{"id":328042,"date":"2025-01-28T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328042"},"modified":"2025-01-28T08:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:30:32","slug":"amnesty-international-urges-action-to-halt-imminent-execution-of-six-iranian-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/amnesty-international-urges-action-to-halt-imminent-execution-of-six-iranian-political-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International Urges Action to Halt Imminent Execution of Six Iranian Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Six Iranian men\u2014Abolhassan Montazer, Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar, Babak Alipour, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, Pouya Ghobadi, and Vahid Bani Amerian\u2014are at immediate risk of execution following grossly unfair trials, Amnesty International Canada wrote<\/a> on January 27. The organization has called for urgent intervention to prevent the executions, citing reports of torture, coerced confessions, and violations of international human rights law.<\/p>\n

According to Amnesty International, the six men were sentenced to death in October 2024 by Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court, Branch 26, for alleged \u201carmed rebellion against the state\u201d (baghi). The charges, which the men have consistently denied, stem from accusations of affiliation with opposition groups. Amnesty International has described the trial as deeply flawed, with the defendants subjected to torture and other ill-treatment during their detention.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International detailed how Iranian authorities arrested the men under violent circumstances. For example, Vahid Bani Amerian and Abolhassan Montazer were arrested in Tehran on December 22, 2023. During his arrest, Vahid was severely beaten, sustaining eye injuries and bruising, before being held in solitary confinement for two months. Meanwhile, Abolhassan endured similar violence and was denied adequate medical care for severe chest and lung pain caused by the beatings.<\/p>\n

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Abolhassan Montazer, Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar, Babak Alipour, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, Pouya Ghobadi & Vahid Bani Amerian are at risk of execution in Iran following a grossly unfair trial. Their death sentences must be intermediately quashed! https:\/\/t.co\/SIWHPu1xbi<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/8wDgcqpDLY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dwtJU0XlHV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n