Ramin Hossein-Panahi
Ramin Hossein-Panahi (Persian: رامین حسینپناهی ,1995 – 8 September 2018) was an Iranian Kurdish man who was sentenced to death by the Iranian government for taking up arms against Iranian security forces in what Amnesty International alleged a "grossly unfair trial" marred by "serious torture allegations". He was executed on September 8, 2018.
Ramin Hossein-Panahi | |
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| Born | 1995 Dehgolan |
| Died | 8 September 2018 (aged 23) Gohardasht, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Relatives | Anwar Hossein Panahi (brother) |
| Allegiance | Komala |
| Conviction(s) | Waging war against God |
| Criminal penalty | Death penalty |
Ramin Hossein Panahi, who had twice been arrested in the mid-2000s, was accused of carrying out acts of sabotage in Iran in 2014 on behalf of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, an armed Kurdish opposition group which is blacklisted as a terrorist group by Tehran. In mid-June 2017, according to Iranian security, he was tasked with infiltrating Iran in order to carry out a terrorist attack during International Quds Day rallies in the same month. Security sources said he was arrested on 23 June 2017, after being injured in armed clashes with Iranian security operatives. Three of his accomplices were killed in the process.