Execution of Four Political Prisoners; Iran Human Rights Organization: Khamenei and the Judiciary of the Corrupt Islamic Republic Must Be Held Accountable

The execution of Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloom, Vafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi, four Kurdish political prisoners, on the morning of Monday, February 9, has faced widespread condemnation from political activists and human rights organizations. The Iran Human Rights Organization strongly condemned the execution of these four political prisoners and urged the international community to break its silence regarding the wave of executions in Iran. Mahmoud Amiri-Moghadam, the director of this organization, stated: "The execution of these four prisoners was based on confessions obtained under torture and without a fair trial, and is considered extrajudicial killing for which Khamenei and the judiciary of the corrupt Islamic Republic must be held accountable." He further added: "The international community must take practical action in response to the indiscriminate and daily executions by the Islamic Republic, and the smallest response from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the executions was the cancellation of Neda Al-Nashif's visit to Iran and discussions with Iranian officials." Prince Reza Pahlavi, referring to these executions and the drone attack on American soldiers, wrote on his personal page on the social media platform X: "The Islamic Republic has simultaneously declared war against the people of Iran and the world. This regime executed four more prisoners just hours ago in its war against the people of Iran and, in its declaration of war against the world, killed three American soldiers in Jordan through its proxy terrorists and injured dozens more." He emphasized: "There is only one solution to this problem, which is to assist the people of Iran in their struggle for liberation from the Islamic regime and to end the war and conflict." Hamid Ismailion, a member of the Association of Families of Victims of Flight PS752, also wrote on X: "They are the enemies of youth, love, and beauty. Now four more families will remain for a lifetime with the memory of people who were killed by oppression. We will neither forget nor forgive anyone who obtained forced confessions, issued sentences, brought people to slaughter, hanged them, and that supreme killer, Ali Khamenei. All of you who are agents of oppression will be held accountable." The Hengaw Human Rights Organization also strongly condemned the execution of these four Kurdish political prisoners, stating that the minimum standards of fair trial were not even met according to the Islamic Republic's own regulations in their case, and the confirmation of the death sentences by the Supreme Court occurred while they were deprived of the right to access a lawyer and the right to visit or even contact their families. The campaign defending the four political prisoners, Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloom, Vafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi, expressed regret over this execution, stating: "This crime will not go unanswered, and our struggles will continue more seriously than before." Despite widespread international protests, Pejman Fatehi, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar, and Mohsen Mazloom, four Kurdish political prisoners, were executed on Monday, February 9, in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj. These four were members of the Komala Party of Kurdistan who were arrested last year in Urmia and accused of "espionage for Israel," an accusation that they strongly denied. Their lawyer also protested the "unfair trial process" regarding these accusations. Protests by Iranians residing in Frankfurt and Berlin took place outside the Islamic Republic's consulate in protest against the death sentences. A gathering of Iranians in Los Angeles protested against the issuance of death sentences for opponents in Iran. The imminent execution of four Kurdish political prisoners; the prosecutor entered Gohardasht Prison. The families of the victims demanded the cancellation of the death sentences. The execution of four Kurdish Iranian political prisoners occurred simultaneously with the call to prayer on Monday morning in Tehran's horizon. A statement from a group of "Kahvaran Families" inside Iran: end the execution of "freedom-seeking protesters." Exclusive: Protests by prisoners in Gohardasht against death sentences; agents resorted to "beating" the protesters.