Overview
- Marzieh ‘Sevda’ Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, a 33‑year‑old blogger, was convicted by Branch 3 of the Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court and sentenced to death on charges that include 'corruption on earth' and insulting the supreme leader.
- Rights reporting says she has been held in Bandar Abbas Prison since her arrest in March and spent 20 days in solitary confinement, with sources warning her health has worsened while detained.
- Prosecutors also accused her of carrying out media and propaganda activities against national security, working for 'hostile governments' and sending a photo of missile‑strike damage to an outside Persian‑language outlet.
- Human‑rights organisations and the UN cite the case as part of a sharp rise in executions this year, with groups reporting at least 29 protest‑related executions since March and roughly 950 executions recorded across Iran in 2026.
- Reporting is based mainly on diaspora media and rights groups, and advocates warn of due‑process concerns, coerced confessions and the risks faced by ill detainees while calls grow for independent review of the judgment.