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'This may be the last time you hear my voice': Political executions surge in Iran since start of war
Key takeaways
- Caroline Hawleyand Ghoncheh Habibiazad KURDPAMehrab Abdollahzadeh was executed earlier this month.
- He's on death row in western Iran.
- "You are hearing my voice from Oromiyeh Central Prison, and this may be the last time you hear it," he says in a voice note obtained by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.
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Caroline Hawleyand Ghoncheh Habibiazad KURDPAMehrab Abdollahzadeh was executed earlier this month. The line is crackly. But the voice of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh is clear and, given the circumstances, surprisingly steady.
He's on death row in western Iran. He speaks quickly - as if time is running out. And his message is desperate.
"You are hearing my voice from Oromiyeh Central Prison, and this may be the last time you hear it," he says in a voice note obtained by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.
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