Abbasali Ramezani

Abbas Ali Ramazani was shot dead in Mashhad while wearing an electronic ankle monitor; the killing of a former political prisoner on Vakilabad Street. Abbas Ali Ramazani, a former political prisoner and veteran civil activist in Mashhad, lost his life when security forces opened fire during public protests in the city. He was targeted while wearing an electronic ankle monitor used for monitoring prisoners on Vakilabad Street in Mashhad.

Abbas Ali Ramazani was among the political prisoners of the 1980s and faced repeated pressure and actions by security agencies in the years following due to his civil and political activities. In 2011, he was arrested while planning to hold a commemoration ceremony for Ferdowsi in Mashhad and spent over seven months in solitary confinement under security agencies.

Last summer, he was again arrested to serve a sentence of three years and seven months imprisonment. The Revolutionary Court of Mashhad had sentenced him on charges of "propaganda and action against the regime" and for providing financial support to the families of political prisoners.

Abbas Ali Ramazani was an associate and companion of Hossein Barazandeh, a well-known religious reformist in Mashhad. Barazandeh was abducted in January 1995 and was killed by the Ministry of Intelligence forces as part of the political murders of intellectuals and dissidents.

*Translated on 2026-03-13*