Execution of 5 Prisoners in Yazd and 6 in Qazvin: Urgent Call to Save Those Sentenced to Death

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: Khamenei seeks to prevent an uprising, but the collapse of this religious fascism by the hands of rebellious youth, and the establishment of democracy, popular sovereignty, and justice, will end these pains and sufferings.

With the inauguration of Khamenei’s new president and the introduction of his cabinet, the regime’s execution machine has intensified. On Monday, August 19, 2024, five prisoners, including Abdulrahman Damani Gorgij and Abdolraouf Shahbakhsh, both Baluch compatriots, were hanged in Yazd Central Prison. On Sunday, August 18, Abbas Aalaei was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison, and on Saturday, August 17, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Ali Salimi, and Haidar Arab were hanged in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. Earlier, on Thursday, August 15, Peyman Allah Veisi was hanged in Sanandaj Central Prison. Additionally, six prisoners, including two women, were executed in Chubindar Prison in Qazvin in August. Among them were Vahid Ebrahimzadeh, Vahid Sultanabadi, Amirhossein Bagherieh, and Hamid Behmazak.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, expressed deep sympathy with the victims’ families, and added that the two-headed serpent Zahak (a figure from Persian mythology symbolizing tyranny and evil) continues his disgraceful reign, causing more mothers, fathers, wives, and children to mourn each day. The introduction of his new president’s cabinet has only intensified these crimes. However, despite his attempts to prevent an uprising through repression, terrorism, and warmongering, his efforts will fail. The collapse of religious fascism, led by rebellious youth, will bring democracy, popular sovereignty, and justice, ending this suffering.
The Iranian Resistance urgently calls on the UN Human Rights Council and High Commissioner, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and all human rights advocates to take immediate action to save the lives of prisoners sentenced to death. It also calls for the referral of Iran’s human rights violations to the Security Council and bringing Ali Khamenei and other regime leaders to justice.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
19 August 2024