If one day I leave this world, just know one thing — I chose the path I believed in. -Marziyeh “Sevda” Shamsabadi, 33-year-old Iranian blogger sentenced to death in Iran.
Marziyeh Sevda Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, a 33- year- old blogger from Bandar Abbas who has been detained since March, has been sentenced to death for insulting the supreme leader – the latest civilian targeted by the regime.
Ebrahimi Shamsabadi was charged with “corruption on earth”, over accusations she “insulted the supreme leader”, did “media and propaganda activities against national security” and worked “on behalf of hostile governments”.
She is also been punished for taking a photograph of a site where a missile struck and sending it to a Persian-language media outlet outside Iran.
Branch 3 of the Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court sentenced her to between two and five years in prison, barred her from some government services and ordered the confiscation of property.
Her lawyer was notified of the death sentence on August 23. Ebrahimi Shamsabadi was held in solitary confinement for 20 days and face severe pressure during interrogation, with her family not informed of her whereabout or condition during that period.
The sentence was issued by Judge Khajeh-Hussaini, previously praised by judiciary officials for his high volume of rulings.
In her final Instagram post on February 23, 2026, addressed to her 10,000 followers, Shamsabadi wrote: “If one day I leave this world, just know one thing — I choose the path I believed in”, captioning an image of a dove and red rose, “either I die, or these bastards”. Shamsabadi, who was raised in Tehran and lived in Bandar Abbas, has been held since March in Bandar Abbas Prison.
-9News Nigeria.
