Human rights sources have reported the execution of another detainee from the 2019 protests and a former political prisoner, warning of a potential increase in the number of executions of protesters and political prisoners. According to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, Kamran Rezaei, a detainee from the 2019 protests, was executed on Thursday, December 9, in Adelabad prison in Shiraz. The report states that Kamran Rezaei, 33, who was accused of 'premeditated murder' of a Basij member, was forced to confess against himself after seven months of torture and solitary confinement. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization also reported the execution of Godali Sabermotlagh, a 62-year-old political prisoner, in Rasht Central Prison on Saturday, December 4. According to this report, Godali (Hormoz) Sabermotlagh was arrested in 1981 for alleged membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran and the murder of an Islamic Republic official, but was released due to 'lack of evidence.' This former political prisoner, who had lived abroad for years, was arrested again upon returning to the country in 2020 on the same murder charge and, despite the lack of evidence, was sentenced to death. The report indicates that Godali (Hormoz) Sabermotlagh has consistently denied any involvement or knowledge of this murder. In recent days, another detainee from the 2019 protests named Hani Albooshabazi, a 32-year-old Arab protester, was executed in Sepidar prison in Ahvaz. According to Hengaw, Hani Albooshabazi was arrested in Shadgan, Khuzestan province, and sentenced to death for the murder of a law enforcement officer and a Basij member. The Iran Human Rights Organization has reported that there have been 707 executions in the past eleven months, a number unprecedented in the last eight years. Mahmoud Amiri Moghaddam, the director of the Iran Human Rights Organization, has called for breaking the silence of the international community, especially European countries, regarding the 'excessive executions of more than three people a day by the Islamic Republic.' He has described the lack of global reaction to executions in Iran as a 'green light for more executions' by the Islamic Republic. Shiva Mahbubi, spokesperson for the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners, has described the executions as 'governmental premeditated murder.'
Execution of Another Detained Protester from 2019 and a Former Political Prisoner
The Iranian government has executed another detainee from the 2019 protests, Kamran Rezaei, along with a former political prisoner, Godali Sabermotlagh. Human rights organizations are warning of a rising trend in executions, with over 700 reported in the past eleven months. This situation highlights the ongoing human rights violations in Iran and the lack of international response.
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📰 What Happened
Iran executed Kamran Rezaei and Godali Sabermotlagh, raising concerns over increasing political executions.
- Iranian authorities execute Kamran Rezaei, Godali Sabermotlagh, Hani Albooshabazi
- Iranian authorities execute Hani Albooshabazi
- Mahmoud Amiri Moghaddam call for action international community
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The executions underscore the Iranian government's ongoing repression of dissent.
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