{"id":72246,"date":"2025-04-10T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=72246"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:28:09","slug":"irans-regime-executes-five-political-prisoners-in-mashhad-after-a-decade-in-vakilabad-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/04\/irans-regime-executes-five-political-prisoners-in-mashhad-after-a-decade-in-vakilabad-prison\/72246\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Regime Executes Five Political Prisoners in Mashhad After a Decade in Vakilabad Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" — Iran\u2019s regime executed five political prisoners in Mashhad\u2019s Vakilabad Prison after ten years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
April 8, 2025 \u2013 Mashhad, Iran<\/strong> \u2014 In a chilling act of repression, the Iranian regime executed five political prisoners\u2014Farhad Shakeri, Taj Mohammad Khormali, Abdolrahman Gorgij, Abdolhakim Azim Gorgij, and Malek Fadaei\u2014at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad early Tuesday morning. The executions, carried out without prior notice or final family visits, come after the men spent ten years behind bars.<\/p>\n
The prisoners, arrested in 2015 and 2019, were convicted on charges of baghi (armed rebellion) by the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad under the notorious Judge Davoodabadi. This marks the latest wave of executions tied to the same case, following the December 2020 execution of three other defendants\u2014Hamid Rastbala, Kabir Sa\u2019adat Jahani, and Mohammad Ali Arayesh.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), denounced the executions as an attempt by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to crush growing dissent and forestall a looming uprising. \u201cThese atrocities will not stop the tide of resistance,\u201d Rajavi stated. \u201cRather, they strengthen the resolve of Iran\u2019s defiant youth.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Brutal execution of five political prisoners in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Farhad Shakeri, Taj Mohammad Khormali, Abdolrahman Gorgij, Abdolhakim Azim Gorgij, and Malek Fadaei were ruthlessly hanged this morning after enduring ten years of imprisonment. Through this endless cycle\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n