Iran judiciary has upheld the demise sentences of ten political prisoners. The ten prisoners are awaiting the implementation of their sentences. The households of a few of these prisoners held a sit-in exterior the Evin Prison and demanded a halt to the execution of their family members.
The names of those ten political prisoners are as follows.
Mojahed Kourkouri, one of many detainees of the nationwide protests in 2022 in Izeh, is presently imprisoned in Shaiban Prison in Ahvaz. His demise sentence was upheld by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court on December 23, 2023.
Reza Rasaei, one other detainee of the nationwide protests in 2022 in Ardabil, is presently imprisoned in Diesel Abad Prison in Kermanshah. His demise sentence has additionally been upheld by Branch 17 of the Supreme Court on December 24, 2023.
Also, 4 Sunni prisoners named Farhad Salimi, Anwar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, and Kamran Sheikheh, who’re presently detained in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, have been incarcerated for over 14 years. Their demise sentences have been upheld, and the Iranian judiciary has condemned all seven of them to demise in a joint case.
Four different prisoners who’re awaiting execution are Kurdish people named Mohsen Mazloum, 27 years outdated from Mahabad, Mohammad Faramarzi, 28 years outdated from Dehgolan, Vafa Azarbar, 26 years outdated from Urmia, and Pejman Fatehi, 28 years outdated from Kamyaran. They have been sentenced to demise by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. Their demise sentences have been upheld by Branch 9 of the Supreme Court on January 6, 2024. The 4 prisoners have been condemned to execution on false expenses of getting ties to Israel.
The Iranian judiciary has upheld the demise sentences of ten political prisoners, bringing them nearer to the gallows with every passing second. The Iranian regime has already executed twenty political prisoners in 2023. The affirmation of the demise sentences for the ten political prisoners within the first month of 2024 signifies an alarming development of accelerated executions of political prisoners, which is deeply regarding. Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) requires instant intervention by the United Nations and human rights organizations to halt the execution orders.