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Report on the Execution of Ten Prisoners in Various Prisons

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Bam prison, Birjand Prison, Borujerd Prison, Dastgerd, Farid Emami, Javad Naeimi, Khaf Prison, Mohammad Goudarzi, Moradbeig Turki, Neyshabur Prison, Nourkhoda

HRANA- In continuation of the unprecedented surge in executions across Iran, over the past two days HRANA has documented the execution of ten more prisoners in different prisons throughout the country.

On Sunday, two prisoners were hanged in Khaf Prison, Razavi Khorasan province. HRANA has identified one of them as Farid Emami. Both individuals had previously been arrested on murder charges and later sentenced to death by the criminal court. Further details, including the identity of the other executed prisoner, are still under investigation by HRANA.

That same day, another prisoner named Mohammad Goudarzi was executed in Borujerd Prison on a murder charge.

HRANA also reported the execution of Moradbeig Turki in Kashan Prison. Mr. Turki had likewise been arrested on murder charges and sentenced to death by the criminal court.

Additionally, Nima Omidi Khas was hanged the same day in Bam Prison. Mr. Omidi Khas had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

On Monday, November 10, Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan witnessed the execution of two prisoners convicted on drug-related charges. HRANA has identified one of them as Saeed Shateri.

Also on Monday, an unidentified prisoner was executed in Neyshabur Prison on murder charges.
That same day, Javad Naeimi was executed in Semnan Prison; he had been convicted of murder.
Finally, on Monday, Nourkhoda Ahmadi was executed in Birjand Prison on drug-related charges.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not yet been announced by prison officials or judicial authorities.

Execution of Three Prisoners Carried Out in Borujerd and Semnan Prisons

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Borujerd Prison, Hatam Shahpasandi, Mohammadreza Basiri, Morteza Kazemzadeh, Semnan prison

HRANA News Agency – In recent days, the death sentences of three prisoners previously convicted of drug-related offenses and murder were carried out in Borujerd and Semnan prisons.

Iran Human Rights has reported the identities of the executed prisoners as Hatam Shahpasandi, 44, from Dorud in Lorestan Province; Morteza Kazemzadeh, 30, from Semnan; and Mohammadreza Basiri, 27, from Shahrud.

According to the report, Kazemzadeh was arrested about three years ago and Basiri about four years ago on drug-related charges. Both were sentenced to death and executed by hanging on Thursday morning, March 13, in Semnan Prison.

Hatam Shahpasandi, who was arrested five years ago on charges of murdering a friend and later sentenced to death, was executed on Monday, March 17, in Borujerd Prison.

As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.

Four Prisoners Were Executed in Tabriz, Shiraz, Ardabil, and Borujerd

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Adel Abad prison, Borujerd Prison, Execution, Hossein Asgari, Karam Sadeghi, Mohammad Doosti, Tabriz Prison

At least four prisoners were executed in Tabriz, Shiraz, Ardabil, and Borujerd. On November 4, 2019, a prisoner was executed in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. Hossein Asgari was arrested in 2016 and had been imprisoned on the charge of murder. In addition, on November 5, 2019, a prisoner was executed in Tabriz Prison. 30-year-old Mohammad Doosti was arrested in Maragheh five years ago and was sentenced to death on the charge of murder. The same day, a prisoner was executed in Ardabil Central Prison. He was sentenced to death earlier on the charge of murder on August 15, 2017. The 39-year-old prisoner confessed to murder and stated that the motive of the incident revolves around a personal conflict case.

Finally, in the morning of November 7, 2019, another prisoner was executed in Borujerd Central Prison. Karam Sadeghi was sentenced to death on the charge of murder. He had been in prison since 2015.

The news of Mohammad Doosti, Karam Sadeghi, and Hossein Asgari’s executions has not been published by the Iranian media yet.

According to the international organizations, Iran ranks first in the world in executions per capita. From October 10, 2018, to October 8, 2019, the Iranian authorities issued death penalty sentence to 134 individuals and have already carried out 242 executions including 16 public executions.  At least five of the executed were juvenile offenders who were under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime. Secret executions of prisoners reported by the independent sources and the human rights association indicate that 72% of executions are carried out in secret or without any public notice.