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IRAN - Urgent Action To Save Hossein Kheiri
June 29, 2021: International Call For Urgent Action To Save Hossein Kheiri, A Political Prisoner Sentenced To Death
On June 29, 2021, Branch 26 of the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced political prisoner Hossein Kheiri (32) to death on the charge of “Moharebeh (waging war on God) for destroying people’s property in order to oppose the regime.” Iman Afshari, the head of the court, declared Kheiri an "enemy" under the accusation of "destruction of public property to oppose the regime" and sentenced him to death.
Seven other political prisoners were sentenced from four to seven years in prison. All eight had been arrested in early 2020. Five of them have been identified as Majid Kahrari, Fardin Asgari, Nima Heidari, Milad Karami and Mahmoud Karami.
On June 30, Babak Paknia, a lawyer, announced the issuance of death sentence for his client, political prisoner Hassan Kheiri, on the charge of “moharebeh.” Paknia said he would appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court. According to the information received, Hossein Kheiri is a worker and has a young daughter named Isan.
The Iranian Resistance calls for immediate action by the UN Secretary-General, the High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council, and relevant UN and other international human rights defenders to save the lives of Hossein Kheiri and other political prisoners on death row. It underscores the need for the dispatch of an international fact-finding delegation to Iran to visit the prisons and meet with the prisoners, especially political prisoners.
https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/iran-international-call-for-urgent-action-to-save-hossein-kheiri-a-political-prisoner-sentenced-to-death/
https://iran-hrm.com/2021/07/01/iran-human-rights-monthly-report-june-2021/ (Source: Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI))
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