Iranian authorities executed Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh in a case connected to January’s anti-government protests. The judiciary said their death sentences had been upheld by the Supreme Court. Rights organisation Hengaw placed the executions at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj and described prison terms and property confiscations affecting others in the case.
Iranian authorities executed Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh on 8 November in a case tied to January’s anti-government protests. The judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency announced that the Supreme Court had upheld their death sentences. Hengaw, a human rights organisation, said the executions took place that morning at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, an Iranian city.[1], [2]
The judiciary accused the men of operational activities for Israel, the United States and hostile groups. Its account included allegations of attacks on public facilities in Karaj, involving firearms and incendiary devices. The alleged foreign links and accounts of the underlying offences remain the authorities’ claims. Hengaw said the case was heard by a Revolutionary Court in Karaj alongside other defendants.[1]
According to Hengaw, other defendants in the case received prison sentences ranging from 5 to 10 years. The organisation also reported that homes, business premises and vehicles belonging to Divband’s and Kazemi’s families had been confiscated. It said Zanganeh’s work in the car industry and overseas travel were used against him, and described pressure on his family. These details are attributed to the rights organisation.[1]
