Amid Allegations of Torture and Unfair Trial
On the morning of Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Mohsen Langar-Neshin, a 34-year-old cybersecurity expert, was executed in Qezel-Hesar Prison in Karaj. Mizan News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, confirmed the execution and accused him of “waging war against God (moharebeh) and corruption on earth” through espionage for Israel. His family and legal team, however, rejected these allegations, stating that his confessions were extracted under severe physical and psychological torture.
Langar-Neshin was arrested on July 3, 2023, by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and held in solitary confinement for 43 days under harsh interrogation. He was later transferred to Evin Prison, where he spent about 20 months in detention—most of it in the notorious Ward 209, run by the Ministry of Intelligence.
Previously affiliated with Imam Hossein University, Langar-Neshin had later resigned and worked in the private tech sector. He was accused of involvement in high-profile cases, including the assassinations of Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam and Sayyad Khodai—charges his family insists were fabricated.
His death sentence was issued by Judge Abolqasem Salavati of the Revolutionary Court, based on forced confessions. The Supreme Court rejected three requests for retrial. His family gathered outside Qezel-Hesar the night before the execution, unaware of his imminent death.
