Iranian authorities have reportedly executed Arvin Ghahremani, an Iranian Jewish citizen, at Kermanshah Central Prison. Ghahremani, who was just 18 years old at the time of his arrest, had been convicted of "intentional murder" in connection with a mass street brawl. The execution has drawn particular attention from human rights organizations due to its timing amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
According to Iran Human Rights Watch, Ghahremani's case exhibited significant procedural flaws common to many qisas (retribution) sentences in the Iranian judicial system. The organization's director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, specifically highlighted concerns about institutionalized antisemitism within the Islamic Republic, suggesting that Ghahremani's Jewish faith may have played a decisive role in the implementation of his death sentence.
در هیاهوی تهدید جنگ با #اسرائیل، جمهوری‌اسلامی #آروین_قهرمانی ، شهروند یهودی ایرانی را نیز امروز اعدام کرد. همچون بسیاری از محکومین به قصاص ، پرونده آروین و روند دادرسی ایرادهای مهمی داشت. اما آروین علاوه بر این یک یهودی بود، و یهودی‌ستیزی نهادینه شده در سیستم جمهوری اسلامی بدون… https://t.co/GyTPU2Zsi4
— Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam (@iranhr) November 4, 2024
"In the frenzy of threatening war with Israel, the Islamic Republic executed an Iranian Jewish citizen today. Like many people sentenced to retribution, Arvin's case and the proceedings had important flaws. But Arvin was also a Jew, and the antisemitism institutionalized in the Islamic Republic system no doubt played an important role in the execution of Arvin's sentence," the director wrote on Twitter.
