{"id":69687,"date":"2025-01-26T19:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=69687"},"modified":"2025-01-27T09:47:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:47:54","slug":"iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Political Prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Face Imminent Execution: Global Attention Urgently Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Iranian Political Prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Face Imminent Execution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 26, 2025 \u2013 Iranian political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani are facing the imminent threat of execution after being transferred from Evin Prison to Ghezel Hesar Prison. Their cases have drawn international condemnation and calls for urgent intervention to prevent these executions.<\/p>\n

Behrouz Ehsani, a 70-year-old political dissident, was arrested in December 2022 and subjected to severe torture during his detention in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships, he remained defiant, issuing a statement before his sentencing:
\n\u201cThis execution-driven regime cannot offer anything else. I will not bargain over my life with anyone and am ready to sacrifice my insignificant life for the liberation of the Iranian people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mehdi Hassani, 48, a father of three, was detained in September 2024 in Zanjan and also subjected to brutal torture. Both men were charged with \u201crebellion against the state,\u201d \u201cenmity against God,\u201d \u201cspreading corruption on earth,\u201d membership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), and \u201cillegal possession of firearms.\u201d Their death sentences, issued by Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court in September 2024, were upheld by the Supreme Court on January 7, 2025.<\/p>\n

The transfer of Ehsani and Hassani to Ghezel Hesar Prison has raised alarm about their potential execution at any moment. In response, inmates in Ward 4 of Evin Prison organized a protest, chanting slogans like:<\/p>\n