{"id":32628,"date":"2026-07-08T21:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=32628"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:07:41","slug":"arghavan-fallahi-in-gefahr","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/de\/projects\/arghavan-fallahi-in-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"DRINGENDER AUFRUF: Lasst Arghavan Fallahi nicht allein in der Todeszelle zur\u00fcck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Behind closed doors, diplomats are signing agreements. In the dark corridors of Evin Prison, the regime is preparing the gallows.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the international news cycle is flooded with headlines of geopolitical handshakes, regional ceasefires, and economic treaties, a terrifying silence is settling over the fate of those who fought for freedom in Iran. The regime in Tehran is counting on this global distraction. They are using the fog of international crisis to accelerate their execution machine, betting that the world is too busy to notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we see them. And we cannot look away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 25-Year-Old in the Shadow of the Gallows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, <strong>Arghavan Fallahi<\/strong>, a 25-year-old human rights defender, is sitting in a cell, waiting for the dawn. On July 1, away from the eyes of the world, she was sentenced to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arghavan\u2019s youth hasn&#8217;t been defined by university graduations or career milestones; it has been defined by an unyielding courage to stand up against tyranny. For this, she spent five agonizing months in solitary confinement. Five months in a concrete box, subjected to brutal physical and psychological torture designed to break her spirit and force her into a false confession. She refused to break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cruelty is a family inheritance. Her father, Nasrallah Fallahi, was jailed in the 1980s for daring to protest the dictatorship. Today, the tragedy has come full circle: Nasrallah is currently trapped back inside Evin Prison serving a five-year sentence, forced to live with the agonizing knowledge that his young daughter has been condemned to hang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaV3mp9idjH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaV3mp9idjH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaV3mp9idjH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Welle &#8211; Human Rights Iran (@verein_welle)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Danger of a Quiet Execution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arghavan is not alone. Hundreds of political prisoners, activists, and young dissidents are currently in grave danger. As the UN Special Rapporteur <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drmaisato\/status\/2067939776414482699\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drmaisato\/status\/2067939776414482699\">Mai Sato<\/a><\/strong> and independent <strong>UN experts<\/strong> recently warned, the regime is actively accelerating executions to terrorize the population while the world\u2019s attention is diverted by diplomatic negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a dark, historical pattern here: when global powers rush to secure political stability or economic deals with Iran, domestic human rights are always the first item traded away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The end of hostilities must not be mistaken for the restoration of people&#8217;s rights and freedoms.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <em>Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mai-Sato-Tweet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mai-Sato-Tweet.jpg 586w, https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mai-Sato-Tweet-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mai-Sato-Tweet-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cannot allow the lives of millions of Iranians who marched for freedom to be reduced to a footnote in a diplomatic memorandum. A peace built on the graves of young activists is not peace\u2014it is complicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is an Emergency. Take Action Now.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regime wants us quiet. They want us to believe that a 25-year-old girl\u2019s life is a minor detail in the grand scheme of global politics. We must prove them wrong. International outcry and independent advocacy are the only shields Arghavan and her fellow prisoners have left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>Verein Welle<\/strong>, we refuse to let Arghavan\u2019s name be forgotten in the halls of diplomacy. You have the power to make a difference right now. Choose how you will stand with the people of Iran today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sign the Urgent Petition:<\/strong> Demand that Swiss and European leaders halt all diplomatic concessions and pressure the Iranian regime to immediately annul Arghavan&#8217;s death sentence. <strong>[Sign the Petition]<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donation to Verein Welle: Help fund our vital work in documenting these human rights atrocities, supporting the families of targeted activists, and keeping the spotlight on imprisoned dissidents. Every contribution powers our global advocacy campaigns.<a href=\"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/make-a-donation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vereinwelle.ch\/make-a-donation\/\"> <strong>[Make a Secure Donation]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not let them hang her in the dark. 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