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One Person’s Story

Fereshteh Eskandarpur

About

Age: 17
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: September 2, 1982
Location of Killing: Ilam, Ilam Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Living in safe houses; Sympathizing with anti-regime guerilla groups; War on God, God's Prophet and the deputy of the Twelfth Imam

About this Case

The execution of Ms. Fereshteh Eskandarpur was reported in the Jomhuri Eslami daily on September 6, 1982.

Ms. Fereshteh Eskandarpur is also one of the 12028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine.

In addition, Ms. Fereshteh Eskandar Pur’s name is listed in the 1533 executed prisoners published by the Association of Iranian Women of Köln (Germany). The list published in 1997 is entitled: "A partial list of names of women executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

Ms. Eskandarpur was reported to be charged with “leading one of the publicity and military branches of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) and participation in safe houses.”

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Ms. Eskandarpur's defense.

Judgment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Iran declared Ms. Eskandarpur an enemy of God and the Prophet and sentenced her to death. Having been confirmed by the Supreme Judicial Council, the sentence was carried out in public.

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