Pedram Madani Another Political Prisoner Executed in Iran

on 28th May 2025 Iran said it has executed Pedram Madani, who was accused of “spying for Israel” in a case human rights groups said was filled with “fundamental flaws” and based on confessions made under duress.

The country’s judiciary news agency Mizan announced on May 28 that the execution was carried out for offenses including “spying for Israel” and “acquiring wealth through illegitimate means.”

The Iranian Human Rights Organization reported on May 25 that Madani was at “imminent risk” of being executed after he was transferred from Evin prison to Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, where his family was summoned for what is believed to have been a final visit.

Narges Mohammadi said in a video message on 27th May 2025 the night before his execution :

 

“Pedram Madani’s case is full of legal flaws. A court-appointed lawyer was assigned to his case, and Pedram was denied access to a lawyer of his own choosing. His confession was extracted under pressure and torture in solitary confinement, accompanied by deceitful promises from interrogators — offering release in exchange for a false confession. Ultimately, his death sentence was issued by non-independent courts and government-affiliated judges based on these coerced and false statements. This is a blatant act of injustice. They hang the heads of innocent youth while knowing full well the confessions were false and the prisoner, even under their own laws, does not deserve the death penalty. Let us not stay silent in the face of this injustice and brutality, which could one day knock on each of our doors. I call on international bodies to take serious action against executions in Iran.”