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Ahvaz: Two Citizens Arrested by Security Forces

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ahvaz, HRANA, Mohammad Nisi, Reza Betarani

HRANA – Reza Betarani and Mohammad Nisi, two residents of Ahvaz, were arrested yesterday by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.

Based on information received by HRANA, on Monday, December 8, plainclothes agents entered the homes of these citizens without presenting a judicial warrant and arrested them. Their homes were also searched by security forces.

As of the time of this report, no information is available regarding the reasons for the arrests, their whereabouts, or the charges brought against Mr. Betarani and Mr. Nisi.

Reza Betarani has previously faced judicial actions and served prison time due to his activities.

Arbitrary arrests, transferring detainees to undisclosed locations, and leaving families in the dark about the fate of their loved ones are routine practices of the Iranian regime’s security agencies, such as the Ministry of Intelligence and the IRGC Intelligence Unit. This pattern of behavior stands in clear violation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules.

Dual National Accused of Espionage

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Alborz, Espionage, HRANA

HRANA – The Chief Justice of Alborz Province announced that an indictment has been issued in the case of an Iranian citizen who also holds citizenship of a European country, stating that the case is now open at the Karaj Revolutionary Court.

According to Mizan, the Chief Justice of Alborz Province stated that this Iranian citizen, who also holds the nationality of a European country, is accused of espionage for Israel. The case is currently under review by Branch 2 of the Karaj Revolutionary Court.

Hossein Fazeli-Harikandi, without mentioning the accused person’s identity, claimed: “After two years of communication and training by Mossad officers in the capitals of several European countries and the occupied territories, the defendant entered the country via air about one month before the 12-day war to carry out a mission.”

According to the Chief Justice, the arrest was carried out by Alborz IRGC Intelligence agents on the fourth day of the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran. Fazeli-Harikandi also claimed that “certain complex espionage equipment and items” were discovered at the time of arrest.

Although combating espionage is not considered a human rights violation in itself, the Iranian government’s history of using such accusations as a tool against political dissidents, and the lack of clarity regarding the details and judicial process, has led such claims to be viewed with consistent skepticism.

At Least 30 Executions Reported Across Iran from December 2 to 7

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HRANA – Over the past several days, from Tuesday, December 2, to Sunday, December 7, the execution of at least thirty prisoners in various prisons across Iran has been reported by HRANA and other human rights organizations. This report outlines the details of these executions:

Tuesday, December 2

HRANA reported the following executions on this date:

• Two prisoners executed on drug-related charges in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Hamed Kazari.
• Esfandiar Zakipour, executed on drug-related charges in Quchan Prison.
• Amir Reza Shah-Mohammadi, executed on murder charges in Zanjan Prison.
• Farshid Karami, executed on murder charges in Damghan Prison.

Wednesday, December 3

• Artam Ghafoori, executed on murder charges in Mahabad Prison.

Iran Human Rights Organization also reported the execution of a woman, Rana Faraj-Oghli from Tabriz, on charges of murdering her husband. She had been forced into marriage at age 16.

Saturday, December 6

According to HRANA, two prisoners were hanged in Karaj Central Penitentiary. Both had been arrested on murder charges and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Farid Zarei.

HRANA also reported the following executions on this day:

• Golkaram Gholami, executed on murder charges in Khorramabad Prison.
• Mansour Akhlaqi, executed on murder charges in Dezful Prison.
• Amin Panahizadeh, executed on murder charges in Sanandaj Prison.
• Yahya Miri and Salar Rezaei, executed on murder charges in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah.
• Davoud Dolatshahi, executed on murder charges in Borujerd Prison.
• Shahram Torkashvand, executed on drug-related charges in Hamedan Prison.
• Three prisoners executed on drug-related charges in Qazvin Prison; HRANA has confirmed the identities of two of them as Alimorad Ansari and Hossein Kocharí.

Sunday, December 7

Mizan, the Judiciary’s official news agency, announced that the death sentence of Mohammad Ghaffari, the primary defendant in the economic corruption case of “Rezaayat Khodro Taravat Novin Company,” was carried out this morning.

HRANA also reported the following executions:

• Golmirza Nejatí in Aligudarz Prison.
• Abbas Hosseini in Gorgan Prison.
• Yavar Farhadi in Khorramabad Prison.
• Masoud Ehsani in Bandar Abbas Prison.
• Ali Ashraf Khodaei in Saveh Prison.

