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Iran executes protester just hours after he married bride in prison wedding over the phone
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian couple Alireza Sepahi and Mahshad Keshani, both jailed for protesting against the regime, married in a prison ceremony over the phone just hours before Sepahi was executed.
- The wedding was officiated by a rights lawyer with the couple's fathers present by phone; Keshani pushed for the marriage knowing Sepahi faced imminent execution.
- Sepahi had previously avoided execution after a heart attack but was ultimately hanged at Isfahan’s Shahid Alikhani Square, a site used for public executions to intimidate protesters.
- Human rights groups report that Sepahi and others accused in related protest cases were likely forced to give false confessions under torture; only five of twelve accused remain alive.
- The tragic wedding and execution highlight the regime's harsh crackdown on dissent and the personal toll on young protesters and their families.
