Milad Zohrevand (Persian: میلاد زهره‌وند; 2002 - 2023) was an Iranian who was arrested in Malayer during the Mahsa Amini protests and executed on November 22, 2023.[1] He was an asphalt worker and his child was born while he was in detention.[2] According to the government-affiliated media, he was sentenced to death on the charge of murdering a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named "Ali Nazari" during the 40th mourning of Mahsa Amini.[3] Zahravand was executed on November 23, 2023, without prior notice.[4][5]
Milad Zohrevand | |
|---|---|
| Persian: میلاد زهره‌وند | |
| Born | Milad Zohrevand 2002 |
| Died | November 23, 2023 Hamedan Central Prison |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | Executed during the Mahsa Amini protests |
Arrest edit
On October 24, 2022, 40th mourning day of the death of Mahsa Amini, the students of Malayer University protested based on the call that had been announced in advance.[6][7] According to his relatives, Zahravand was not among the protesters, but on that day he was present at the place where a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named "Ali Nazari" was killed.[8][9] He was with several other members of his family near the premises of the 12 Malayer police station when a clash with the security forces took place. According to one of his relatives, "Milad was shot in the hand and was seriously injured. This IRGC member was also killed there."[10]
The Ansar al-Hussein Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Hamedan Province introduced Ali Nazari as a member of the intelligence-security staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Malayer.[11][12]
His death sentence was confirmed on November 23, 2023 by the Supreme Court of Iran.[13]
Execution edit
Zohrevand was executed on November 23, 2023 without prior notice in the central prison of Hamedan.[14][15][16] The German Foreign Ministry and Amnesty International condemned the execution.[17][18]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (2023-11-29). "Iran execution of child condemned by UN human rights office". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran condemned by UN". Yahoo News. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Iran secretly executes man over 2022 anti-government protests - sources". BBC. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Yan, Sophia (2023-11-29). "Iran executes 17-year-old boy after 'forced confession'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran condemned by UN". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "8th Protester Executed; Milad Zohrevand Secretly Executed in Hamedan". iranhr.net. 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Executed Iranian Protester Denied Burial In Muslim Cemetery". Iran International. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Protester Executed, Buried in Iran Under Heavy Security, Rights Group Says". Voice of America. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Father of Executed Iranian Protester Arrested". Iran Wire. 2023-11-27.
- ^ "پرونده میلاد زهره‌وند؛ حکم اعدام به اتهام «قتل» یک عضو سپاه با سه روایت متناقض از مقامات". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Iran executed protestor 'denied burial in Muslim cemetery'". Middle East Monitor. 2023-11-27.
- ^ ANI (2023-11-24). "Iran 'secretly executes' man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "دادستانی همدان از تایید حکم اعدام مظنون به قتل یک سپاهی در جریان اعتراضات ملایر خبر داد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Iran exploiting global focus on Israel-Hamas war to carry out 'unprecedented' number of executions". Firstpost. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "UN deplores Iran executions". Arab News. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Farda, RFE/RL's Radio. "Iranian Protester's Death Sentence Said Confirmed, Execution May Be Imminent". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "واکنش عفو بین‌‌الملل به اعدام میلاد زهره‌وند: جمهوری اسلامی باید «اعدام‌ها» را فوراً متوقف کند". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "واکنش‌های جهانی به اعدام میلاد زهره‌وند؛ پدرش پس از خاک‌سپاری بازداشت شد". Iran International (in Persian). 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
External links edit
 | This Iranian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |