Iranisch-schwedischer Aktivist und Lehrer, der aus der Türkei entführt und gewaltsam nach Iran zurückgebracht wurde, wo er im Mai 2022 wegen Terrorismusvorwürfen hingerichtet wurde. Sein Fall verdeutlichte Irans Praxis der transnationalen Entführung und Hinrichtung von Dissidenten.

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Jamshid Sharmahd

69 Jahre·Tehran

2024-10-28

A 69-year-old German-Iranian dual citizen and longtime US resident who was kidnapped by Iranian agents from Dubai in 2020. A software engineer and opposition activist, he was tortured for 4 years and forced to confess to crimes he never committed. The regime executed him to intimidate the diaspora and demonstrate their international reach.

“I am innocent of all charges”

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Alireza Akbari

61 Jahre·Tehran

2023-01-14

A 61-year-old British-Iranian dual citizen and former Deputy Defense Minister under the Shah. After leaving Iran, he was granted British citizenship and lived in exile. When he returned to Iran for business, he was arrested and subjected to 3,500 hours of interrogation, torture with psychedelic drugs, and death threats against his family.

“I will never betray my country or my principles”

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Ruhollah Zam

47 Jahre·Tehran

2020-12-12

A 47-year-old Iranian journalist and opposition media activist who lived in France. He ran the influential Amadnews Telegram channel that exposed regime corruption and supported protesters. He was kidnapped by Iranian agents during a visit to Iraq in 2019 and executed to silence independent media and intimidate the diaspora.

“Truth will eventually prevail over tyranny”

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