Yesterday, October 15, a prisoner who had been sentenced to death for murder was executed in Urmia Prison.

HRANA has identified the prisoner as Naser Mohammadi Hangravani, from the village of Nichlan in the Sumay-ye Beradust District of Urmia. He had been arrested on murder charges and sentenced to death by a judicial authority.

As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not yet officially announced the execution.

According to the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2023, at least 767 citizens, including 21 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the executions of 7 individuals were carried out in public. Additionally, during this period, 172 others were sentenced to death, with 5 of them sentenced to public execution. It is worth noting that during the same period, the initial death sentences of 49 other individuals were also upheld by the Supreme Court.