Reports indicate that two political prisoners, Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, have been executed in secret at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province. Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary, also confirmed the executions on Monday, March 30. The two men, who were arrested in 2023 and sentenced to death in 2024 by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of baghy, or armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, through membership in the Mojahedin Organization, were executed before a final ruling was issued by the Supreme Court.

They had been accused of security-related offenses and alleged involvement in organized activities. However, human rights sources say their cases were marked by serious violations of due process. These concerns include lack of effective access to legal counsel, non-transparent court proceedings, and reliance on confessions reportedly obtained under coercion and torture.

Four other defendants in the same case, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni, Vahid Bani Amerian, and Abolhassan Montazer, remain on death row. Following these executions, concerns have intensified over the imminent risk to their lives.

Human rights organizations have strongly condemned the executions and warned of a broader escalation in the use of the death penalty against political prisoners and protesters. They argue that such practices not only violate fundamental legal and international standards but also point to a growing pattern of repression targeting dissent.

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