Hossein Kheiri, one of those sentenced to death, was released
Human rights monitoring organizations reported the release of Hossein Kheiri, a political prisoner, from Rajai Shahr Prison
Hengaw and HRANA have confirmed his release
Hossein Kheiri, 34 years old and a resident of Kermanshah, was sentenced to death in July 2021 by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari
He was charged with ‘moharebeh’ (waging war against God) through the destruction of public property with the intent to confront the regime
Recently, Babak Paknia, a lawyer in Iran, announced the annulment of the death sentence of this political prisoner, emphasizing the importance of having a designated lawyer, and noted that the difference between a death sentence and five years of imprisonment is significant
He had been imprisoned since July 2020