Mohammad Mehdi Karami (Persian: محمدمهدی کرمی; c. 1 November 2001 – 7 January 2023) was a 21-year-old Iranian-Kurdish man[1][2] who was executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran for his involvement in the Mahsa Amini protests.

He was convicted of Fisad-e-filarz (an Arabic term translating to "corruption on Earth") for allegedly being involved in the killing of a Basij militiaman during protests in Karaj commemorating the 40-day anniversary of Hadis Najafi's death.

Karami was executed alongside 39-year-old volunteer children's coach Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, another man who was also convicted of Fisad-e-filarz for his alleged involvement in the same killing.

In a video begging Iranian authorities not to execute his son, his father said Karami was "the fourth ranked member on Iran's national team.

"[1][8] Iranian Judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi was cited in a report alleging that a group of men, therein referred to as "rioters," chased Ajamian with knives and stones, stripped him naked, and killed him during a demonstration to honor the 40-day anniversary of the death of Hadis Najafi.

[8] Following the hangings of Karami and Hosseini, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged Iran to halt all executions.

The OHCHR tweeted on 7 January 2023, "We deplore the execution of two more protesters, #MohammadMehdiKarami & #MohammadHosseini, following unfair trials based on forced confessions."

"[12][13] In a statement, Iran Human Rights director Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam said, "The executions are an extension of the killing of defenceless protesters in prison and have no legal basis.

"[14] Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, condemned the executions, stating, "The Islamic Republic has demonstrated yet again that it has no policy but reliance on maximum violence to address ongoing and growing opposition to its rule.

"[2] The European Union released a statement saying that it was "appalled" by the executions and described the killings as "yet another sign of the Iranian authorities' violent repression of civilian demonstrations.

"[14] Robert Malley, the United States Special Envoy for Iran, tweeted that he was "[a]ppalled by the regime's execution of two more young Iranians after sham trials.

The campaign featured the celebrities holding up a piece of paper with the caption "#StopExecutionsInIran" written across it, with a textual message onscreen reading, "We stand with the people of Iran in their fight for freedom.