death_place death_date other_names nationality ethnicity article_title name occupation death_cause
undisclosed prison in iran 27 january 2014 -lrb- age 32 -rrb- hashem shabaninejad iranian ahwazi arab hashem shabani
 hashem shabani teacher , poet , activist execution by hanging
hashem shabani

hashem shabani -lrb- died 27 january 2014 -rrb- , also known as hashem shabaninejad , was an ethnic ahwazi arab citizen of the islamic republic of iran .
he was a high school teacher of arabic language and literature , a poet in both arabic and persian , and an activist who promoted arabic culture and literature in iran .
in february 2011 , government authorities arrested shabani and four other ahwazi arabs , apparently for their role in promoting arab cultural activities .
in december 2011 , a programed aired on iran 's press tv in which shabani and two other ahwazi arabs confessed to being part of an armed arab terrorist group .
human rights groups say these confessions were coerced under torture .
in july 2012 , shabani and the four others arrested with him were sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh -lrb- `` waging war on god '' -rrb- , sowing corruption on earth , acting against national security , and spreading propaganda against the islamic republic .
the iranian supreme court upheld the death sentences in january 2013 , and on 27 january 2014 , shabani was executed along with fellow ahwazi arab hadi rashedi .
