Yousef Ahmadi, a political prisoner from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, remains at risk of execution despite the commutation of one of his two death sentences. His death sentence on charges of (Baghy) “armed rebellion” remains in force, and his lawyers have submitted a third request for a retrial to the Supreme Court.
According to Kurdpa, citing an informed source, Branch 1 of the Kurdistan Province Criminal Court commuted Ahmadi’s death sentence in a separate case to 10 years in prison and payment of financial compensation on September 3, 2026. However, his death sentence for “armed rebellion,” issued by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, was upheld twice by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court between 2023 and 2025. The source said his lawyers were informed of those decisions verbally after following up on the case.
Ahmadi has been in custody since late April 2020 and is currently held in Sanandaj Central Prison. In September 2023, the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court also sentenced his three co-defendants, all from Baneh, on charges of “aiding and abetting armed rebellion.” Mohammad Karimi received 25 years in prison, Abdolbaset Karimi received 20 years, and Mohammad Feyzi received 20 years.
Kurdpa also reported that all four prisoners were denied access to counsel, family visits, and contact with their families during interrogation, and were subjected to physical torture to extract forced confessions. None has been granted provisional release since their arrest.
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According to Kurdpa, citing an informed source, Branch 1 of the Kurdistan Province Criminal Court commuted Ahmadi’s death sentence in a separate case to 10 years in prison and payment of financial compensation on September 3, 2026. However, his death sentence for “armed rebellion,” issued by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, was upheld twice by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court between 2023 and 2025. The source said his lawyers were informed of those decisions verbally after following up on the case.
Ahmadi has been in custody since late April 2020 and is currently held in Sanandaj Central Prison. In September 2023, the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court also sentenced his three co-defendants, all from Baneh, on charges of “aiding and abetting armed rebellion.” Mohammad Karimi received 25 years in prison, Abdolbaset Karimi received 20 years, and Mohammad Feyzi received 20 years.
Kurdpa also reported that all four prisoners were denied access to counsel, family visits, and contact with their families during interrogation, and were subjected to physical torture to extract forced confessions. None has been granted provisional release since their arrest.
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#iran_strikes
#iran_human_rights
#iranmassacre
#yousef_ahmadi