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Iran Executes Protester Aref Khoshkar, Rights Groups Question Due Process

7/19/2026

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Iran executed Aref Khoshkar on July 18, 2026.
He was convicted of killing security force member Salman Amirahmadi with a pellet gun during the 2022 protests.
According to his confession, Khoshkar fired from a rooftop and discarded the weapon in a trash bin.
Human-rights groups claim the confession was forced and due process was denied, while Iran says the trial followed legal protocols.

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Iran executed Aref Khoshkar on July 18, 2026.
He was convicted of killing security force member Salman Amirahmadi with a pellet gun during the 2022 protests.
According to his confession, Khoshkar fired from a rooftop and discarded the weapon in a trash bin.
Human-rights groups claim the confession was forced and due process was denied, while Iran says the trial followed legal protocols.