{"id":64919,"date":"2024-09-23T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=64919"},"modified":"2024-09-22T21:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:07:27","slug":"renewed-death-sentences-irans-escalating-repression-against-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/09\/renewed-death-sentences-irans-escalating-repression-against-political-prisoners\/64919\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewed Death Sentences: Iran\u2019s Escalating Repression Against Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Mohammad Javad Vafa\u2019i Thani<\/a>, a political prisoner and supporter of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), has been sentenced to death for the third time. The Revolutionary Court of Mashhad once again upheld the death sentence against him, marking another chapter in his harrowing ordeal.<\/p>\n

Vafa\u2019i Thani<\/a>, a 29-year-old boxing champion and coach from Mashhad, was arrested in March 2020. Since his arrest, he has endured severe physical and psychological torture. In January 2022, Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad sentenced him to death on charges of \u201ccorruption on earth, arson, and destruction of special places, including the building of the Government Punishment Organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

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