Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old Iranian activist arrested in 2022 during the Women, Life, Freedom protests that swept Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, has been executed, the Mizan news agency, which is affiliated with the country's judiciary, said on August 6. Rasaei was sentenced to death in a trial in October 2023 that rights groups say denied him legal counsel and other basic human rights. Rasaei was convicted in connection with the death of Nader Bayrami, an officer for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), during unrest in the Kurdish city of Sahneh. He denied the charges. Amnesty International has said the sentence was handed down "following a grossly unfair trial that relied on his torture-tainted forced 'confessions' obtained under beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, suspension, and sexual violence." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Farda, click here.
Iran Executes Protester After Conviction In 'Grossly Unfair' Trial
Reza Rasaei, one of the detainees of the Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran, was executed on August 6.