Soleiman Shahbakhsh

Soleiman Shahbakhsh is a Baluch political prisoner who was reportedly under 18 at the time of his arrest. He is one of the defendants in a case of four defendants who were all reported to have been severely tortured to extract false self-incriminating confessions. 

Charges: Baghy (armed rebellion) through “forming and membership in anti-revolutionary terrorist groups.” 

Status: Sentenced to death by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on 4 February 2023. The verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court and sent for implementation in late October 2024. He is held in Ghezelhesar Prison.