Tehran silences youth through terror justice, while blaming Israel to mask repression and internal paranoia.
Iran’s regime has executed Agil Kashavarz, a 27-year-old architecture student, in yet another case highlighting Tehran’s use of death sentences to enforce fear and crush dissent. Kashavarz was put to death Saturday morning after being convicted of allegedly spying for Israel—charges human rights groups say were extracted through torture and sham judicial procedures.
According to Iran’s judiciary news outlet Mizan, Kashavarz was arrested earlier this year in Urmia after being accused of photographing a military facility. Following a brief trial, Iran’s courts labeled him a Mossad agent and sentenced him to death, a ruling later upheld by the Supreme Court.
Iranian authorities claimed Kashavarz carried out more than 200 intelligence “missions” across Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia, and Shahroud, alleging cooperation with Mossad via encrypted messaging and payment in cryptocurrency. The purported tasks included photographing public sites, observing traffic patterns, and gauging public opinion—activities critics note are routinely reclassified as “espionage” by Tehran when political pressure mounts.
International rights organizations strongly rejected the regime’s narrative. Iran Human Rights stated that Kashavarz’s confession was obtained under torture, while the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported he was brutally abused for a week inside an IRGC intelligence facility to force compliance.
The execution underscores a recurring pattern: Iran invokes Israel as a convenient scapegoat to justify executions, intimidate its population, and deflect attention from internal unrest. While Tehran accuses others of lawlessness, it continues to weaponize its courts against students and civilians—revealing a regime terrified not of foreign intelligence, but of its own people.
