Ayoub Karimi

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='14301'> 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='14304'> 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='14307'> He was transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14308'> He was transferred from Ward 350 of Evin Prison to Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5412'> He was called into Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh after four years of his incarceration. In this trial , he and his co-defendants were given the option of a court appointed or chosen attorney </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5411'> 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='15564'> 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='5410'> 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='6157'> 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='14296'> 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='14983'> 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='20233'> 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='38702'> The hearing of this case was held in Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. Later, Judge Salavati sentenced all the accused in this case to death for the charge of Moharebeh. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29005'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23741/'> The supreme court confirmed the death sentences of seven defendants in this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52164'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/5281/2022/en/'> Amnesty International announced in a statement that Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, and Farhad Salimi are at risk of execution in the Rajaee Shahr prison of Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53810'> <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='54865'> <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, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, Farhad Salimi, Fereydoun Zakerinasab, Salahuddin Ziyaei, Abdol Rahim Ghambarzahi Gargij, Eidou Shahbakhsh, Abdol Ghani Shahbakhsh, Soleiman Shahbakhsh, Mohammad Saleh Ziadollah, and Abdollah Varia are kept in a small suite without necessary facilities after being transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison. This informed source went on to say that the yard area for the 15 prisoners is not enough to answer the density of their number, and added: > Bathroom, toilet, washroom, and kitchen are also located in a small place together, and this situation causes problems for these prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53816'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/17/p30707/'> Following the execution of Ghasem Abesteh on November 5, 2023, Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosrow 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 2019, their case was sent to the sentence enforcement office and they are at risk of execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53826'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45236/'> He was transferred to the solitary cell of Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that due to the finality of Ayoub Karimi's death sentence, there is a risk of execution of this sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53828'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/26/p30890/'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Ayoub Karimi's family was called to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj for the last visit. According to this report, some members of Karimi's family managed to visit him at noon on November 25. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53830'> <reference source='https://t.me/Amnesty_International/2264'> Amnesty International wrote on its Telegram channel that Ayoub Karimi is in immediate danger of execution in Ghezel-Hesar prison after being transferred to solitary confinement and meeting his family for the last time. This human rights organization emphasized that the international community should ask the authorities of the Islamic Republic to immediately stop any plan to execute his death sentence and reverse his conviction and sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53838'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/12/2'> Zakaria Karimi, Ayoub Karimi's brother, was arrested by the security forces in Sardasht. While announcing this news, Kurdpa wrote that the security forces arrested him without providing a court order and transferred him to the Urmia Intelligence Department. According to this source, on Thursday, 23rd of November, the security forces visited Zakaria Karimi's house in Mahabad and arrested him violently and severely tortured him in the detention center of Mahabad Intelligence Department. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53832'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/6364/'> He was executed along with six other prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53853'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/12/7'> According to Kurdpa, the families of Ghasem Abeste and Ayoub Karimi are under intense pressure to remain silent about the execution of their children. According to this report, there is no information about the condition of Zakaria Karimi, Ayoub Karimi's brother, who was arrested by the security agencies in Sardasht. This has caused the Karimi family to remain silent about the execution of Ayoub Karimi in order to know the fate of Zakaria Karimi. In the same context, Kurdapa emphasized the silence of the news of Zakaria Karimi's arrest, four days after his arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54170'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c4ny8743nx6o'> BBC Persian published two letters from Ayoub Karimi, in which he clearly stated to the judicial authorities that he has never been a member of any political or religious group or party. Ayoub Karimi wrote in his letter that the intelligence agents were so uninformed about him that when they went to his house to arrest him, they asked Mr. Karimi: > We are looking for Ayoub Karimi".Also, Ayub Karimi wrote in these letters that he was repeatedly accused of "membership in Al-Qaeda" simply because of his religious beliefs. In his letter to the judicial authorities, which he never managed to send, Mr. Karimi mentioned that for a month and a half after his arrest, the interrogators asked him questions about a person named "Abdul Khaleq Banai", a person whom Mr. Karimi didn't know, but finally they charged him with "murder : > By force of torture and physical and mental harassment and threats against my family, they forced me to accept the charge of membership and murder and whatever they wanted. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54640'> <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, Khosrow Besharat, and Kamran Sheikheh in Ghezal Hesar prison. According to Amnesty International, these four people, who are incarcerated in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, are in danger following the execution of Ghasem Abesteh, Ayoub Karimi, and Davoud Abdollahi in recent months in connection with the same case. Amnesty International wrote: > These seven people were convicted of corruption in the land and sentenced to death in a very unfair trial that was accompanied by allegations of torture and mistreatment of the hospital. Also, Amnesty International, citing informed sources, wrote that Ghasem Abesteh was tortured just before the execution, and his nose was broken. According to this statement, the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have made the delivery of the bodies of Davoud Abdollahi and Ayoub Karimi to their families contingent on the families' silence regarding the execution of their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>