Sources claim that a man has been secretly executed in Iran for his involvement in the anti-government protests of 2022.

A man sentenced to death for his involvement in last year's anti-government protests in Iran has reportedly been executed in secret. According to informed sources and human rights group Hengaw, 21-year-old Milad Zohrevand was put to death on Thursday morning at a prison in the city of Hamadan. Iran's judiciary has not confirmed the execution, but Zohrevand was convicted of killing a member of the Revolutionary Guards during a demonstration. The sources also revealed that Zohrevand was denied access to a lawyer throughout his detention and trial. This would make him the eighth protester to be executed after the protests last year. The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced concerns about the lack of due process and fair trial in the previous executions, with reports of coerced confessions obtained through torture. The protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police over her alleged improper hijab. Security forces have cracked down violently on the protests, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of detentions, with the authorities labeling them as "riots." Zohrevand's execution has been strongly condemned by Hengaw, which accused the Revolutionary Guards of pressuring authorities to carry out the execution without the family's consent. It was revealed last week that the death sentence of a defendant convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards member had been confirmed by the Supreme Court in Hamadan. While the defendant was not named, sources suggest it was Zohrevand, and his family had been coerced into not publicizing his case. Iran is second only to China in terms of the number of executions conducted annually, with a 30% increase in executions reported compared to the previous year.