{"id":4957,"date":"2026-07-26T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:54:17","slug":"death-sentence-issued-for-political-prisoner-isa-chari-by-tehran-revolutionary-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/death-sentence-issued-for-political-prisoner-isa-chari-by-tehran-revolutionary-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Sentence Issued for Political Prisoner Isa Chari by Tehran Revolutionary Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, citing HRANA, Branch 23 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued a death sentence today, Saturday, 25 July 2026, against Isa Chari, a 37-year-old political prisoner from Aqqala and the father of two young children. The sentence was handed down amid repeated concerns raised by human rights organisations regarding the handling of security-related cases, restrictions on defendants&#8217; access to fair trial guarantees, and the imposition of death sentences in such cases.<br>Isa Chari, a Baloch labourer originally from Golestan Province, had been working at a poultry farm near Varamin to support his family before his arrest. He was detained on 7 December 2025 by intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is currently being held in Suite 35 of Unit 3 at Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. Branch 23 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad Mehdi Shahmirzadi, sentenced him to death on charges including &#8220;membership in the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK)&#8221; and &#8220;anti-state security activities.&#8221;<br>Earlier, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Qarchak had alleged that Isa Chari was &#8220;one of the destabilising elements affiliated with groups based outside the country&#8221; and claimed that he had engaged in &#8220;activities against national security.&#8221; Reports also indicate that Unit 3 of Qezel Hesar Prison houses prisoners sentenced to death, while its high-security suites are typically used to detain political prisoners and individuals accused in security-related cases under solitary or highly isolated conditions.<br>The Balochistan Human Rights Group expressed serious concern over the continued issuance of death sentences in political and security-related cases. It emphasised that, under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the right to life is a fundamental human right, and that the death penalty may be imposed only in the most exceptional circumstances and following a fully fair trial conducted in accordance with international standards.<br>Human rights organisations have repeatedly called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the implementation of death sentences\u2014particularly in political and security-related cases\u2014and to guarantee defendants&#8217; rights to a fair trial, access to independent legal counsel, and impartial judicial proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12194.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12194.jpg 899w, https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12194-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12194-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, citing HRANA, Branch 23 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued a death sentence today, Saturday, 25 July 2026, against Isa Chari, a 37-year-old political prisoner from Aqqala and the father of two young children. 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