Iran death sentence issued for 22-year-old protester Elia Benرشید

Elia Benرشید, a 22-year-old resident of Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, has been sentenced to death by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. The sentence follows his arrest during nationwide protests in the winter of 2025.

According to court documents, Benرشید was convicted of ‘moharebeh’ (enmity against God) due to his alleged participation in the destruction of public property. In addition to the death penalty, he received a sentence of 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day for conspiracy against national security, and 9 months for propaganda against the regime. He was also issued a two-year ban on traveling abroad.

In a separate case handled by the Isfahan Criminal Court 2, Benرشید was previously sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment and 20 lashes for disrupting public order.