Protesters executed by Iran include barista, karate champion and a shop worker | 24CA News

The useless embrace: a barista, a karate champion, a poultry employee, a store employee. For a bit over a month, Iran has been executing its personal residents because it tries to crush the rebellion that has gripped the nation since a younger lady died in police custody in September.

At least 4 males have been hanged to date, and many extra Iranians are at risk of the identical destiny. 24CA News in late December recognized dozens of people at excessive danger; Amnesty International mentioned in mid-December at the least 26 individuals confronted the loss of life penalty by the hands of one of many world’s most frequent executioners.

The overwhelming majority of those people are accused of “waging war against God” and “corruption on Earth” — crimes punishable by loss of life underneath the Islamic Republic’s Shariah legislation. The greatest risk to the regime since its inception in 1979 erupted after Mahsa Amini, 22, died within the custody of the so-called morality police, allegedly for not carrying her hijab correctly.

The executions are simply essentially the most high-profile of the killings carried out by Iranian authorities. Over 19,000 individuals have to date been detained for the reason that begin of protests, in keeping with the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a press affiliation established by Iranian campaigners. Of these, at the least 517 have been killed, together with 70 minors.

Here’s a glimpse of the non-public lives — and rushed trials — of the individuals executed to date:

Dec. 8, Mohsen Shekari 

Mohsen Shekari, 23, was the primary particular person to be executed for collaborating in current protests. His killing got here lower than three months after his arrest.

He was accused of burning a trash bin, blocking a highway, stabbing a member of the Basij militia with a machete (the person required stitches) and threatening public security. Rights teams have mentioned Shekari’s confession was obtained underneath torture. The U.S.-based Center for Human Rights in Iran mentioned he made self-incriminating statements in a state-media video, with a bruise seen on his face.

Masoud Kazemi, a journalist primarily based in Turkey, instructed 24CA News not too long ago that the regime pressured Shekari’s household to remain silent “until the point that they simply executed him without any notice.”

A state media report additionally alleged that Shekari mentioned he had been supplied cash by an acquaintance to assault the safety forces. Iran’s authorities for months has been stating — with out providing proof — that international nations have fomented the unrest. 

He is additionally described on-line as a gamer who beloved the motion franchise God of War. That drew the eye of recreation creator David Jaffe, who lauded Shekari and condemned the regime on social media. 

Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 movie The Salesman, was detained for practically three weeks after criticizing Shekari’s execution.

Dec. 12, Majid Reza Rahnavard

Majid Reza Rahnavard, 23, was hanged from a crane in public within the northeastern metropolis of Mashhad, lower than a month after his arrest.

He was accused of stabbing to loss of life two Basij members and wounding 4 different individuals in Mashhad.

Iran’s state media aired footage of a person, whom they alleged was Rahnavard, stabbing one other man who fell towards a parked bike after which stabbing one other particular person instantly after.

Activist community 1500tasvir posted photographs of Rahnavard, a store employee, driving a bike and understanding. 

Jan. 7, Sayed Mohammad Hosseini

Sayed Mohammad Hosseini was one in every of two males executed on the identical day after being convicted of killing a member of the Basij within the metropolis of Karaj simply exterior Tehran. Three others have been sentenced to loss of life in the identical case, whereas 11 obtained jail sentences.

“Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, principal perpetrators of the crime that led to the unjust martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian were hanged this morning,” the judiciary mentioned in an announcement carried by the official IRNA news company.

Hosseini’s lawyer, Ali Sharifzadeh Ardakani, mentioned in a Dec. 18 put up on Twitter that Hosseini had been severely tortured and that confessions extracted underneath torture had no authorized foundation.

He mentioned Hosseini was overwhelmed together with his palms and toes tied up, kicked within the head till he handed out and subjected to electrical shocks on totally different elements of his physique.

The Center for Human Rights in Iran mentioned he labored at a poultry farm.

Ye-One Rhie, a German member of parliament who’s advocating for Iranian protesters, tweeted that Hosseini visited his dad and mom’ graves each Thursday and “coaches kids for free.” 

Jan. 7, Mohammed Mehdi Karami

Amnesty International mentioned the courtroom that convicted Karami, a 22-year-old karate champion, relied on compelled confessions.

Norway-based Iran Human Rights mentioned Karami’s chosen lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, was denied entry to his shopper, compelling Karami to go on a starvation strike. 

Before Karami’s loss of life, his father mentioned his son was harmless and had pleaded for authorities to launch him, noting that he had gained a number of nationwide titles.