At least 79 people have been executed in Iran during the month of September this year alone, including six women and ten Baluch citizens. These figures were released by the “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign in its 140th weekly statement. However, these numbers must be viewed alongside the figures from previous […]
Death Penalty
Shamsi Khosravi, a 44-year-old political prisoner from Saqqez, has appeared before the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges including “corruption on earth” and “espionage for Israel.” According to published reports, she now faces a serious risk of being sentenced to death. According to Kolbarnews, a recent hearing in Shamsi Khosravi’s case […]
Paris once again hosted the world’s largest gathering of opponents of capital punishment, an event that became far more than a legal conference. It served as a moral tribunal against one of the most brutal remnants of modern criminal justice systems. Bringing together human rights defenders, legal experts, and relatives […]
Nasser Bakarzadeh, a prisoner held in Urmia Central Prison, has been sentenced to death for the third time by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic on charges of “spying for Israel.” According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the death sentence against Nasser Bakarzadeh was issued by Branch […]
Writer: Roman Miraki Life of Mehrab Abdullahzadeh, a Kurdish citizen from Urmia and one of detainees of “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising in Urmia during Jin Jiyan Azadi movement, is in serious danger after his death sentence was confirmed by judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran. This political prisoner is now […]
Yaqub Karim-Pour, a citizen from Miandoab who was arrested during the 12-day Iran–Israel war, was sentenced to death by Branch One of the Urmia Revolutionary Court on the charge of “corruption on earth” through “spying for Israel.” According to Kolbarnews, Yaqub Karim-Pour, a citizen adhering to the Yarsan faith and […]
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 10, marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty, a global movement pushing for the abolition of capital punishment. While the number of countries abolishing the death penalty continues to rise, Iran, under the rule of the Islamic regime, has seen an alarming increase in executions. In […]