5 political activists executed in Iran today

Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydarian, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alam-Huee and

Mehdi Eslamian were executed today in Evin prison by the Islamic regime of Iran.

Neither their lawyers nor their families were aware of the executions.

Farzad Kamangar's mother holding a picture of Farzad


Farzad Kamangar with a class he was teaching

Shirin Alam-Huee

Farhad Vakili

Ali Heydarian

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