Urmia; Naser Bakrzadeh, Kurdish Prisoner, Sentenced to Death for the Third Time on Charges of “Espionage for Israel”
February 6, 2026; Naser Bakrzadeh, a Kurdish prisoner held in the Central Prison of Urmia, has been sentenced to death for the third time by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia on the charge of “espionage for Israel,” despite the verdict being overturned twice by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court.
This sentence was officially notified to the lawyers of this Kurdish prisoner on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Sidad Shirzad, one of the lawyers for this Kurdish prisoner's case, wrote by publishing a post on his personal social media page: “Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, despite the death sentence being overturned twice by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court, issued the death sentence for Bakrzadeh for the third time and notified me and my colleagues (Amir Raisian and Nihad Irandoost) on Tuesday. The issuance of this verdict comes while in the third death judgment, the numerous flaws mentioned by the Supreme Court and the reasoning of its Branch 39 still remain, and Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia paid no attention to them. Previously, the judges of the Supreme Court, in two different rulings and for various reasons, did not find the charge of espionage for Israel to be established, and the death sentence had been overturned.”
November 1, 2025; The death sentence of Naser Bakrzadeh was once again overturned in Branch 39 of the Supreme Court due to incomplete investigations and failure to consider the evidence of his innocence, and his case was returned to the Revolutionary Court of Urmia for processing.
Naser Bakrzadeh was previously sentenced to death for the second time by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, presided over by Judge “Shahini,” on the charge of “espionage for Israel.”
April 2025; The death sentence of this Kurdish prisoner was overturned during the appeal stage by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court, and his case was referred to a parallel branch for re-examination.
November 2024; Naser Bakrzadeh, 25 years old, was sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia on the charge of “espionage for Israel.”
The court session to address the charges against Mr. Bakrzadeh was held on November 2, 2024, in the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, where he was sentenced to death on the charge of “espionage for Israel.”
This 25-year-old citizen was detained by security forces on August 9, 2023, and after several weeks of interrogation, was temporarily released upon providing a commitment.
This Kurdish citizen from Urmia was detained again by security forces on January 2, 2024, and after several months of interrogation in the IRGC Intelligence detention center at the Al-Mahdi Barracks of the IRGC in Urmia, he was transferred to the Central Prison of this city.
