Mehrdad Mohammadinia

مهرداد محمدی‌نیا

Karaj · Alborz Province

Khordad 1405 Executed

Life

Child of Moharram
Persian original
فرزند محرم

A young protester who "once celebrated life with dance"
Persian original
جوان معترضی که «روزی با رقص، زندگی را جشن می‌گرفت»
from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority
Persian original
from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish minority

The case

They were secretly executed without the knowledge of their families and lawyers
Persian original
بدون اطلاع خانواده‌ها و وکلایشان، مخفیانه اعدام شدند
These two protesters were ultimately sentenced to death and, according to information received, are at risk of the sentence being carried out
Persian original
این دو معترض در نهایت به اعدام محکوم شدند و بر اساس اطلاعات دریافتی، در معرض اجرای حکم قرار دارند
They have been accused of "moharebeh (waging war against God) through the burning and destruction of the Jafari mosque and the Imam Hadi seminary in Kuy-e Nasr, Tehran"
Persian original
به «محاربه از طریق تحریق و تخریب مسجد جعفری و حوزه علمیه امام هادی در کوی نصر تهران» متهم شده‌اند
Their death sentences were carried out at dawn on Monday, 11 Khordad, after confirmation by the Supreme Court
Persian original
احکام اعدام آنها پس از تایید در دیوان عالی کشور، بامداد دوشنبه ۱۱ خرداد به اجرا درآمد
In its report this state media outlet provided no evidence regarding the charges against Mohammadinia and Maleki
Persian original
این رسانه حکومتی در گزارش خود، مستنداتی درباره اتهامات مطرح‌شده علیه محمدی‌نیا و مالکی ارائه نکرد
It executed [them] on the charge of "setting fire" to a mosque in Tehran.
Persian original
به اتهام «آتش زدن» یک مسجد در تهران اعدام کرد.

After their death

After Mehrdad Mohammadinia's body was returned to his birthplace, his funeral procession was held in complete silence following security pressure.
Persian original
پس از بازگرداندن پیکر مهرداد محمدی‌نیا به زادگاهش، مراسم تشییع او در پی فشارهای امنیتی در سکوت کامل برگزار شد.
arbitrarily executed in secret on 1 June 2026 in Alborz province, without advance notice to their families or lawyers
Persian original
arbitrarily executed in secret on 1 June 2026 in Alborz province, without advance notice to their families or lawyers

Sources

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