Khosro Besharat

He is one of the individuals that was accused in a case brought against individuals for “membership in jihadi groups” in the second half of 2009. The entirety of the developments of the cases were uniform for all of the citizens, there may be differences in dates and details, that have not been taken into account by Atlas in its archival filing

<coverage-outsourcing id='14299'> Atlas reported that Anvar Khezri, Davoud Abdollahi, Kamran Shiekheh, Farhad Salimi, Khosrow Besharat, Ghassem Absateh and Ayoub Karim, had been arrested on this date. They spent most of the first days of their arrest in solitary confinement at the Urmia Intelligence Ministry detention center prison. They had no access to lawyers and were severely tortured. They also had no contact with their families. Most of those arrested in this case reside in towns of Western Azerbaijan. Based on a letter published by the Detention Center, the interesting feature of this case i that Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikh, Ghassem Abesteh and Khosrow Besharat turned themselves into the prosecutor after they were summoned </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14303'> Upon his transfer to Evin Prison, he spent more than five months in solitary confinement in Wards 209 and 240 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2176'> He was transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2177'> He was transferred from Ward 350 of Evin Prison to Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14305'> The trial session for him and six other Sunni prisoners was not held due to their attorney and the representative of the Intelligence Ministry not being present </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15562'> Those arrested in this case, wrote a letter proclaiming their innocence. According to this letter they were arrested for the killing of a soldier, but they claim that two others have already been arrested and condemned by the court for this killing. Moreover the two who were originally tried for this crime have already made a statement regarding their innocence and deposed on behalf of them </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2178'> According to reports another one of his court hearings was convened, but some sources mention that because of the non-presence of a defense lawyer, the hearing was not held </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='16509'> It has been reported that he is still in a state of limbo in prison not knowing the final verdict </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8544'> His brother Arsalan Besharat was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6159'> According to HRANA the warrant to execute the seven accused in this case was issued by judge Moghiseh and carried out in Rajaee Shahr prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14294'> HRANA reported that the Supreme Court has reversed the verdict of execution of Anvar Khosravi, Davoud Abdollahi, Kamran Sheikheh, Farhad Salimi, Khosrow Besharat, Ghassem Abesteh and Ayoub Karimi </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14981'> Mohammad Alizadeh Tabatabae, without naming the accused in this case, told Insaf News that the verdict of execution had been previously set by the Judge at the Supreme Court of Iran. The file was sent to branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court. According to his statements they were accused of the crime of heresy … and sentenced to be execution. But they don’t fit the accusations in this case and deny charges of terror </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='19074'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network in Kerman reports that Khosro Besharat, Kamran Sheykheh and Anvar Khezri were transferred to Urmia prison in order to appear at the parallel hearing at branch 12 of the court of appeals of Western Azerbaijan. They protested being kept among ordinary prisoners and after beginning a hunger strike were sent to solitary cells. They ended the hunger strike after six days </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='19483'> Along with four others in Urmia prison’s psychiatric ward 1 where severely assaulted & beaten by around 40 prisoners with dangerous charges. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, after this attack, all five were taken to solitary cells in leg & hand cuffs. According to this report, later, Mr. Alireza Safari, the chief warden of the prison at the time, covered his face & with the help of the other guards, using a baton, assaulted and beat them again. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, quoting an informed source, wrote, that the assaulting group was under the supervision of Rashid Zolf Alizadeh & Hossein Gharabaghi, the warden of the psychiatric ward, who had previously beaten the political prisoner Hassan Rastegari Majd </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20229'> HRANA reported that seven of the defendants are still in abeyance. According to this report, their execution sentence has been violated in the Supreme Court by Judge Razini </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23189'> The casefiles belonging to Khosro Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, and Anvar Khazari were re-examined by the 12th branch of the Western Azerbaijan Court of Appeal. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights network, a few days later, the court sentenced Khazari and Besharat to 10 years imprisonment for being “accomplices to murder” and Sheikheh to the death penalty for the charge of murder </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38706'> The hearing of this case was held in Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. Sometime later, Judge Salavati sentenced all the accused in this case to death for the charge of moharebeh </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29006'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23741/'> The death sentences of these seven prisoners were confirmed by the supreme court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29048'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA.pdf'> Khosrow Basharat released a letter describing his sufferings in prison. Mr. Beshart has also discussed the torture in Urmia intelligence detention center. According to Mr. Beshart, he was subjected to various "tortures" in this detention center for three weeks. "Hanging from the ceiling, hitting with a high-pressure cable and tying his hands and feet for several hours" are some of the methods applied to him. In this letter, referring to Zaheri, the investigator of his case in Mahabad, he writes that he has accused him of being a member of terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and of spreading corruption in the world. