Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei ( fa, محمدعلی حاج آقایی) was a
political prisoner in
Iran who was sentenced to death for co-operation with the Iranian opposition group
People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) and was hanged in
Evin Prison on January 24, 2011, along with another political prisoner,
Jafar Kazemi
Jafar Kazemi ( fa, جعفر کاظمی) was a political prisoner in Iran who was sentenced to death for co-operation with the Iranian opposition group People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI or MEK) and was hanged in Evin Prison on January 24, 2011, ...
. His execution was widely covered by the press and brought international attention to the Human rights situation in Iran.
Haj Aghaei, who was 53 years old at the time of execution, was executed after being convicted of "Moharebeh” (fighting with God), “propaganda against the holy Islamic system,” and belonging to the MEK organization, although there were no reports that he was involved in MEK activities.
Arrest
Haj Aghaei was arrested in 2009 during the massive demonstration in
Tehran and was transferred to Evin prison.
Former Secretary of State,
Hillary Clinton, had urged the Iranian authorities to release the two activists, Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei and JAfar Kazemi.
See also
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Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized by Iranians and international human rights activists, by writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission
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Evin Prison
References
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1958 births
2011 deaths
People killed in protests in Iran