Even the lawyer didn't know," a close relative of Baniamerian, based outside of Iran, told AFP, asking not to be identified. He is one of dozens of people that rights groups say are political prisoners Iran has executed since the war with the United States and Israel started, from protesters to alleged members of banned groups and people convicted of spying. -Now that a shaky ceasefire has ruptured, rights groups fear Iran will further ramp up executions to intimidate people into silence. IHR warns "hundreds of political prisoners and protesters are currently facing capital charges" with around 100 already sentenced to death. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFootage shared by rights groups on social media showed inmates sitting outside their cells chanting "no to execution".