Alarming Crackdown in Ghezel Hesar: Political Prisoner Saeed Masouri Abducted, Tensions Rise Among Inmates - Iran News Update

Alarming Crackdown in Ghezel Hesar: Political Prisoner Saeed Masouri Abducted, Tensions Rise Among Inmates - Iran News Update

Prison authorities sever external communications and threaten inmates amid growing fears of forced disappearances and executions July 16, 2025 – Karaj, Iran — In a deeply alarming development, prison guards at Ghezel Hesar launched a violent operation early Wednesday morning, July 16, forcibly removing long-time political prisoner Saeed Masouri from Ward 4 without prior notice or explanation. The raid has triggered panic among inmates and raised…

Iran: Political Death Sentences Surge in Brutal Crackdown on Minorities

Torture, Forced Confessions and Sham Trials Drive Deadly State Campaign Against Kurds and Arabs July 16, 2025 — The Iranian government is rapidly increasing its use of the death penalty as a political weapon to crush dissent, terrorize restive ethnic minorities, and tighten its grip on power following its recent conflict with Israel, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said today. In recent weeks, courts have sentenced numerous political …

Raid by Security Forces on Qezel-Hessar Prison to Transfer Saeed Massouri

Over the past month, Saeed Massouri has been summoned twice to the office of the ward chief, where he was directly threatened with death by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Wednesday, July 16, 2025 – Qezel-Hessar Prison in Karaj witnessed a sudden and violent raid. Security agents stormed Unit 4, where political prisoners are held, in an attempt to transfer Saeed Massouri — one of Iran’s longest-held and most well-known political prisoner…

Prisoner Executed in Arak Prison

HRANA– At dawn on Monday, July 14, the death sentence of a prisoner who had previously been convicted of murder was carried out in Arak Prison. HRANA has identified the prisoner who was hanged at dawn yesterday as Mohammad Javad Kazemi. According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Kazemi had previously been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. As of the time of this report, prison authorities and r…