Two inmates, both convicted of murder, were executed in separate incidents at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj and Qom Prison, according to recent reports.

The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that on May 5, 2024, an inmate named Ali-Asghar Fallah, approximately 35 years old, was executed at Qom Prison.

Furthermore, Javan Online reported the execution of another inmate, identified only by his first name, Keyvan, on May 1 at Ghezel Hesar Prison. Keyvan was found guilty of a murder committed in Tehran seven years earlier. Alongside him, another inmate sentenced to death for murder, identified by his first name as Farzad, was also scheduled to be executed. However, Farzad received clemency from the family of the victim and was not executed.

In 2023, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran registered the execution of 767 individuals. Out of these, 7 were carried out in public. Among the executed individuals whose genders were identified, 21 were female. Additionally, 2 juvenile offenders, defined as individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their alleged crimes, were also executed. For a comprehensive examination of the details and statistics surrounding the executions in Iran, refer to HRANA’s annual report.