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Iran executes protesting dad, denies family last visit, relatives say

Nypost · · 442 words · By Ronny Reyes
Political Dissidence Iranian Government Oppression Human rights violations
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Mohammad Abbasi, 55, was executed on Wednesday inside the Qezel Hesar prison, in Karaj”
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Multiple independent web sources (The Zambian Observer and a report citing HRANA) confirm that Mohammad Abbasi was executed on a Wednesday at Qezel Hesar prison in Karaj.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nishapur (Persian: نیشاپور) or Neyshabur (نیشابور, [ˌnejʃɒːˈbuːɹ] ) is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishapur
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran executed Mohammad Abbasi, who was detained during January’s nationwide protests, at dawn on Wednesday in Qezel Hesar prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, US-based rights group HRANA reported.
https://zambianobserver.com/iran-executes-protester-detained…
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web search NEUTRAL — This report provides details of some of these executions carried out in recent days. Today, Wednesday, December 17, a female prisoner named Razieh Abbasi, approximately 40 years old, was hanged in Ghe…
https://www.en-hrana.org/at-least-seven-prisoners-executed-o…
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“prison officials rejected their plea to see Abbasi, sending them home and calling them later to inform them that his execution had been carried out”
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While the execution of Mohammad Abbasi is corroborated, the specific detail regarding prison officials rejecting the family's plea and calling them later is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets from other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — A "prison" or "penitentiary" holds people for longer periods of time, such as many years, and is operated by a state or federal government. After a conviction, a sentenced person is typically sent to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison
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web search NEUTRAL — prison, an institution for the confinement of persons who have been remanded (held) in custody by a judicial authority or who have been deprived of their liberty following conviction for a crime. A pe…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/prison
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 17, 2025 · Search for prisoners and prison records based on when and where someone was incarcerated. Find out how to look up federal, state, or local prison records.
https://www.usa.gov/prisoner-records
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“Abbasi was sentenced to death over his participation in the January protests”
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Multiple sources (The Jerusalem Post, India Today, and another news report) confirm that Mohammad Abbasi was sentenced to death in connection with January protests/unrest.
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says. A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887777
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web search NEUTRAL — In a first, Iran issues death sentence linked to anti-government protests. The man, identified as Mohammad Abbasi, was convicted in connection with the killing of a police colonel during clashes in th…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/iran-death-sentence-ja…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced Mohammed Abbasi to death, accusing him of "enmity against God" and killing a security officer during mass unrest. This decision became the first official de…
https://unn.ua/en/news/iran-issues-first-death-sentence-to-j…
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“The 55-year-old was accused of attacking a lieutenant of Iran’s security forces during the protests”
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Multiple sources (The Independent, India Today) report that Abbasi was accused of killing or attacking a security officer/police colonel during the protests.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Abbasi was accused of killing a security officer, an allegation his family deny (Handout). Protests over economic grievances in December grew into nationwide demonstrations in January 2026 be…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says. A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887777
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war is a conflict that is centered on Iran and was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, embroiling the entire Middle East region.
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war
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“the state claiming Abbasi was a long-time dissident acting on behalf of “the Zionist coup,””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Iran and surnames, but no specific source confirms the state's claim regarding a 'Zionist coup' in relation to Mohammad Abbasi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi (Urdu: محمد عباس خان عباسی; 24 March 1924 – 14 March 1988) also known as Alhaj Mohammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, was the Nawab and later Amir of the Bahawalpur State. He was also …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Abbasi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbasi or Alabbasi is a surname derived from the personal name Abbas, implying descent or association with someone called Abbas. The name is especially popular in Pakistan and Iran. In particular, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasi_(surname)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi (Persian: محمدجلال عباسی شوازی; born 23 August 1965) is an Iranian demographer and the president of the Asian Population Association. He is a professor of the Department …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Abbasi-Shavazi
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“Abbasi was featured on state TV confessing to the charges”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general biographies of the Prophet Muhammad and other unrelated individuals named Abbasi; there is no evidence that Mohammad Abbasi appeared on state TV confessing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi (Urdu: محمد عباس خان عباسی; 24 March 1924 – 14 March 1988) also known as Alhaj Mohammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, was the Nawab and later Amir of the Bahawalpur State. He was also …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Abbasi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbasi or Alabbasi is a surname derived from the personal name Abbas, implying descent or association with someone called Abbas. The name is especially popular in Pakistan and Iran. In particular, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasi_(surname)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2010, multiple Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in foreign-linked assassinations. Five were killed from 2010 to 2020 by car bombings or shootings. Fereydoon Abbasi was among the scien…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassinations_of_Iranian_nucl…
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“his daughter, Fatemeh Abbasi, who was sentenced to 25-years in prison for joining her father in the protests”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Fatemeh Abbasi was sentenced to 25 years in prison for her involvement in the protests alongside her father.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the 2025–26 Iranian protests, the Iranian government has perpetrated widespread massacres of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign militias to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani (11 July 1958 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian nuclear engineer and a member of IRGC who was head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 2011 to 2013. A principlist who a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fereydoon_Abbasi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (Persian: غلام حسین محسنی اژه‌ای, romanized: Ğolām-Hoseyn Mohseni Eže'i, Persian pronunciation: [ɢolɒːmhoˈsejn mohseˈniː eʒeˈjiː] ; born 29 September 1956) is an Iranian h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gholam-Hossein_Mohseni-Eje'i
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“Fatemeh is currently being held in the women’s ward of the notorious Evin prison”
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Web search results explicitly mention Fatemeh Abbasi's transfer and presence in Evin Prison, and Wikipedia confirms Evin is a notorious facility in Tehran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Iranian women, of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both women born in Iran and women that are of the Iranian diaspora.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_women
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fatemeh Sepehri (Persian: فاطمه سپهری; born 1964) is a political and women's rights activist and a political prisoner from Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatemeh_Sepehri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kianush Sanjari (Persian: کیانوش سنجری; 11 September 1982 – 13 November 2024) was an Iranian journalist and activist. He had a history of being arrested and imprisoned in solitary confinement several …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kianush_Sanjari
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“the chaotic protests on Jan. 8 and 9, which saw the Islamic republic’s security forces fire upon its citizens, killing more than 7,000 people”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that 7,000 people were killed on January 8 and 9.
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“At least 146 Iranians are believed to have been executed since the war started, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the specific figure of 146 executions reported by the Iran Human Rights group in this context.
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