Currently, 51 political prisoners in Iran are under death sentences, with their verdicts confirmed by the Supreme Court, making their execution imminent at any moment. The sentenced individuals include Kurdish citizens, political activists, civil rights defenders, environmental activists, and members of ethnic and religious minorities who have been accused and, in many cases, unjustly sentenced to death.
Key Aspects of the Lack of Fair Trials in These Cases:
- Lack of Judicial Fairness:
Many of these individuals were tried without access to a chosen lawyer and in courts that failed to meet fair trial standards. - Ambiguous and Politically Motivated Charges:
Charges such as “Moharebeh” (waging war against God), “Baghi” (armed rebellion), espionage, and blasphemy have been broadly and without substantive evidence leveled against these prisoners. - Risk of Sudden and Secret Executions:
With the Supreme Court’s confirmation, executions can be carried out swiftly and without prior notice.
Partial List of Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death:
- Pakhshan Azizi – from Mahabad
- Vrisheh Moradi – from Sanandaj
- Milad Armon, 27 – from Ekbatan
- Edris Ali – from Sardasht, accused of espionage for Israel, imprisoned in Orumiyeh Prison
- Yousef Ahmadi – from Sanandaj, accused of membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
- Behrouz Ehsani Eslamloo – from Orumiyeh, accused of collaborating with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK)
- Hatam Özdemir – from Bakur (Northern Kurdistan, Turkey), accused of membership in the PKK
- Alireza Barmarzpournak – from Ekbatan, accused of Moharebeh and involvement in killing a Basij member
- Vahid Bani-Amerian, 33 – from Sonqor, accused of supporting the PMOI/MEK
- Mehrad Bahramian – from Semirom, Isfahan, accused of baseless charges
- Fazel Bahramian – from Semirom, Isfahan, accused of baseless charges
- Naser Bakrzadeh, 26 – from Orumiyeh, accused of espionage for Israel, imprisoned in Orumiyeh Prison
- Akbar Daneshvar Kar (Shahrokh Daneshvar Kar) – accused of collaborating with the PMOI/MEK
- Shahriar Bayat, 64 – from Tehran, accused of blasphemy (Sab al-Nabi)
- Pouya Ghobadi Bistooni, 33 – from Sonqor, accused of supporting the PMOI/MEK
- Mohammad Javad Vafa’i Thani, 30 – from Mashhad, accused of “corruption on earth” (Efsad-e Fil-Arz)
- Ahmadreza Jalali – Iranian-Swedish citizen, accused of baseless “espionage” charges
- Mehdi Hassani – from Zanjan, accused of collaborating with the PMOI/MEK
- Farshid Hasanzehi, 26 – from Siadak, Zahedan, accused of baseless charges
- Hamid Hossein-Nejad Heidaranloo, 40 – from Segrik, Chaldoran Kolbar, accused of Baghi (armed rebellion) through PKK membership
- Adnan Ghabishavi – from Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Moein Khanafri – from Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Amir Mohammad Khosh-Eghbal – from Ekbatan, accused of Moharebeh and murder
- Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh – from Sanandaj, accused of Moharebeh
- Malek Davarshenas (Mousavi), 24 – from Dezful, accused of Baghi (armed rebellion)
- Habib Driss, 41 – from Kot Seyed Saleh, Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Salem Mousavi, 40 – from Kot Seyed Saleh, Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Abbas Driss, 52 – from Abadan, accused of Moharebeh
- Mohammad Zein-Al dini [zein-O dini] – from Espakeh, Sistan Province, accused of Moharebeh through armed action
- Adham Narouei – from Espakeh, Sistan Province, accused of Moharebeh through armed action
- Seyed Mohammad Taghavi Sang-Dehi – accused of Baghi through membership in opposition groups
- Farhad Shakrib – accused of Baghi through membership in the Salafi group “Hezb al-Furqan” and the “National Solidarity Front of Sunni Muslims in Iran”
- Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, 26 – accused of blasphemy and cooperation with Israel
- Azad Shojaei – from Sardasht, accused of espionage for Israel
- Mehrab Abdollahzadeh – from Orumiyeh, accused of Baghi
- Ali Obeidavi – from Mahshahr, accused of Moharebeh
- Babak Alipour – accused of Baghi through opposition group membership
- Isa Eidmohammadi – accused of Baghi through Salafi group membership
- Taj Mohammad Khormali – accused of Baghi through Salafi group membership
- Malek Ali Fadaei Nasab – accused of Baghi through Salafi group membership
- Abdulrahman Gorgij – accused of Baghi through Salafi group membership
- Abdulhakim Azim Gorgij – accused of Baghi through Salafi group membership
- Ali Mojdam – from Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Mohammad Reza Moghadam – from Ahvaz, accused of Moharebeh and corruption on earth
- Seyed Abolhassan Montazer, 66 – accused of Baghi through opposition group membership
- Rasoul Ahmad Mohammad – from Suleymaniyeh, accused of espionage for Israel and involvement in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
- Navid Najaran – from Ekbatan, accused of Moharebeh and murder
- Hossein Nemati – from Ekbatan, accused of Moharebeh and murder
- Shahin Vasaf, 27 – from Salmas, accused of espionage for Israel and opposition group membership
- Alireza Kafaie – from Ekbatan, accused of Moharebeh and murder
- Mojahed Korkor – from Izeh, accused of fabricated charges
Consequences and Demands:
These executions represent a blatant violation of human rights and Iran’s international commitments under civil and political rights agreements.
The Hana Human Rights Organization urgently calls on the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organizations to take immediate action to halt these executions. Families of these prisoners are facing extreme hardship and require urgent support.
Recommendations:
• Launching global campaigns to raise awareness.
• International pressure to halt executions and ensure transparency.
• Continued documentation and media reporting to expose these cases.