{"id":1314,"date":"2025-04-23T05:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2025-04-23T05:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:34:04","slug":"urgent-appeal-mass-executions-in-iran-kurds-and-baluch-targeted-amid-complicit-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/?p=1314","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Appeal \u2013 Mass Executions in Iran: Kurds and Baluch Targeted Amid Complicit Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"254\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The Zagros Center for Human Rights expresses deep concern over the alarming escalation of executions targeting Kurdish and Baluch prisoners in Iran.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">These executions, carried out within a context of systematic political repression, occur as the Islamic Republic of Iran appears to exploit the international community&#8217;s silence and diplomatic engagements to pursue a policy of targeted terror.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"277\">Recent Executions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"392\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Between April 8 and April 15, 2025, at least <strong data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"68\">21 Baluch prisoners<\/strong> were executed in prisons across Mashhad (Vakilabad), Zahedan, Gonabad, Shahroud, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, and Iranshahr.<\/span> The identified individuals are:\u200b<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"1386\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"436\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"436\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Abdulhakim Gorgij<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"479\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"479\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Abdulrahman Gorgij<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"522\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"522\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Taj Mohammad Khormali<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"565\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"565\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Amir Ahmad Sanai Mazarehi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"610\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"610\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Esmail Dahmardeh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"655\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"655\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Younes Kord Narouei<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"700\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"700\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Gholamreza Pardakhteh Gorgij<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"745\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"745\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Sajad Barahouei<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"790\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"790\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ehsan Bamari<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"836\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"836\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Yasin Bamari<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"882\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"882\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Bashir Ahmad Rigi Mohammadi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"928\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"928\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Majid Lejei<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"974\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"974\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ramin Alizahi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1020\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1020\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Davoud Baji Zehi Shahouzehi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1066\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1066\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Allahnazr Gorgij<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1112\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1112\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Abdolsalam Baloch Meshkenti Ahourani<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1158\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1158\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ali Dehani<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1204\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1204\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ali Baloch Zehi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1250\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1250\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Ayoub Berniaei Sarhadi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1296\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1296\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Abubakr Shahbakhsh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1386\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1386\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">An unidentified prisoner<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1513\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Additionally, <strong data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"47\">Hamid Hosseinnejad Heydaranlu<\/strong>, a 39-year-old Kurdish political prisoner and father of three, was secretly executed on April 21, 2025, following an unfair trial marked by forced confessions obtained under torture and a complete lack of procedural safeguards.<\/span> \u200b<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1558\">Prisoners at Imminent Risk of Execution<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1622\">Several Kurdish and Baluch prisoners face immediate execution:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2009\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1751\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1751\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"18\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/strong> (69) and <strong data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"45\">Mehdi Hassani<\/strong> (48), sentenced to death for alleged ties to the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) after a grossly unfair five-minute trial.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/B-10-2025-0220_EN.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">europarl.europa.eu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1880\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1880\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"18\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pakhshan Azizi<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"42\">Verisheh Moradi<\/strong>, Kurdish activists accused of &#8220;armed rebellion,&#8221; have been sentenced to death amid reports of torture and denial of legal representation.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakhshan_Azizi?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"2009\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2009\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"21\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Manouchehr Fallah<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"44\">Shahriar Bayat<\/strong>, sentenced to death for participating in the 2022 protests, following trials lacking minimum judicial standards.<\/span> \u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2052\">Appeal to the International Community<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2155\">In light of this execution campaign, resembling a policy of ethnic and political repression, we urge:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2707\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2399\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2399\"><strong data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2216\">The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2246\">the Human Rights Council<\/strong>, and relevant <strong data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2284\">Special Rapporteurs<\/strong> to immediately and publicly condemn these executions and demand a general moratorium on the death penalty in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2580\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2403\" data-end=\"2580\"><strong data-start=\"2403\" data-end=\"2425\">The European Union<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2450\">UN Member States<\/strong> to implement targeted sanctions against those responsible for these grave violations, including complicit judges and prosecutors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2707\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2707\"><strong data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2606\">International NGOs<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2628\">media outlets<\/strong> to document and publicize these cases to ensure the victims are not forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2709\" data-end=\"2938\">Silence in the face of this wave of mass executions equates to condoning a policy of silent extermination. Iran must no longer be allowed to use diplomatic negotiations as a smokescreen to eliminate its dissidents and minorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3072\">We urgently call for international mobilization to save those at risk, denounce ethnic and political repression, and demand justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3135\"><strong data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3108\">Zagros Human Right Center<\/strong><br data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3111\" \/><em data-start=\"3111\" data-end=\"3135\">Geneva, April 23, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3135\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stop-Execution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stop-Execution.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stop-Execution-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stop-Execution-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zagros-centre.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stop-Execution-310x205.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute h-[60px]\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"simple-translate\" class=\"simple-translate-system-theme\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-button isShow\" style=\"background-image: url('moz-extension:\/\/6bb04b74-07ad-4efc-8f34-39df1d8cd40f\/icons\/512.png'); height: 22px; width: 22px; top: 1800px; left: 85px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-panel \" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; top: 0px; left: 0px; font-size: 13px;\">\n<div class=\"simple-translate-result-wrapper\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"simple-translate-move\" draggable=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"simple-translate-result-contents\">\n<p class=\"simple-translate-result\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"simple-translate-candidate\" dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zagros Center for Human Rights expresses deep concern over the alarming escalation of executions targeting Kurdish and Baluch prisoners in Iran. 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