All five had been sentenced to death on murder charges.

According to HRANA, the following individuals were also executed on drug-related charges:

• Nour-ol-Din Asgari in Arak Prison.
• Milad Mirzakhani in Semnan Prison.
• Khosro Ne’mati in Qom Prison.

Additionally, Hyrcani News reported that Farshid Jafarzadeh, 32, and Mehdi Rajabali-Zadeh, 26, were executed on murder charges in Lakan Prison in Rasht.

Except for the execution of Mohammad Ghaffari, the remaining executions have not been announced by prison officials or the responsible authorities.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Arrest of Three Citizens Followed by Broadcast of Coerced Confessions on IRIB

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HRANA, IRIB, orced confession

HRANA – IRIB News, in a newly released video report, announced the arrest of at least three citizens by forces of the Ministry of Intelligence, claiming they were members of an Iranian opposition group. The report also included footage of the individuals’ confessions, though the conditions under which these recordings were obtained remain unclear.

IRIB asserted that the three citizens had been in contact with an Iranian opposition group and were allegedly planning acts of sabotage inside the country.

The broadcast later aired a video showing the individuals confessing. In the footage, they state that they had been in communication with a member of an opposition group abroad who was allegedly preparing to send them weapons and ammunition. However, it is unknown under what circumstances these confessions were recorded or to what extent they were made freely and voluntarily.

The report provided no information regarding the identities, location of arrest, or current status of the three citizens.

In 2024, HRANA documented 28 cases of forced confessions extracted from prisoners. The practice of obtaining and broadcasting coerced confessions from political dissidents and protesters by the Iranian regime’s security apparatus is as old as the regime itself. In 2022, amid nationwide protests, the number of such forced confessions surged to 391 cases.

Mazandaran: Eight Administrators of a Telegram Channel Arrested

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Chalus, HRANA, Mazandaran

HRANA – The Chief Justice of Mazandaran Province has announced the arrest of eight citizens who administered a Telegram channel. The detainees are facing charges including “participation in forming and operating a network aimed at disrupting national security” and “propaganda activity against the regime.” After cases were opened against them in the Chalus Prosecutor’s Office, they were subsequently transferred to prison.

According to ILNA, the Chief Justice identified the detainees as core members of the Telegram channel “Shikar-e Mozdoor” (Mercenary Hunter) and reiterated the charges of “forming and managing a network allegedly intended to undermine national security and engaging in propaganda activities against the regime”.

Abbas Pouriani further stated that the Telegram channel attributed to these individuals has been blocked, and that investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest additional suspects. He noted that the arrests—carried out in Ramsar, Tonekabon, Chalus, Abbasabad, and Nowshahr—followed nearly ten months of surveillance, after which the individuals were transferred to prison under judicial orders.

No additional details, including the individuals’ identities or the precise dates of their arrests, have been disclosed.

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Twenty Prisoners Executed in Multiple Iranian Prisons

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HRANA – In recent days, HRANA has reported the execution of dozens of prisoners across various prisons in Iran. This report provides details on 20 of those executions.

Sunday, November 30
On this day, HRANA reported the execution of a prisoner named Sepehr Goodarzi in Borujerd Prison. According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Goodarzi had previously been arrested on a murder charge, and the Criminal Court later issued his death sentence.

Monday, December 1
According to HRANA, a prisoner named Hossein Zamani was executed in Dorud Prison on a murder charge, and Ebrahim Tabrizi was executed in Mahabad Prison, also on a murder charge.

Tuesday, December 2
According to HRANA, five prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on drug-related charges. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them: Shahab Mokhtari.
Also on this day, a prisoner identified only by the partial name (first name unknown) Pour-heidari was executed in Qazvin Prison on drug-related charges.
HRANA also reported the executions of Mohammad Jafar Alinia on a murder charge in Behbahan Prison and Ebrahim Kalagar on a murder charge in Nowshahr Prison.

Wednesday, December 3
In Gonabad Prison, the death sentence of a prisoner named Safa Jozipour, convicted on drug-related charges, was carried out.
In Sabzevar Prison, another prisoner, Pirvali Shabani, was executed on drug-related charges.
In Gorgan Prison, Ali Kalhor was executed on a murder charge.
In Lakan Prison in Rasht, Mehdi Javanmardi, 38, was executed on a murder charge.

