{"id":346860,"date":"2026-07-25T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=346860"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:44:21","slug":"irans-regime-escalates-pressure-on-five-political-prisoners-with-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/irans-regime-escalates-pressure-on-five-political-prisoners-with-death-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Regime Escalates Pressure on Five Political Prisoners with Death Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NCRI-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-218888 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NCRI-50.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI logo\" width=\"75\" height=\"69\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Iran: Verbal Notification of Sentences, Death Threats, and Rising Pressure on 5 Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Five political prisoners in Hall 37 of Ghezel Hessar Prison face death threats and heavy sentences on charges of PMOI membership<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Two political prisoners, Abolfazl Rahbar, a 23-year-old house painter, and his cousin Omid Rahbar, a 24-year-old laborer, who were arrested in January 2026, have been accused by the regime&#8217;s judiciary of &#8220;membership in the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).&#8221; The regime&#8217;s henchmen recently verbally notified them that Abolfazl has been sentenced to 20 years and Omid to 26 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-346863 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-337x420.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar-696x867.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporters-abolfazl-and-omid-rahbar.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Vahid Azizi, 42, a resident of Jannatabad, Tehran, originally from Khomein, holds a PhD in civil and groundwater engineering. He was arrested on January 6, 2026, during the nationwide uprising, and has since been threatened with execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-346861 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-Vahid-Azizi.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Mostafa Imani, 39, from Karaj, a writer, designer, and holder of a master&#8217;s degree in art, is another political prisoner threatened with execution by the prosecutor&#8217;s office. He was arrested on March 29, 2026, on charges of contact with and membership in the PMOI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-346862 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-327x420.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-150x193.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-300x386.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani-696x895.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-mostafa-imani.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Farshid Dolatyari, a 41-year-old driver, is another prisoner held in limbo who has been detained and subjected to intense pressure since November 2025. On December 6, 2025, the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS)-affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6679901\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehr news agency,<\/a> without mentioning Farshid&#8217;s name, published the photo below, accusing him of stockpiling weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-346864 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-271x420.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-150x232.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari-696x1078.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pmoi-supporter-farshid-dowlatyari.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-346866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025-347x420.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025-150x182.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mehr-news-mek-arrest-06122025-300x363.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) had previously announced the transfer of Abolfazl Rahbar, Omid Rahbar, and Farshid Dolatyari from Fashafouyeh to Ghezel Hessar Prison in its statement dated April 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">These five political prisoners in Hall 37 of Ghezel Hessar Prison are under increasing pressure on charges of membership in the PMOI, deprived of even the most basic amenities. The Iranian Resistance calls on the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran to visit these prisoners and urges an immediate inspection by an international fact-finding mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Secretariat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>25 July 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran: Verbal Notification of Sentences, Death Threats, and Rising Pressure on 5 Political Prisoners Five political prisoners in Hall 37 of Ghezel Hessar Prison face death threats and heavy sentences on charges of PMOI membership Two political prisoners, Abolfazl Rahbar, a 23-year-old house painter, and his cousin Omid Rahbar, a 24-year-old laborer, who were arrested 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