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Amnesty International Warns About the Imminent Execution of Iranian Political Prisoners
Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over the imminent execution of two Iranian political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, who were sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial. The Supreme Court of Iran’s regime recently rejected their request for a judicial review, paving the way for their execution at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Alborz province. Their case has drawn widespread condemnation due to allegations of torture, forced confessions, and violations of due process.
Ehsani and Hassani were convicted in September 2024 after a trial that lasted only five minutes, Amnesty International warns in its latest statement. They were found guilty of “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), “enmity against God” (moharebeh), and “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz) due to their alleged ties to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Deepening Economic Crises Exacerbate Infighting Within Iran’s Regime
On Tuesday, February 25, in a public session of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), MP Hamid Rasaee, in a remarkable move, played an audio clip of regime president Masoud Pezeshkian’s voice through the official parliament microphone, in which he says: “All the policies related to the bank and money that have happened were decided in the meeting of the heads of the branches, and it has nothing to do with the minister at all.”
Rasaee then said to Majlis speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: “Mr. Ghalibaf, he said these things in the same meeting that you called confidential. I came and told you, Mr. Ghalibaf, he is talking about you! I am saying from here, Mr. Mohseni Ejei [Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, head of judiciary], he also talked about you, he said that the situation of the 900,000 rial dollar is the product of us heads [of branches], plus the head of two commissions and his deputies.”
The Rising Tide of Resistance Against Iran’s Mullahs
More than 830 executions, almost five per day, have taken place since Masoud Pezeshkian took office as the so-called ‘moderate’ president of Iran last August. The frenzy of executions, aimed at quelling rising dissent in the rebellious population, has had the opposite effect. Unbridled brutality, suppression, and intimidation have failed to extinguish the spark of revolution, which threatens to ignite the nation. Protests, which began at Tehran University in mid-February following the suspicious death of Amir Mohammad Khaleqi, a 19-year-old student, have spread nationwide to other universities and are spilling out onto the streets. Students hold the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – the regime’s Gestapo, and the thuggish Basij militia responsible, chanting: “We fight, we die, we will take back Iran” and “Death to the dictator, either the colonial Shah or the reactionary mullahs.”
Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm: Execution of a Woman in Mashhad Central Prison
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, seven prisoners, including a woman named Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm, were executed in Mashhad Central Prison (Vakilabad).
Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm, a 45-year-old mother of two from the village of Khalghabad in Mashhad, had been arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death.
As of the time of this report, prison authorities and relevant institutions have not officially announced these executions.
Asieh Ghavi-Cheshm is the fourth woman to be executed in Iran in 2025. Before her, three women were hanged in February in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, Parsilon Prison in Khorramabad, and Sari Central Prison.
Uncertain Fate of Zahra Sharif Kazemi Remaining Two Months in Limbo
More than 60 days have passed since the arrest of Zahra Sharif Kazemi, yet the online activist remains in complete uncertainty, currently held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison.
No clear information has been released regarding the charges against her, and repeated requests for her temporary release on bail have been denied.
Zahra Sharif Kazemi, 35, was arrested by security forces in December in Tehran. She was initially detained for two days at Shapour Detention Center before being transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on December 24.
Following her arrest, her social media accounts, including Twitter and Instagram, were taken over by security forces.
Iran: Government Managers Enjoy Stellar Salaries While Workers’ Wages Still Undecided
As the Iranian calendar year nears its end (March 21) and the minimum wage for the upcoming year remains undecided, reports of government managers receiving multi-million toman salaries have sparked widespread criticism. The state-run ILNA news agency reported: “Workers ask: What level of expertise, effort, and work has led managers—many with unrelated academic degrees—to receive salaries exceeding 800 million to 1 billion and, more recently, over 2 billion rials (approximately $2,105)?”
Currently, the exchange rate for one U.S. dollar is approximately 950,000 rials. The minimum wage for a worker with two children is around $116.
ILNA highlighted the leaked salary slip of a senior human resources manager at a state-owned company, amounting to 2.47 billion rials (approximately $2,600). The report noted that part of the company’s shares are linked to a pension fund, and the revelation has triggered a wave of public outrage.
Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workforce in Iranian Cities
According to academic officials in Hamadan province, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences is facing a critical shortage of nursing and medical staff.
Behrouz Karkhanei, president of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, warned that the ongoing shortage of personnel is making it increasingly difficult to provide medical services to patients in the province.
The state-run Khabaronline website quoted Karkhanei as saying that staff shortages and heavy workloads have made it difficult to provide “adequate services” to patients. He emphasized that the university’s situation in terms of nursing and medical staff is “critical” and that the current payment system for medical personnel is “unworthy of the healthcare workforce.”
Insider Report: Human Rights Violations in Vakil Abad Prison
Vakil Abad Central Prison in Mashhad is one of the most significant centers of repression and human rights violations under the regime’s repressive policies. In recent decades, it has become known as a major site for mass executions. Vakil Abad Prison not only holds ordinary criminals but also serves as a key detention and torture center for political and ideological opponents. The inhumane conditions, particularly in the women’s ward and among political and Sunni prisoners, have drawn the attention of international human rights organizations.
Vakil Abad Prison was established during the Pahlavi era and was originally built on Arg Street in Mashhad. However, after the 1979 revolution, it underwent major structural changes and was relocated to the Vakil Abad area. Although the prison’s official capacity is 2,500 inmates, it currently holds more than 10,000 prisoners, forcing many to sleep on the floor due to overcrowding.
Bloody Wednesday in Iran: 20 Criminal Executions in a Single Day
In an unprecedented move, the Iranian regime executed at least 20 prisoners across various prisons on Wednesday, March 27. This wave of mass executions occurred while authorities continue to withhold official statistics and the identities of those executed.
According to reports, the following names were among those executed:
- Ten prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, including Mossaeb Azizi, Sajjad Eghbali-Garavand, Bahman Houshmand, and Mostafa Hajir-Pirouz.
- Five prisoners in Kermanshah, including Behrouz Safari-Ghaleh-Zanjiri and Milad Moradi.
- Prisoners were executed in Birjand, Isfahan, and Ahvaz, including Abdollah Safarzahi, Javad Mohammadi-Khani, and Mir Mohammad Paridar.
Exposing Iran’s Human Rights Crisis: A Paris Exhibition Highlights Regime’s Brutality
Paris, France – February 28, 2025: In a powerful act of activism, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) hosted an exhibition in Paris to draw attention to the escalating human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime. The event also served as a strong statement of solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution.
Exhibition in Melbourne Highlights Iran’s Human Rights Violations and Calls for an End to Execution Sentences
Melbourne, Australia – February 28, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to raise awareness of the increasing human rights abuses committed by the Iranian regime. The event also served as a powerful show of solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution. The exhibition specifically focused on the rising number of executions of political prisoners.