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Germany recalls ambassador from Iran in protest of execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd

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Jamshid Sharmahd, a 69-year-old German-Iranian dual national, was executed in Tehran on charges of plotting attacks in Iran. He had been held prisoner since 2020, accused of being the ringleader of the Tondar group, a terrorist organization. German politicians condemned the execution, with some labeling it an "extrajudicial killing of a hostage." The German government summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Berlin to protest the execution, warning of "serious consequences" for Iran's "inhumane regime." Sharmahd's daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd, expressed her disappointment that the German chancellor and the US secretary of state had declined to meet her. The execution comes at a time when Iran's ruling regime is facing pressure from multiple fronts, including domestic protests and international sanctions.

  1. DE
    Hannah Neumann
    1. There were some voices who wanted to wait and see how the regime would develop after Pezeshkian's election.
    2. This terrible execution shows us clearly how we should judge this new government.
  2. DE
    Friedrich Merz
    Christian Democratic Union
    1. The execution of the death sentence against our fellow citizen Jamshid Sharmahd is a heinous crime.
  3. DE
    Annalena Baerbock
    Social Democratic Party
    1. We have campaigned tirelessly for Jamshid Sharmahd and sent a high-ranking team from the foreign office to Tehran on several occasions. We have repeatedly made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences.
  4. DE
    Olaf Scholz
    Social Democratic Party of Germany
    1. Jamshid Sharmahd did not even receive the opportunity to defend himself against the charges at the trial.
  5. IR
    Abbas Araqchi
    Iranian Foreign Ministry
    1. No terrorist enjoys impunity in Iran … A German passport does not provide impunity to anyone, let alone a terrorist criminal.
  6. US
    Abram Paley
    US Office of the Special Envoy
    1. His kidnapping and rendition, as well as sham trial and reports of torture, were reprehensible.
    2. Sharmahd should never have been imprisoned in the first place.
  7. European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
    1. The unlawful abduction of Sharmahd, his subsequent torture in custody, the unfair show trial and today's execution are exemplary of the countless crimes of the Iranian regime.
  8. IR
    Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
    Iran Human Rights
    1. Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates and unlawfully transferred to Iran, where he was sentenced to death without a fair trial.

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sources

  1. 1.DW News
  2. 2.ABC News (Australia)
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Bild

perspectives

  1. 1.Iran Foreign Policy
  2. 2.German Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Authoritarianism
  4. 4.Iranian politics
  5. 5.Scholz Coalition in Germany
  6. 6.Death Penalty
  7. 7.Torture

countries

  1. 1.United Arab EmiratesAE
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.GermanyDE
  4. 4.FranceFR
  5. 5.United KingdomGB
  6. 6.IsraelIL
  7. 7.IndiaIN
  8. 8.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  9. 9.Korea, Republic ofKR
  10. 10.NorwayNO
  11. 11.OmanOM
  12. 12.SwedenSE

organizations

  1. 1.Tondar
  2. 2.Amnesty InternationalGB
  3. 3.Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIR
  4. 4.Christian Democratic Union
  5. 5.Iran Human Rights
  6. 6.EU Parliament
  7. 7.European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
  8. 8.European Union
  9. 9.German Foreign MinistryDE
  10. 10.German Institute for Global and Area Studies
  11. 11.Green Party
  12. 12.Iranian Student News Network

persons

  1. 1.Jamshid Sharmahd
  2. 2.Annalena BaerbockDE
  3. 3.Gazelle SharmahdIR
  4. 4.Olaf ScholzDE
  5. 5.Omid Memarian
  6. 6.Alireza Akbari
  7. 7.Friedrich MerzDE
  8. 8.Mahsa Amini
  9. 9.Mariam ClarenIR
  10. 10.Masoud PezeshkianIR
  11. 11.Abbas AraqchiIR
  12. 12.Abram PaleyUS

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.Zoroastrianism
  3. 3.Farsi
  4. 4.Levinson Act
  5. 5.Nobel Peace Price
  6. 6.Quran
  7. 7.Zionist
Germany recalls ambassador from Iran in protest of execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd