{"id":329113,"date":"2025-03-02T11:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329113"},"modified":"2025-03-02T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:16:09","slug":"iran-news-state-sociologist-admits-7000-await-execution-people-celebrated-judges-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-news-state-sociologist-admits-7000-await-execution-people-celebrated-judges-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: State-affiliated Sociologist Admits 7,000 Await Execution, People Celebrated Judges&#8217; Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-329114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee.jpg\" alt=\"State-affiliated sociologist Ahmad Bokharaee discussed social hatred against the state on February 26, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-didar-news-ahmad-bokharaee-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"380\">In a rare and startling admission, Ahmad Bokharaee, a state-affiliated sociologist, has acknowledged the growing public outrage against Iran\u2019s clerical regime, revealing that over 7,000 prisoners are currently on death row, with many held in solitary confinement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"878\">&#8220;By dawn tomorrow, some of them may no longer be alive,&#8221; Bokharaee said in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vOVu5VF6Ysc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview with Didar News<\/a> on February 26, underscoring the widespread use of executions as a tool of repression. He also disclosed that 54 political prisoners are among those awaiting execution, emphasizing that each represents far more than an individual: &#8220;Every one of them is an activist, so it\u2019s not just one person being executed\u2014it\u2019s a social message with widespread repercussions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"944\">Public Rejoices Over the Killing of Executioner Judges<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1247\">Bokharaee made another striking admission: many Iranians celebrated the assassination of two regime judges infamous for issuing death sentences. In January, a gunman entered a courthouse and killed Supreme Court judges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/the-assassination-of-iranian-judges-behind-mass-executions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammadi Moghisheh and Ali Razini<\/a>, both deeply involved in the regime\u2019s execution machine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1496\">&#8220;These two judges played a major role in sentencing people to death. When people heard the news, they were delighted. I personally told some people, and their immediate reaction was happiness\u2014they said, \u2018They deserved it,\u2019&#8221; Bokharaee revealed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Assassination of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Judges Behind Mass Executions<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D0GOEWPE6U\">https:\/\/t.co\/D0GOEWPE6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1880588951502921945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bokharaee emphasized that while the <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/18\/middleeast\/iranian-judges-killed-in-tehran-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killing of two regime judges<\/a> may seem like an isolated event, its root causes lie in deep-seated social and economic injustices. \u201cThis was an individual act, but its origins are systemic. He must have felt the weight of injustice,\u201d he said, whether it was financial pressure or broader social discrimination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further speculated that the perpetrator may not have acted out of personal grievance alone but out of a sense of broader solidarity. \u201cWas it selfishness or a form of altruism? That distinction matters,\u201d he said, adding that dire economic conditions and heightened political awareness likely played a role. \u201cIf he had been well-fed and secure, perhaps he wouldn\u2019t have done such a thing. But people don\u2019t make such decisions without knowing what\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His remarks highlight the depth of hatred toward the regime\u2019s judicial apparatus, which has long been a pillar of its repression.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1691\">Regime Elites Are Disconnected from Reality<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1812\">Bokharaee also ridiculed the regime\u2019s President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> for his out-of-touch remarks on the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"2061\">&#8220;Pezeshkian says that however you imagine the future, that\u2019s how it will turn out. What nonsense! Either this is empty motivational talk, or it\u2019s the words of someone whose belly is full and has no idea what people are going through,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>Terrified of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> and in a bid to deter potential social unrest, Sadegh Rahimi, the Deputy Head of the clerical regime&#39;s Judiciary issued a warning to the youth, stating that \u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/intelligence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#intelligence<\/a> and security apparatus will identify those who intend\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2MezRlvbDu\">pic.twitter.com\/2MezRlvbDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1694790851640103202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This statement underscores the vast disconnect between Iran\u2019s ruling elite and the reality of economic hardship, repression, and deepening social unrest.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2272\">Regime Figures Fear a Social Explosion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2569\">Bokharaee\u2019s candid warnings reflect a broader fear within the regime that mounting public anger could erupt into uncontrollable unrest. His admission of mass executions, state violence, and public joy over the deaths of executioners exposes the depth of the crisis gripping the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2856\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Such warnings, however, are not calls for change but rather attempts to preserve the system by alerting the ruling elite to the growing danger. The regime\u2019s factions may differ on tactics, but they share the same goal: preventing the social explosion that looms on the horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare and startling admission, Ahmad Bokharaee, a state-affiliated sociologist, has acknowledged the growing public outrage against Iran&rsquo;s clerical regime, revealing that over 7,000 prisoners are currently on death [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":329114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[130,141],"class_list":{"0":"post-329113","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"category-human-rights","9":"tag-iran-protests","10":"tag-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News: State-affiliated Sociologist Admits 7,000 Await Execution, People Celebrated Judges&#039; 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