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The death sentence against Arghavan Fallahi

The death sentence against Arghavan Fallahi, a 24-year-old Iranian political prisoner held in Evin Prison, was recently upheld by the Supreme Court.

Fallahi was sentenced to death in July 2026 by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the alleged charge of "armed rebellion."

The sentence was handed down by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, a notorious judge widely known as the "Judge of Death" for his record of issuing death sentences against political prisoners and dissidents.

Fallahi was first arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in November 2022 alongside her father and brother. She was later sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. After completing her sentence, she was released from Evin Prison.

She was arrested again in January 2025 and was reportedly subjected to severe physical and psychological torture aimed at forcing her to confess to alleged involvement in the assassinations of judges Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini.

🔸 Since the start of the war, Iranian authorities have significantly escalated domestic repression by fast-tracking political cases through the judiciary and imposing lengthy prison sentences and death penalties through politically motivated prosecutions without even the semblance of due process, targeting both recently detained individuals and political prisoners already behind bars.

🔸 Death sentences in Iran are routinely handed down following grossly unfair trials, with defendants frequently denied due process and convicted on the basis of forced "confessions" extracted under torture and coercion.

🔸 Vaguely defined and fabricated "national security" charges are being increasingly used to criminalize dissent and secure convictions that carry the death penalty.

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The death sentence against Arghavan Fallahi