Alireza Sepahi survived the gallows once, but the Islamic Republic came back for him - comment
After a heart attack halted his first execution, Alireza Sepahi was resuscitated and returned to prison, while his mother reportedly wished he would not wake because she knew what awaited him.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the crimes committed by the regime continue to be widely documented. Protests in January resulted in the killing of several protesters and the imprisonment of numerous individuals who faced severe treatment, including torture, forced confessions, and denial of legal rights. The UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission reported that at least 29 men were executed between March and August, five of them publicly, while over 70 people remained at risk of death.
One of the most tragic cases is that of Alireza Sepahi. Born in 2001, Sepahi was arrested following the January uprising in Isfahan and became a defendant in the Alikhani Square case. The case, linked to events on January 8 when four security forces members were killed during clashes with protesters, accused the defendants of various offenses, including waging war against God, corruption, and armed rebellion.
Sepahi's arrest was violent, and he endured 26 days of interrogation and torture, eventually confessing under duress.
Despite the regime's pursuit of Sepahi, his heart intervened when he suffered a medical emergency shortly before his execution. He was resuscitated at Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan, but returned to prison. Two other defendants, Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, were executed shortly after him. Sepahi narrowly avoided the gallows on July 28, but died in Dastgerd Prison two days later, a poignant reminder of Iran's flawed justice system and the regime's disregard for human rights.
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