Iranian regime executed two Kurdish political prisoners

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NEWS CENTRE - The Iranian regime has executed two young Kurdish political prisoners named Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour. 
 
According to information shared by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the two young men, along with another individual, were arrested in 2024 on the grounds that they were members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Iran (PDK-I) and were sentenced to death in 2025. 
 
The young men, who were accused of "planning to kill a member of the Revolutionary Guards", were subjected to months of physical and psychological torture. 
 
The two young men were executed today at Nakadeh Prison following the confirmation of the verdict.
 
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