Zahra Bahrami

Their life

Zahra Bahrami, also spelled Sahra Baahrami, was a dual Dutch and Iranian citizen who was executed in Iran after being arrested during a political protest. Initially detained in December 2009 for participating in the Ashura protests, she was charged with national security offenses and accused of being a member of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran.

Later, she was convicted by the Islamic Revolutionary Court for drug trafficking. Despite her initial charges related to political activism, the Iranian authorities later accused her of being involved in drug-related crimes, leading to her controversial execution.

Zahra Bahrami, also spelled Sahra Baahrami, was a dual Dutch and Iranian citizen who was executed in Iran following her arrest during a political protest. Born in Tehran, Iran, Bahrami later moved to the Netherlands, where she became a Dutch citizen through naturalization, although she retained her Iranian citizenship. She used the name Zahra Bahrami on one passport and Sahra Baahrami on another.

Bahrami was a professional belly dancer and also maintained a second residence in London. In 2003, she was convicted for smuggling nearly 16 kilos of cocaine from the Caribbean, hidden in her luggage. She was sentenced to three years in prison, with one year of the sentence suspended, as reported on a Dutch current affairs show, Nieuws.

In December 2009, Bahrami was arrested during the Ashura protests in Iran. Initially charged with national security offenses and accused of being a member of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, she was later convicted by the Islamic Revolutionary Court for drug trafficking, leading to her controversial execution.

How they died

Execution by hanging

convicted by the Islamic Revolutionary Court for drug trafficking and latter Execution by hanging.

Why we remember them

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

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