Human rights sources have reported the execution of Arvin Kheirkhahian, a 20-year-old protester who was arrested during the nationwide protests in December 2023 in Shahroud. According to these reports, the young man's execution was carried out on Saturday, August 30, 2023, in Shahroud prison. The Shahroud Revolutionary Court had previously issued an arrest warrant for Arvin Kheirkhahian on charges of sedition. So far, no clear details about the manner and timing of his arrest, the charges, the investigation process, the status of his access to a selected lawyer, and the legal documents and evidence cited by the court have been released. The judge emphasizes that although the details of Arvin Kheirkhahian's case are not clear, the evidence released about cases related to the protesters in December 2023 shows that the executions issued so far have been accompanied by serious legal and legal ambiguities, and in almost all cases, the basic principles of fair trial, including effective access to a lawyer, public hearing, independent investigation of evidence, and full compliance with the required guarantees in the criminal procedure law, have not been met. In most of these cases, serious charges such as sedition and corruption have been raised based on reports from security agencies, without evidence and documents proving the commission of these crimes in the issued judgments. Such a trend is far removed from the standards of fair trial and even the required requirements in Iran's internal laws. The issuance and execution of death sentences against protesters, more than it is a sign of an independent and impartial judicial process, indicates that the death penalty has become a tool for creating fear and terror in society and preventing the recurrence of protests.