Three prisoners were also hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj; HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Amir Emami.

Additionally, two prisoners, including a woman, were executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. These prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges. HRANA has confirmed the identity of the male prisoner as Hesam Nowruzi.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Execution of Four Prisoners in Yazd Prison

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HRANA – At dawn today, Tuesday, December 2, the death sentences of four prisoners who had previously been convicted on drug-related charges were carried out in Yazd Prison.

These prisoners , one of whom was an Afghan national, were executed today, HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Mahmoud Abdollahi.

According to information received by HRANA, the prisoners had earlier been arrested on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Further details, including confirmation of the identities of the three remaining prisoners, are still being investigated by HRANA.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been announced by prison authorities or other official bodies.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Parisa Kamali Ardakani Reaches Seventh Day of Hunger Strike in Yazd Prison

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Dolatabad, HRANA, Parisa Kamali Ardakani, Yazd Prison

HRANA – Parisa Kamali Ardakani, a political prisoner held in Yazd Prison, is now on the seventh day of her hunger strike. She began the strike in protest against the authorities’ refusal to consolidate her sentences.

A source familiar with the Kamali family confirmed the news to HRANA, saying: “Ms. Kamali submitted a request for the consolidation of her sentences a long time ago, but prison authorities did not process it. For this reason, on November 24 she began a hunger strike. In response to her protest, prison officials transferred her to a solitary cell and cut off her contact with her family. She remained in solitary confinement until November 29 and was then returned to the ward. Due to suffering from toxic thyroid disease, Ms. Kamali is currently in poor physical condition.”

Parisa Kamali was arrested on April 29, 2024, in Isfahan and transferred to Dolatabad Prison in the same city. She was later sentenced by Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Tavakoli, to a total of seven years and nine months in prison, two years of exile on the charge of “destruction of public property,” and to imprisonment on charges of ‘insulting the Supreme Leader’ and ‘membership in anti-regime groups.’

She was transferred from Dolatabad Prison in Isfahan to Yazd Prison in 2025. Parisa Kamali Ardakani, aged approximately 39, is from Abadan, married, and a geography student.

Twelve Prisoners Executed in Iran on Murder and Drug Charges

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Bukan, Dezful, Hamedan, HRANA, Sanandaj, Saveh, Yasuj

HRANA- Over the past two days, HRANA has reported the execution of 12 additional prisoners in various prisons across Iran. These prisoners had been sentenced to death on charges of murder or drug-related offenses.

Saturday, November 29
On this day, HRANA reported the executions of Alimorad Shahbazi in Aligudarz Prison, Mohammadkarim Moradi in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Iman Mehrabi in Sanandaj Prison, Marvan Jaberi in Dezful Prison, and another prisoner identified only as (first name unknown) Ashtiani in Yasuj Prison. All of these prisoners had been sentenced to death on murder charges.

HRANA also reported that two additional prisoners convicted of murder were executed in Karaj Central Penitentiary; the identity of one of them, Arman Nairi, has been confirmed by HRANA.

Another prisoner, Abolfazl Foroukhi, was executed in Hamedan Prison on drug-related charges.

Sunday, November 30
According to HRANA, Ehsan Nadi was executed on drug-related charges in Arak Prison; Yashar Sadeghi on murder charges in Bukan Prison; Hossein Rashidian on murder charges in Saveh Prison; and Kazem Mo’tamedi on murder charges in Dezful Prison.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been announced by prison officials or responsible authorities.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Prisoner Executed in Quchan Prison on Drug-Related Charges

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HRANA, Kazem Beigdeli, Quchan Prison, قوچان

HRANA – At dawn on Thursday, November 27, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Quchan Prison.

HRANA has confirmed the identity of this prisoner as Kazem Beigdeli. Based on information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Beigdeli had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report, the execution has not been announced by prison officials or the responsible authorities.

In 2024, Iranian prisons witnessed the execution of 930 inmates. According to HRANA’s data, the number of executions carried out by the Iranian regime’s judiciary has risen steadily over the past five years. The percentage of executions related to drug charges has also increased year after year.