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Mojahed Kourkour
Born
Abbas Kourkouri

1982 (age 42–43)
Izeh, Khuzestan, Iran
Died(2025-06-11)June 11, 2025
Cause of deathHanging for Hirabah

Abbas Kourkouri, known as Mojahed Kourkour (1982 – 11 June 2025), was one of the detainees of the Mahsa Amini protests in Izeh.[1][2][3] The Islamic Republic's judiciary stated that Kourkour was the main suspect in the shooting of protesters in Izeh on 16 November 2022.[4][5] Seven citizens, including Kian Pirfalak, died in the shooting.[6][7]

Arrest

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During the attack by the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces with heavy weapons on December 20, 2022 on the village of Par Surakh, Bagh-e Malek, Mojahed and one other person were arrested, and two of his companions, Mahmoud Ahmadi and Hossein Saeedi, were killed.[8][9][10]

Confession

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Kourkour's relatives say he was tortured to force a confession, and the Islamic Republic is trying to identify Korkour as one of the perpetrators of the Izeh Bazaar attack.[11][12][13] Korkour has been charged with war, intimidation, and corruption on earth, disrupting public order, causing major bodily harm resulting in the deaths of seven people, including Kian Pirfalak, causing major damage to public and private property, and forming and joining a rebel group through an armed uprising against the Islamic Republic of Iran.[14][15][16] On Friday, April 7, 2023 the Mizan news agency reported that Kourkour, a protester imprisoned for “war, intimidation, and corruption on earth,” had been sentenced to death.[17][18] The court has identified him as the perpetrator of Kian Pirfalak's murder.[19][20][21][22] However, Kian's family does not consider Kourkourto be the culprit and says the government is trying to pin the murder of their children on him.[23][24][25] Sajjad Pirfalak, Kian Pirfalak's uncle, announced that, at the request of the family of Kourkour and with the consent of Kian's family, Davoud Shah Wali, the Pirfalak family's lawyer, has accepted the representation of Kourkour's case and officially became his lawyer.[26][27][28]

Reaction

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Gol-Anbar Kourkour, the mother of Mojahed, asked people in a short video message to help prevent her son's execution.[29][30]

On December 26, 2022, during the 40th anniversary of Kian Pirfalak’s death in the village of Parchestan-e Gurui, people supported Mojahed Kourkour and shouted slogans warning against his execution.[31][32][33]

Canadian MP Anita Vandenbeld has called for a halt to the execution and has taken political responsibility for Anita Vandenbeld. Vandenbeld wrote on X: “Today I join many other Iranian human rights defenders and activists who are calling on Iran to halt the imminent execution of Mojahed Kourkour on trumped-up charges. I am the political guarantor of the blind Mujahid.”[34][35]

Execution

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The Islamic Republic’s judiciary executed Kian Pirfalak on his birthday on June 11, 2025. He is the eleventh Iranian citizen to be executed in connection with the nationwide protests of 2022 known as the Woman, Life, Freedom.[36][37][38]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Iran executes Mojahed Kourkouri over 2022 anti-government protests". BBC News. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ "Iran executes man over 2022 anti-government protests". Yahoo News. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. ^ "Death Sentence For Iranian Protester Accused Of Murder 'Illegal,' Lawyer Says". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. ^ "Iran: Man at risk of protest-related execution: Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkouri". Amnesty International. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  10. ^ "Justizmord in Iran: Ohne rechtsstaatliche Standards und unter Folter". Die Tageszeitung (in German). 2025-06-11. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  13. ^ "Mojahed Kourkour was executed blindly". BBC News (in Persian). 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  14. ^ "Security forces raid home, arrest sister of Iranian protester facing execution". Iran International. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  17. ^ "The main suspect in the Kian Pirfalk assassination was sentenced to death". Mizan News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  18. ^ "Armed Offender Executed In Iran Following Multiple Convictions". Iran Front Page. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  23. ^ "Iran: Mojahed Kourkouri droht unmittelbar die Hinrichtung". www.amnesty.de (in German). 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  24. ^ Claire. "Mojahed Kourkour - Politischer Gefangener im Iran" (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  25. ^ "Mujahid Korkor, a prisoner protester from Izeh, was sentenced to death". DW (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  27. ^ "Mojahed Kourkour : arrêtons son exécution". ACAT (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  28. ^ فردا, رادیو (2022-12-23). "Spreading a different narrative on social media about the attack by government agents in a village in Izeh". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  29. ^ Video message from the blind Mujahid's mother, asking to prevent her son's execution (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-11 – via Iran International.
  30. ^ "J'agis pour Mojahed Kourkour, condamné à mort". ACAT (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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  33. ^ "Iran Protests: On the Eve of Kian Pirfalak's 40th Birthday, the Mother of One of the Detainees Denies Any Connection to Kian's Murder". BBC News (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  34. ^ "I join many other human rights defenders and Iranian activists today in calling on Iran to stop the imminent execution of #MojahedKourkour on false charges". X. 2023-04-11.
  35. ^ "Iranian Protests: Canadian MP Becomes Political Sponsor of Blind Mujahid". BBC News (in Persian). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  36. ^ "Iran executes man over 2022 protest killings. Activists say he was framed". Yahoo News. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  37. ^ "Iran: Man at risk of imminent execution linked to protests". Amnesty International Canada. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  38. ^ "Mojahed Kourkour was executed blindly". Euro News (in Persian). 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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