🚨URGENT: Sources close to the family of Aqil Keshavarz, a 27-year-old architecture student sentenced to death, say his family has had one final visit with him at Urmia Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province, raising fears that his execution could be carried out within hours. During the final visitation, Keshavarz's mother reportedly lost consciousness due to severe emotional distress. A source familiar with the case told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network that Keshavarz was transferred to solitary confinement on Wednesday, December 17, in preparation for the execution. The following day, his family was summoned from Isfahan Province for a final visit. According to the source, the family arrived outside Urmia Central Prison on Thursday evening but were initially told that Keshavarz had been transferred to Tehran. They were ultimately allowed to meet him on Friday, December 19, in an in-person visit. The source added: “Due to threats from security interrogators, he and his family had refrained from speaking publicly about the case.” Keshavarz, who is from Isfahan, was arrested in June 2025 by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization while traveling to Urmia during Israel’s military attack on Iran. He was later charged with espionage and sentenced to death. Espionage allegations in Iran are frequently used against political opponents and ordinary citizens to crack down on dissent and terrorize the public. Additionally, death sentences are routinely handed down after sham trials that violate the most basic standards of due process, including the denial of access to independent legal counsel. Capital convictions are often built on forced “confessions” extracted through torture. CHRI calls on all international and human rights bodies to take immediate action and pressure Iranian authorities to halt the unjust execution of Keshavarz. The lack of sustained international attention has emboldened Iranian authorities to escalate the use of the death penalty with complete impunity.