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29101'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=11843'> In a letter addressed to UN Special Reporter Javaid Rahman, Khosro Besharat's mother demanded immediate action to prevent the execution of her son. In this letter, she emphasizes that "her child is a victim of the intelligence conspiracy of West Azerbaijan province." His death sentence was overturned once by the Supreme Court and the same branch confirmed this sentence again. Khadijeh Azarpouya, the mother of this political prisoner, believes that "this happened with the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33041'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26966/'> According to HRANA, a large number of prisoners in Ward 2 and Hall 21 of Ward 7 of Rajaeeshahr Prison who are infected with COVID are staying in their halls without medical attention. The health status of some of these prisoners including; Farhad Salimi, Khosro Besharat, Abdoljabbar Hosseini, Farzad Shah Nazari, Abdollah Shariati, and Borhan Asgharian are reported to be worse than others. Also, during the last month, at least 4 prisoners in Ward 2 of this prison have died due to coronavirus. According to this report, the prisoners are deprived of medical treatment and medication, and so far only one of them has been transferred to a hospital outside the prison for treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33272'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3oAYyoj'> Kurdpa news agency published a letter from Khosro Besharat. In this letter, Mr. Besharat, while emphasizing his "innocence", requested the reversal of his death sentence. In this letter, he referred to the violation of human rights and the violation of fair proceedings in his case and said that "after his arrest in February 2010, he was kept in solitary confinement in Urmia Intelligence Detention Center for two months, and despite the absence of any evidence of "actions against "National Security" and "moharebeh", he has been subjected to torture. He was also deprived of having a lawyer of his choice during the proceedings. In a part of his letter, he mentioned that Judge Moqhiseh sentenced him to death in about five minutes on the charges of "moharebeh (waging war against Islam)" and "spreading corruption on earth." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52168'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/5281/2022/en/'> Amnesty International announced in a statement that Anvar Khezri, Ayoub Karimi, Davoud Abdollahi, Farhad Salimi, Ghasem Abasteh, Kamran Sheikheh, and Khosro Besharat are at risk of execution in Rajaeishahr prison of Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53812'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42662/'> Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, and Farhad Salimi were transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. While announcing this news, HRANA reported that these people are all kept in a suite without facilities, which has increased their families' concerns. According to this source, Ghasem Abesteh, who suffers from kidney disease and thyroid problems, has been deprived of proper medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54867'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43386/'> HRANA wrote that 15 of the Sunni prisoners named Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosro Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, Farhad Salimi, Fereydoun Zakerinasab, Salahuddin Ziyaei, Abdolrahim Ghombarzahi Gorgij, Eidou Shahbakhsh, Abdolghani Shahbakhsh, Suleiman Shahbakhsh, Mohammad Saleh Ziadollah, and Abdollah Varia are kept in a small suite without necessary facilities after being transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison. This source went on to say that the yard area for these 15 people is not enough for their number, and added: > Bathroom, toilet, washroom and kitchen are also located in a small place together, which causes problems for these prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53818'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/17/p30707/'> Following the execution of Ghasem Abesteh on November 14, 2023, Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, Davoud Abdollahi, Farhad Salimi, and Ayoub Karimi are at risk of execution. Kurdistan Human Rights Network wrote that after the death sentence of these people was confirmed in the Supreme Court in 2018, their case was sent to the sentence enforcement office and they are at risk of execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53834'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/29/p30954/'> Ayoub Karimi was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. While announcing this news, Kurdistan Human Rights Network wrote that with the execution of Ghasem Abasteh and Ayoub Karimi, five other prisoners of conscience in this case, namely Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, Davoud Abdollahi, and Farhad Salimi, are in immediate danger of execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53849'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/12/7'> Quoting a source, Kurdpa wrote that after the execution of Ghasem Abasteh and Ayoub Karimi, the families of Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, Davoud Abdollahi, and Farhad Salimi have come under severe pressure from the security agencies to remain silent about the risk of execution of their children. According to this source, the security forces have threatened them that otherwise the bodies will not be handed over to their families. According to Kurdpa's report, the security pressure against these families was so