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In collaboration with iranian activist group, we want to verify court documents that show that dozens of iranians including high profile iranian athletes face execution. we also worked to verify video pleas like this one from this 81-year-old mother of one of the detainees. >> translator: we dont know his whereabouts, no information about him nor do we even know where he is. >> reporter: this document from inside the regional court shows that at least ten people have been charged with war agains...

Including a 21-year-old champion whose parents have gone public with their plea. >> translator: please, i beg you, to please lift the execution on my sons life. >> reporter: in messages shared with cnn, his family say he was not only sentenced to death but is also being tortured in prison. in another message shared with cnn, they say he was somehow in good spirits but physically damaged having suffered torture on his head and body. including those whose families recorded public pleas for help, t...

The children happy. >> reporter: a few simple decorations that carry a lot of meaning. lynda kincade, cnn. still ahead, growing concerns that the iranian regime is going to take its brutality to a new level in order to discourage protests. in a cnn exclusive, families of those facing execution risk their lives to share their stories with us, thats next. i was born here, im from here, and im never leaving here. im a new york hotel. yeah, im tall. 563 feet and 2 inches.

>> reporter: for so many iranians, theyre in custody of iranian authority, not knowing whether their children are held indefinitely, not knowing whether their children will be handed down prison sentences. not knowing whether their children will face execution. in collaboration with 1500, we were able to identify the dozens of names of those who could face execution. >> translator: my son has been sentence to execution. >> reporter: hamid is only 22. >> translator: my son is innocent. for the lo...

Documents, 23 more people have been charged with the same crime, punishable by death. we are redacting names for their safety. there is still more. cnn have confirmed five more iranians are facing execution, including 21-year-old iranian karate champion. his parents have also gone public with their plea. >> translator: please, i beg you to please lift the execution order for my sons life. >> reporter: his family say he was not only sentenced to death but is also being tortured in prison. in anot...

Because they have laid out what seems, having read the whole report, a remarkable report. and the question of whether -- the justice department auto would face the question more at the end of the line why didnt you act based on the evidence they have accumulated than you acted under political duress. >> we know the special counsel is receiving most of this information, most of this evidence, journalists, defense attorneys, special counsel and prosecutors. thanks for joining us. >> merry christma...

Sh punishable by death. were redacting their names out of fear for their safety. there is still even more. cnn and 1500 tasvir are facing exclusion. including a 21-year-old champion whose parents have also gone public with their plea. >> translator: please, i beg you, to please lift the execution order on my sons life. >> reporter: in messages shared with cnn, his family say he was not only sentenced to death but is also being tortured in prison. in another message shared with cnn, they said kar...

End of the week. >> reporter: then came the charge of the crime of war against god. nafr- nafr-azidanecharged. during protests in late november, a charge they denied. now sources close to nas nasr-azadani he and others have a charge punishable only by execution. theres more, in a regional court of kazakhstan, to the west, in court documents that 23 more people have been charged with the same crime, punishable by death. were redacting their names out of fear for their safety. there is still even ...

In a single sitting. terrified iranian families are led to believe that while the world is busy celebrating the holiday season, busy with their families, that they in iran face imminent execution of their loved ones. >> translator: cnn has confirmed the iranian footballer is among those facing execution. here he is training ahead of match day. now, hes on death row waiting. this is social video of his arrest. cnn made contact someone close to him. inside iran. were not disclosing their identity....

Denied his arrest. >> it was one month and 19 days. i think maybe even perhaps longer since the security forces came and wanted to see amirs home. >> reporter: and despite being told he would be freed, -- >> translator: they would tell us in the first few weeks they would release him and he will be released by the end of the week. >> reporter: then came a charge of the crime of war against god. he and nine other people have been accused of relating to involvement in the killing of two mill issue...