Arash Rahmanipour

Their life

Arash Rahmanipour (c. 1990 – January 28, 2010) was an Iranian political prisoner executed by the government for alleged links to the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, a political group opposing the regime. He was accused of conspiracy against the government, but his trial was widely seen as an attempt to suppress the Iranian opposition movement.

Arash Rahmanipour (c. 1990 – January 28, 2010) was an Iranian political prisoner executed by the government for alleged links to the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, a political group opposing the regime. He was accused of conspiracy against the government, but his trial was widely seen as an attempt to suppress the Iranian opposition movement.

Family Response:
Rahmanipour's father condemned his execution as unjust and criticized the Iranian justice system. He stated that he only learned about his son's execution through the media. Calling his son a martyr, he refused to accept condolences, instead emphasizing that his son had died for the cause of Iranian democracy.

How they died

hanged

Arash Rahmanipour was executed by the Iranian government on January 28, 2010, after being convicted of "waging war against God" (Moharebeh) and attempting to overthrow the Islamic regime. His execution was widely criticized, as he was arrested months before the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and was in prison during the post-election protests. His lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, stated that his trial was unlawful and that he had been forced to confess under duress.

Additional context

Iranian Green Movement,

A plea from the family

The surviving relatives of Arash Rahmanipour expressed deep grief and condemnation over his execution. His father rejected the execution as unjust and insisted that his son had died a martyr for the cause of Iranian democracy. He expressed that he had only learned about Arash's death from the media, and he refused to accept condolences, instead urging "congratulations" for his son's sacrifice. Rahmanipour's father held the Iranian justice system responsible for his son's execution, viewing it as a wrongful act, and he considered Arash's death a sacrifice for the greater cause of political freedom and democracy in Iran.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Arash Rahmanipour, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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