Death Sentence of Peyman Farah-Avar Upheld by Supreme Court
Peyman (Amin) Farah-Avar, a poet from Gilan, is facing execution after Branch 39 of Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence. His lawyer, Ramin Safarnia, confirmed the appeal was rejected but stated that a petition for retrial will be filed with the country’s highest judicial authority.
The sentence was originally handed down by Branch 1 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court, under Judge Ahmad Darvish Goftar, on charges of “Baghi” (armed rebellion) and “Moharebeh” (enmity against God).
According to a source close to his family, the charges are rooted in Farah-Avar’s poetry and his activism for social justice and civil rights. He was arrested in September 2024 by security forces, held in the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention center, and later transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht.
Farah-Avar, who has a 10-year-old son, has previously faced detention for his activism. His case highlights ongoing repression of dissenting voices in Iran.
