Ehsan Adibnia

As the Head of Branch 1 of Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz, Ehsan Adibnia is responsible for issuing the death sentence for Mojahed Koorkoor (Abbas Koorkoori) following proceedings which failed human rights and fair trial standards. 

On 16 November 2022, during the protests in Izeh, security forces killed several people including 9-year-old Kian Pirfalak. Mojahed Koorkoor (Abbas Koorkoori) was arrested in a joint operation by the IRGC, intelligence, and police forces on 20 December 2022.

Based on the confessions extracted from him while subjected to enforced disappearance, Mojahed Koorkoor was accused of shooting and killing protesters. He is sentenced to death on charges of Moharebeh (waging war against God) and Fesad-fel-Arz (corruption on earth).

As Head of the Ahwaz Revolutionary Court, Ehsan Adibnia is responsible for handing down death sentence to Ahwaz Arab activists, Ali Mojdam, Mohammad-Reza Moghadam, Moein Khanfari, Habib Deris, Adnan Ghobeishavi, and Salem Mousavi.

This judgment was issued on 6 March 2023 after proceedings which did not meet fair trial and human rights standards.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has accused these people of being members of the Harakat al-Nazal group (the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz) and of being involved in armed attacks in Khuzestan province in 2017 and 2018.

1.      Individuals responsible for the martyrdom of the people and security forces in Khuzestan province were sentenced to death / The destruction of the military branch of the Harkat al-Nazal terrorist group in Iran