Based on reports received by Hana Human Rights Organization:
Today, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Naser Bakrzadeh, a political prisoner held in Urmia Prison. He had previously been sentenced to death in November 2023 by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia on charges of “spying for Israel and collaborating with Mossad.”
According to Hana’s sources, this decision was officially communicated to his lawyer today, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
Naser Bakrzadeh was arrested in January 2024 and was interrogated for some time at the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center in Urmia. According to sources close to his family, his arrest and interrogation involved serious violations of his basic rights, including denial of access to a lawyer and contact or visits with his family.
Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the verdict, Naser Bakrzadeh remains in limbo in the political ward of Urmia Prison. Until a new court branch is assigned for a retrial, the risk of a new death sentence still remains.