Karim Maroufpour
Kurdish political prisoner secretly executed at Naqadeh Prison, Iran, on 21 May 2026.
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What makes the Naqadeh dual execution different from prior wartime political executions?
Timeline for Karim Maroufpour
Mentioned in: Amnesty: 39 executions since war began
Iran Conflict 2026Executed at dawn at Naqadeh Central Prison on armed rebellion charges via PDKI membership
Iran Conflict 2026: Naqadeh executes two Kurdish PDKI prisonersNaqadeh dual, two Iraqis, a Turk at risk
Iran Conflict 2026Who was Karim Maroufpour?
Why was Karim Maroufpour executed in Iran?
What did Hengaw report about the Naqadeh executions on 21 May 2026?
Background
Karim Maroufpour was a Kurdish political prisoner secretly executed at Naqadeh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, on 21 May 2026, documented by Hengaw . He was executed alongside Ramin Zaleh; two simultaneous executions at one facility in a single day marked the sharpest escalation in the wartime political-prisoner register since the 13 May five-prison cluster.
Naqadeh Central Prison is located in a predominantly Kurdish region of northwestern Iran. Hengaw has tracked political executions at this and other facilities throughout the 2026 conflict as part of a broader pattern of secret executions of Kurdish prisoners without family notification or public announcement. The charges typically referenced in this pattern include 'enmity against God' and arms-related offences.
Hengaw documented both executions in its English-language register within hours. No official Iranian announcement was made. The Naqadeh dual execution coincided with the first documented executions of foreign nationals (Iraqi) in the 2026 conflict, on the previous day.