Karim Khojasteh

Karim Khojasteh

کریم خجسته

Nationality : Iranian
Age: 64 (1962)
Status: Imprisoned
Health: Unknown
Date: 2026-07-24
City: Rasht
Province: Gilan
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
The death sentence of Karim Khojasteh has been reduced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. According to received information, the death sentence of Karim Khojasteh, which was previously overturned by the Supreme Court, has been reduced to 12 years and 6 months in prison after a retrial in the First Branch of the Revolutionary Court.

Karim Khoshesteh, a resident of Khomam County in Gilan Province, was arrested by security forces at his industrial workshop and transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht on 13 March 2025. Previously, in July 2024, he had been arrested on charges of propaganda against the regime and was released on bail after approximately four and a half months. In the second arrest, he was charged with rebellion, which could lead to severe penalties. Reports indicate that no new evidence or documentation has been presented against him. A death sentence was issued and communicated to him in December 2025.

کریم خجسته، اهل شهرستان خمام در استان گیلان، در تاریخ 23 اسفند 1403 توسط نیروهای امنیتی در محل کارگاه صنعتی خود بازداشت و به زندان لاکان رشت منتقل شد.

پیش از این نیز در تیرماه 1403 به اتهام تبلیغ علیه نظام بازداشت و پس از حدود چهار ماه و نیم با وثیقه آزاد شده بود.

در بازداشت دوم، اتهام بغی به او تفهیم شده است که می تواند مجازات های سنگینی در پی داشته باشد. گزارش ها حاکی از آن است که هیچ مستندات یا شواهد جدیدی علیه او ارائه نشده است. حکم اعدام در آذر 1404 صادر و به او ابلاغ شد.

History:

Date: 2025-12-11
City: Rasht
Province: Gilan
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Sentenced to death
He was sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court on the charge of baghi (armed rebellion).
Date: 2025-09-22
City: Rasht
Province: Gilan
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Temporary detention
Mr. Khajasteh was tried on Wednesday, 26 Shahrivar 1404 (17th September 2025), in Branch 2 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court on the charge of “rebellion.”
Date: 2025-04-06
City: Rasht
Province: Gilan
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Temporary detention
A citizen from Khammam city, has been detained in Rasht’s Lakan Prison for 24 days on charges of “insurrection.” The charge of “rebelism” can lead to severe sentences, including the death penalty. However, the specifics and details of this charge have not yet been determined.

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