Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

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Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Zohreh Hajian Sepoleh

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: 1983
Location of Killing: Evin Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

Information about Ms. Zohreh Hajian Sepoleh has been obtained from an Omid Memorial electronic form filled in by one of her former fellow inmates in Section 209 of Evin Prison. Ms. Hajian was an activist with the Fadaiyan Khalq Organization (Ashraf Dehqani) branch since the previous regime. Her brother had been executed for the same reason in 1972, before the Revolution.

The Fadaiyan Khalq Guerilla Organization, a Marxist Leninist group inspired by the Cuban Revolution and the urban guerilla movements of Latin America, was founded in 1971 by two communist groups opposed to the Pahlavi regime. Following the 1979 Revolution, the Organization renounced armed struggle, but some of the former members who remained faithful to guerilla combat formed an independent Fadaiyan Khalq Guerilla group, known as the Ashraf Dehqani branch.

Arrest and detention

The details of Ms. Hajian’s arrest are not known. She spent the entirety of her detention in Section 209 of Evin Prison (Ward 6). The ward consisted of solitary cells, interrogation rooms, and a basement used for torture. Ms. Hajian was denied an attorney, access to her file, or family visits. She spent most of her detention and interrogation period in solitary confinement. Only for a short while, she shared a cell with Nasrin Nikseresht, who was also executed. Ms. Hajian had a small stature and was severely tortured.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

The charges against the defendant are unknown.

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. Hajian’s defense.

Judgment

Ms. Zohreh Hajian Sepoleh was executed by a firing squad at Evin Prison in the winter of 1983. The details of her sentence and the exact date of her execution are not known.

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