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Prisoner of conscience Anwar Khezri was executed in Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj

09:22 - 1/5/2024

Prisoner of conscience Anwar Khezri was executed in Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj

According to the reports received by Hana Human Rights Organization: At dawn on Wednesday May 1, 2024 , the death sentence of Kurdish prisoner of conscience "Anwar Khazri" from Mahabad was executed in Qazalhasar prison of Karaj after nearly 15 years of imprisonment.

According to received reports; On Tuesday "April 30, 2024" Anwar Khazri was transferred to solitary confinement to execute the death sentence.
It should be mentioned that four of Anwar Khazari's co-accused named "Gasem Absta, Farhad Salimi, Ayoub Karimi and Dawood Abdullahi" on the dates of " November 5, and 29,  and January 2, 2024" after 14 years of imprisonment in Qazalhasar prison in Karaj. were executed
Based on this report; Anwar Khezri was arrested by the security forces in December 2029, along with six Sunni citizens named Farhad Salimi from Saqqez, Qasim Abesta, Dawood Abdullahi and Ayub Karimi from Mahabad, Kamran Sheikha and Khosro Bashart.
    
According to reports received; They were sentenced to death by the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court in June 2018, on charges of "corruption on earth" and crimes related to national security, following unfair trials during which the court judge denied their lawyer the right to defend them. After being arrested between the middle of December 2009, and the beginning of February 2010, in West Azarbaijan province, these seven people were transferred to the detention center of the Ministry of Information in Orumiyeh and accused of being members of "Salafi groups", a charge all of them denied
 
In July 2018, another court in West Azarbaijan province sentenced Kamran Sheikha to death on the charge of murdering a man who died in a collision with a car, and sentenced Anwar Khezri and Khosrow Basharat to prison as his accomplices. 
Despite the numerous cases of serious violations of the rules of fair proceedings, in September 2020, the 38th branch of the Supreme Court rejected their request to resume the proceedings. On February 2, 2021, the 41st branch of the Supreme Court confirmed the sentences issued against these seven prisoners.

09:24 - 1/5/2024 Updated.