The Islamic Republic of Iran sentenced Mahmoud Mehrabi, a political prisoner held in Isfahan's Dastgerd Prison, to death for "corruption on Earth," a charge often used against dissidents.
On Saturday, his lawyer, Babak Farsani, reported the sentence, and in protest of such verdict, Mehrabi's sister has threatened self-immolation outside a prominent official's residence.
Mehrabi, a Mobarakeh resident, was first arrested by the Revolutionary Guard in February 2023. He was briefly released on bail in March 2023, but rearrested hours later.
Human rights groups said he was tortured and denied medical treatment for a hernia.
The Islamic Republic executed 63 people in the last two weeks of April, bringing the total number in 2024 to 175, the Norway-based nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on May 2.
