The case of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, has been referred to Branch 9 of the Supreme Court of Iran following an appeal against the ruling.
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh was arrested in connection with the nationwide protests of 2022 and later sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, presided over by Judge Najafzadeh. He was convicted on charges of “rebellion against the state (Baghi),” “corruption on earth,” and “complicity in intentional murder.”
This sentence was formally communicated to him in late September 2024.
Abdollahzadeh was forcibly taken into custody on October 22, 2022, by security forces and transferred to security detention centers in Urmia. After enduring months of interrogation and torture, he was moved to Urmia Central Prison, where he is currently held in the political prisoners’ ward.
According to informed sources, Abdollahzadeh has denied any involvement in the alleged murder, and there is no recorded evidence placing him at the crime scene in available footage.
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh is 26 years old, born in 1997, and a resident of Urmia, Iran.
The nationwide protests of 2022 erupted following the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, becoming one of the most significant protest movements in the history of the Islamic Republic. Beginning in September 2022, the protests quickly spread across the country and were met with a brutal crackdown by security forces. According to human rights organizations, hundreds of protesters, including women and children, were killed during the crackdown, and thousands of others—including activists, students, and ethnic minorities—were arrested and imprisoned. Many detainees have faced severe sentences, including executions, long-term imprisonment, and torture.
