Mohsen Eslamkhah, a 19-year-old citizen from Bukan and one of the detainees of the Jina revolutionary movement, has been sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
According to Kolbarnews, Mohsen Eslamkhah, a citizen from Bukan, has been sentenced to death by Branch One of the Revolutionary Court of Mahabad on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh). Additionally, two other defendants in this case, Mohammad Faraji and Raouf Sheikh-Maroufi, had previously also been sentenced to death by the same branch.
Mohsen Eslamkhah, after increased pressure from security institutions, had left Iran for a period and sought refuge in the Kurdistan Region, but returned to Bukan in June 2025.
He was arrested on the eleventh of that month and, after being transferred to prison, was temporarily released after 11 days.
During his detention in the Intelligence Department detention center, this citizen was subjected to pressure and torture in order to extract a forced confession in connection with the killing of a member of the Basij.
According to received information, Mohsen Eslamkhah was re-arrested on Monday, February 23, 2026, and transferred to Bukan Central Prison, where the death sentence that had previously been issued for him on February 16, 2026, was officially communicated to him.
Considering that this citizen was under 18 years old at the time of his participation in the protests, his case falls under the category of a “juvenile offender.” According to the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issuing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of release for individuals under 18 years of age is prohibited.
