At dawn on October 27, two prisoners convicted of murder in separate cases were executed in Zanjan Prison.

HRANA has identified the prisoners as Taher Ganj Khanlou, a military officer from Zarrinabad in Zanjan Province, and Mohammadreza Nemati, a resident of Tarom. Both had been arrested on individual murder charges and later sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

As of this report, prison officials and relevant institutions have not issued an official statement regarding the executions.

According to latest HRANA’s annual report over between October 10, 2023, and October 8, 2024, at least 811 individuals were executed by hanging in Iran, rising to 23.06% compared to the same period last year. Of these executions, four were carried out in public. Many of the defendants were denied a fair trial.