Hemen Mostafaei

Hemen Mostafaei lives in Kani Dinar near Marivan. He was sentenced to death for the alleged murder of a retired IRGC member. In a coerced confession that aired on state TV, the motive for the murder was said to be "honor" related.

Besides Hemen Mostafaei, three others namely Hiva Dadafarin, Khalil Shirzadi, and Bayan Kaki (female) were also arrested and charged with being accessory to murder. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='34160'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3sgDmpg'> A retired IRGC member named Ebrahim Mohammadi was killed in his home in a village near Sanandaj by unknown assailants. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48942'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=3068'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that websites close to IRGC and Intelligence Ministry have blamed Kumalah Party for the murder. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34163'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3sgDmpg'> Hemen Mostafaei was arrested in Marivan and accused of the murder of Ebrahim Mohammadi. He was transferred to the Intelligence Ministry lockup in Sanandaj. Years later, Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that during the interrogations, under severe physical and psychological torture, Mr. Mostafaei took responsibility for the murder of the retired IRGC member. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48944'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=3068'> According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Ebrahim Hosseini, the deputy coordinator of IRGC in Kurdistan province announced that the murderer of Ebrahim Mohammadi has been identified and arrested. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48937'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=15047'> Press TV aired a documentary titled "Shared Target" featuring the coerced confessions of Hemen Mostafaei, Bayan Kakei, Hiva Dadafarin, and Khalil Shirzadi. In their forced confessions, they say that they received three billion rials from a member of a Kurdish party living in Europe who had an old family feud with the victim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34164'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=3068'> The public court of Sanandaj sentenced Hemen Mostafaei to death for murder and four years in prison for "possession and carrying firearms." Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that the security agencies were pushing for the charge of Moharebeh (waging war against God and Islam) but the supreme court found the evidence insufficient for that charge. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34165'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=3052'> he was transferred to solitary in preparation for his execution. Since his case is at the sentence enforcement office, it means his sentence has been confirmed by the supreme court. It was reported later that Mr. Mostafaei was sentenced to death on the charge of "premeditated murder". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48938'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=3052'> The execution of Hemen Mostafaei was paused temporarily. Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that the victim's family has temporarily paused the execution. A source told KHRN that a group of citizens and civil activists had gathered in front of the Central Prison of Sanandaj and demanded to stop the execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34166'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=3068'> KHRN published a report on the details of Hemen Mostafaei's case. According to the report, before his arrest, Mr. Mostafaei was a member of a Kurdish party, but after a while, he expressed regret and after coordinating with the Intelligence Ministry, he returned to Marivan. The report indicates that his background led to these fictional scenarios by the Intelligence office of Marivan and Sanandaj to place political motive behind the murder and blame Kurdish parties. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48933'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=15047'> KHRN reported that he was transferred to solitary again to wait for his execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48932'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19662'> KHRN reported that after the protests by the prisoners in the Central Prison of Karaj, Shouresh Morovati and Hemen Mostafaei were accused of inciting the prisoners to "riot and escape" and got transferred to the Intelligence Ministry and IRGC Intelligence lockup. According to the report, at least 30 prisoners were transferred to Intelligence and IRGC lockups and got tortured mentally and psychologically. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48910'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19662'> Prison authorities told Hemen that his sentence will be executed in the coming days. According to the KHRN report, during his time in the Intelligence Ministry lockup, Mr. Mostafaei has been held in solitary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48911'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/j6g4i'> After five months in solitary cells in the Intelligence Ministry lockup in Sanandaj, he was returned to the Central Prison in that city. KHRN wrote that during his time in solitary, he was severely tortured and was denied family visits. According to the report, Mr. Mostafaei has been on hunger strike for the past 10 days in protest of being kept in solitary. By the order of Sanandaj prosecutor general Mohammad Jabbari, the cases of some prisoners including Hemen Mostafaei were sent to the sentence enforcement office and he could be executed at any point. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52154'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/j6g4i'> According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Hemen Mostafaei was transferred to the solitary cell of Sanandaj Central Prison in preparation for the execution of his death sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52157'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/29644'> Hemen Mostafaei's body was buried in "Kani Dinar" in Marivan in the presence of a group of people. Kordpa published pictures of his funeral. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52155'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/2rdtv'> He was executed. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the family of this prisoner and a number of civil activists gathered in front of Sanandaj Central Prison the night before and demanded the cancellation of his execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>