Vibeke KnoopRachline
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Vibeke KnoopRachline
@vibekekr
Norwegian freelance journalist and author based in Paris.















🚨 An 18-year-old Iranian girl has been sentenced to death and may be raped before execution. The revolutionary court has sentenced Niloufar Esfahani to death by hanging for protesting after her arrest alongside her mother. While executing someone for protesting and demanding basic rights is already cruel, Niloufar is reportedly a virgin, adding a deeply disturbing dimension to her case. Activists and historical accounts document that female prisoners have been subjected to sexual violence before execution, based on the regime's long-standing belief that virgins would otherwise go to heaven. This practice has been referenced in accounts from the 1980s. In his memoirs, Ayatollah Montazeri described how directives around female prisoners were misused, including forced temporary “marriages” before execution. Reports such as Justice for Iran’s Crime and Impunity also cite survivor testimonies alleging systematic sexual abuse. This sick, gendered, and inhumane practice has never disappeared throughout the Islamic Republic’s 47-year rule.

The Islamic regime is about to hang 26-year-old kickboxing champion Benyamin Naghdi in solitary. His crime? Wanting a free Iran without the Islamic Republic — just like every innocent person they’ve executed. His life depends on how loud we get right now. Make #BenyaminNaghdi go viral.















