#iran executions

Saghar Gholami, 19, from Gonbad.

Her death sentence is confirmed;

“After nights of restlessness you finally sleep. In the midst of it you hear your phone ringing. You reluctantly open your eyes. You can see that it’s early morning.

You pick up the phone.

A monotone voice begins to speak.

“Your son was executed this morning. We have buried him at this address.” They give you the address of your son’s grave and hang up.

You are left alone with thoughts raging in your head; barely registering the ringing sound after the phone call is finished.

You feel yourself sweating. Your breath quickens. You look around you. Looking for any sign that this was a lie, a nightmare.

Did he just say that they have hung your 22 y.o son? That’s impossible. Your son was alive just a few hours ago. You saw him. Hugged him. They didn’t say anything about this! He was supposed to compete in the wrestling matches after his release.

He was innocent.

You look around you again. The hand not holding the phone grasps the blanket, forms a fist. Everything turns black.”

This is what happened to Majidreza Rahnavard’s family this morning (12 Dec)…

They allowed Majidreza’s mother to visit him without mentioning anything about execution.

She left him thinking that her son would be released soon without knowing that that would’ve been the last time she hugged her son.

Look how happy they both are.

I don’t even know what to say…

This is Mohsen Shekari.

He was 23 years old and full of life.

He was detained (kidnapped) by the Islamic Republic forces just for blocking the street.

He was killed yesterday morning (8th of Dec).

They were in a hurry to kill him.

He was denied a lawyer and didn’t have the chance to defend himself. They wouldn’t allow it.

They gave him a death sentence and carried it out all in just 18 days. For blocking the street.

He was full of life and wanted to become a YouTuber after he was set free as they told him so.

He was full of life. He had dreams and they hung them.

There are others too. Please don’t stop talking about them. They are alive and in need of our help.

A woman's rights activist in Iran has been sentenced to death after a sham 10-minute trial. This Substack post has a form letter you can send to public figures and politicians to attempt to save her:

So far, there have been no reports of her execution, meaning she may still be alive on death row. Members of European Parliament have condemed her death in late November, meaning public pressure to prevent her execution may be working, but there needs to be more awareness. More articles about the situation have been documented in this clovenhooves thread: