those close to them

"The authorities told me there is no case to review and we will not allow this."— Erfan Soltani's sister

Persian original

«مقامات به من گفتند پرونده‌ای برای بررسی وجود ندارد و اجازه این کار را نمی‌دهیم.»

The case

• The death sentence of this 26-year-old protester, contrary to previous information, was not carried out on Wednesday and has been postponed
  Persian original

  حکم اعدام این معترض ۲۶ ساله، برخلاف اطلاع قبلی، روز چهارشنبه اجرا نشده و به تعویق افتاده است

• He has been deprived of the right to call his family and also of having a lawyer
  Persian original

  او از حق تماس با خانواده و همچنین از داشتن وکیل محروم بوده است

• Erfan was arrested on Thursday, 18 Dey; the same day the country's internet was cut off and the streets filled with crowds.
  Persian original

  عرفان رو پنجشنبه ۱۸ دی گرفتن؛ همون روزی که اینترنت کشور رو قطع کردن و خیابونا پر از جمعیت شد.

• Hengaw also says Erfan had no lawyer, no trial that could be called a trial, and no right of appeal.
  Persian original

  هه‌نگاو هم می‌گه عرفان نه وکیل داشته، نه دادگاهی که بشه اسمش رو دادگاه گذاشت، نه حق اعتراض.

• The family was told they could see him for only ten minutes before the execution.
  Persian original

  به خانواده گفتن قبل از اجرا فقط ده دقیقه می‌تونن ببیننش.

• And Wednesday passed and the sentence was not carried out.
  Persian original

  و چهارشنبه گذشت و حکم اجرا نشد.

After their death

• His family learned of the death sentence four days after it was issued
  Persian original

  خانواده‌اش چهار روز پس از صدور حکم اعدام از آن مطلع شده‌اند

• The Soltani family have been allowed a final visit with him
  Persian original

  به خانواده سلطانی اجازه آخرین ملاقات با او داده شده است

Sources

1. Iran International
2. yarmahmoodi.com

So far this name appears in only one source.

Listed in

• At risk of execution
• Shopkeepers and traders
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Alborz Province
• Karaj

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