HRANA News Agency – On March 16, the death sentences of four prisoners, including two women, were carried out in Urmia Prison. These individuals had previously been convicted of murder in separate cases.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the executed prisoners have been identified as Arshad Farzadband, Hamed Faraji, his wife Mojgan Azarpisheh, and Kosar Baghernejad.

Based on information obtained by HRANA, Kosar Baghernejad was arrested in 2021 on charges of killing her husband, who was also her cousin. She was later sentenced to death by a criminal court. Arshad Farzadband and Hamed Faraji were also convicted of murder and received death sentences.

Mojgan Azarpisheh and her husband, Hamed Faraji, were arrested in December 2019 for allegedly killing an Iraqi citizen and were subsequently sentenced to execution.

The four prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement the day before their executions.

As of the time of this report, prison authorities and relevant institutions have not publicly confirmed these executions.