Among the victims of this crackdown is 27-year-old Mohammad Hassani, who was recently sentenced to a 12-year prison term by Iran’s judiciary. Hassani, a master’s student and vocal critic of the regime, faced charges including disturbing public order, destroying public property, propaganda against the system, insulting the regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and affiliating with the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK)
Hassani’s arrest in 2020 initially led to a three-year sentence. However, his refusal to cooperate with the regime’s intelligence ministry prompted Karaj’s criminal judge, Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini, to extend his sentence to 12 years. It’s important to note that Asef Al-Hosseini has a history of imposing harsh sentences on dissidents, having previously sentenced Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami to death for their involvement in the 2022 nationwide protests.
The regime’s brutality extends beyond the courtroom, as political prisoners like 65-year-old Ebrahim Khalil Sediqi Hamedani suffer in detention. Hamedani, a PMOI supporter, is denied essential medications for his severe diabetes, leading to the amputation of several toes and fingers. Arrested alongside his children in March 2019, Hamedani now faces a 19-year sentence and a hefty fine, along with his son, for alleged membership in the PMOI and anti-regime activities.
Marzieh Farsi, another political prisoner, battles cancer without access to necessary treatments. Despite her family’s efforts to provide medication, prison authorities have left her untreated. Farsi, sentenced to 15 years for supporting the PMOI, shares a tragic connection to the regime’s past atrocities; her brother was executed during the 1988 massacre of political prisoners.
The plight of prisoners like Zahra Safaei, who lacks access to critical medical care for her heart condition, underscores the regime’s disregard for basic human rights. Safaei, sentenced to five years for her support of the PMOI, is one of many denied essential healthcare.
In a stark demonstration of its intent to instill fear, the regime executed 88 individuals in January alone, targeting particularly those with ties to the PMOI. This surge in executions and the denial of basic rights to prisoners highlight the regime’s fear of the growing support for the Iranian opposition, particularly the PMOI’s Resistance Units.
Despite these oppressive measures, the Resistance Units continue to expand, signaling the regime’s inability to suppress the enduring spirit of resistance and the quest for freedom in Iran.
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