Iranian Artists and People React to Execution of Isfahan House Case Defendants

People in Iran and artists both inside and outside the country expressed strong reactions to the execution of defendants in the Isfahan House case.

The execution of defendants in the “Isfahan House” case early yesterday morning had widespread repercussions. People in various Iranian cities took to the streets in protest, chanting revolutionary slogans calling for the regime’s downfall. Many people also clashed with security forces deployed to suppress demonstrators in the streets, setting their motorcycles on fire.

Also, in the city of Shiraz, the home of regime loyalists was set on fire by people using “Molotov cocktails.”

Protest gatherings were held in the cities of Isfahan, Ardabil, Bandar Anzali, Shiraz, various parts of Tehran, Karaj, Zahedan and others.
In Karaj, families of prisoners sentenced to death gathered outside Qazalhessar Prison, which has the most execution sentences, protesting the death sentence on their loved ones. These families continued to stand outside the prison in protest and demanded the cancellation of all death sentences.

Artists also reacted to the execution of these innocent defendants and posted statements on their personal social media pages.

Shahin Najafi wrote on his Twitter page: “Until the mullahs are wrapped in shrouds, this land will not be a homeland. Death in the hands of the filthiest government in the world is a tool to maintain survival. Without any emotion or feeling, we must accept that this level of destruction can only be destroyed by that same death. There is no more reasonable option.”

Ali Karimi, former national team footballer, also posted a tweet saying: “Say that it doesn’t kill, don’t recite the call to prayer saying it kills.”

Nazanin Boniadi, actress and human rights activist, also wrote on her Instagram page: “The Islamic Republic government once again showed its enmity to the people of Iran and human rights before the world. Given that the danger of execution of these defendants was reported to the UN Human Rights Council, they should be asked: which human rights are they talking about and what is the point of this council’s existence?”

Ibrahim Hamidi, a renowned popular singer, wrote in a story on his Instagram page: “Shame on you criminals who execute the youth of my land for opposing you and seeking freedom. You will pay the price for all these crimes one day, and that day is not far away.”

Hamed Fard, a singer, also wrote in an Instagram post: “I disbelieve in your ways, your god, and everything your religion stands for. They killed our brothers with the filthy call to prayer at dawn.”

Ehsan Karmi’s reaction in an Instagram story is as follows: “They torture, extract forced confessions, kill, detain families. Eternal curse upon the Islamic Republic.”

The execution of Isfahan House case defendants not only had widespread repercussions among people in Iran and around the world, but international human rights organizations and institutions also widely protested their executions.

But will human rights organizations, with their protests, remove Iran from the seat of this organization? Or will they take action to cancel all death sentences?