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Majid Kazemi

مجید کاظمی

1992–2023 · 3 years ago

Born
1992
Taken
19 May 2023
Age
31 years old
From
Isfahan, Isfahan

Executed or killed in prison

Kept on this phone only. Nothing is sent.

Their life

Majid was born in 1992 and lived in Isfahan, where he ran his own copperware workshop employing eight people. Those close to him describe a cheerful, energetic, friendly and kind-hearted man who loved football and wrestling. His cousin said he was one of those people who always had a smile on his face, someone whose presence instantly lifted your spirits.

He had no criminal record. "I'm a small business owner," he said in a message from prison; his workshop, with its cameras, was right there for anyone who wanted to check where he had been.

I was at work until 8:30 p.m. What group was I supposedly affiliated with? I'm a small business owner. I have no criminal record.

His audio message from prison, published by HRANA (Boroumand Center)

How the regime took them

Executed for the 2022 protests. Majid was one of six people tried in the "Isfahan House" case, over the deaths of two Basij members and a police officer during protests in November 2022. Arrested on 22 November, he spent 43 days in solitary confinement with IRGC intelligence. In an audio message he said his confessions were taken under torture, threats and sexual abuse, and that he had lost more than 40 kilos in custody. He was denied a lawyer of his choosing until the final hearing and sentenced to death for "moharebeh".

He was hanged at dawn on 19 May 2023 in Isfahan, together with Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi.

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