great that in the funeral ceremony of Ayoub Karimi, despite the large attendance of people, no video or image was released so that at least the families could receive the bodies of their children. According to this report, the pressure on the families of these five people has gone to the point where the security agencies call some families daily and announce that their child has been executed, but when the families go to Karaj, they are told that there has been no execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54229'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/5'> According to Kurdpa, Davoud Abdollahi's death sentence was executed after 14 years of imprisonment and at the same time as the seventh day of his hunger strike in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj. Davoud Abdollahi had been on a hunger strike since Tuesday, the 5th, after being transferred to solitary confinement for the execution of the death sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54223'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/10'> Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, and Farhad Salimi went on a hunger strike four days ago in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Quoting a source, Kurdpa wrote that they have started a hunger strike to protest the threat of Davoud Abdollahi's execution, which was finally carried out yesterday, January 2, and the enforcement of their own sentences. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54551'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/prisoners-fa/2024/01/11/p31836/'> Farhad Salimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosro Besharat and Kamran Sheikheh are still on hunger strike. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, while announcing this news, wrote that they, along with at least 10 other prisoners of conscience, are kept in a small room in the secure ward of Unit 3 of Ghezel Hesar Karaj prison in isolation and without basic facilities. According to this source, the prison officials put these four people in isolation and their families are under pressure and threats from the security agencies not to publicize the condition of their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54636'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/7580/2024/en/'> In a statement, Amnesty International warned about the imminent execution of Farhad Salimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosro Besharat and Kamran Sheikheh in Ghezel Hesar prison. According to Amnesty International, these four people, who are incarcerated in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, are at risk of execution following the execution of Ghasem Abasteh, Ayoub Karimi, and Davoud Abdollahi in recent months in connection with the same case. Amnesty International wrote: > These seven people were convicted of spreading corruption on earth and sentenced to death in a very unfair trial that was accompanied by allegations of torture and ill-treatment of the accused. Also, Amnesty International, quoting sources, wrote that Ghasem Abasteh was subjected to torture just before his execution, so that his nose was broken. According to this statement, the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran made the handing over of the bodies of Davoud Abdollahi and Ayoub Karimi to their families conditional on silence regarding the execution of their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54870'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2024/01/24/p32195/'> The Kurdistan Human Rights Network wrote that following the execution of Farhad Salimi on January 23, 2024, Anvar Khezri, Khosro Besharat, and Kamran Sheikheh are in danger of execution. According to this report, these three people are still on hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58945'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/63'> Anvar Khezri was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison. According to Kurdpa, at the same time as Anvar Khezri's execution, Khosro Besharat was transferred to solitary confinement. According to Kurdpa, Khosro Besharat was called to receive the will of Anvar Khazari by the authorities of Ghezel Hesar prison, and he was transferred to solitary confinement after. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58946'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/63'> According to Kurdpa, Khosro Besharat's family went to the gate of Ghezal Hesar prison to visit their son, but they were not allowed to visit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58947'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/63'> According to Kurdpa, Khosro Besharat's family visited him in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59046'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/30'> In a report, Kurdpa investigated the contradictions and the proceedings of the detainees in this case. It is stated in this report that after being interrogated in the courts of Mahabad, Urmia, and Tehran, all these prisoners denied their confessions, which were obtained under torture, pressure, and threats. According to this report, they did not have access to a lawyer during the interrogation and preliminary investigation and were kept in solitary confinement for months. According to Kurdpa's report, "the threat of rape with a stick and rape of female family members" was one of the most important reasons for the forced confession of the detainees. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58944'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/64'> Khosro Besharat was executed without the right to last visit with his family in Ghezal Hesar prison. According to Kurdpa, his execution was carried out while his lawyer had requested a retrial and he was supposed to be released from quarantine. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59204'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/68'> Khosro Besharat's body was buried in Gougtappeh cemetery in Mahabad. Kurdpa published pictures of his body and wrote that the Besharat family went to Karaj as soon as they learned of their son's execution, and today they were able to receive their son's body. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>