Tag: Hamadan

Morteza Damour Sentenced to Prison and Fine

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Hamadan, Morteza Damour, مرتضی دامور

HRANA – Morteza Damour, the father of Vahid Damour, one of those killed during the November 2019 nationwide protests, has been sentenced by Branch 2 of the Hamadan Revolutionary Court to six months and 20 days in prison and a fine.

The verdict was recently issued by Branch 2 of the Hamadan Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Torabipour. According to the ruling, Damour was sentenced to six months and 20 days in prison and a fine on the charge of “propaganda against the regime.”

On August 16, 2025, Morteza Damour was arrested by agents of the Hamadan Ministry of Intelligence at his family home in Karaj, and was transferred to Hamadan Prison the following day.

Morteza Damour, a 70-year-old resident of Karaj, is the father of Vahid Damour, one of the victims of the November 2019 nationwide protests. He has previously been subjected to arrest and judicial harassment.

Drug-Related Offenses: A Prisoner Executed in Malayer Prison

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Executions, News
Hamadan, HRANA, Jalal Nazarbeigi, Malayer

HRANA – On Saturday, July 12, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Malayer Prison.

HRANA has identified the prisoner hanged at dawn on Saturday, July 12, as Jalal Nazarbeigi, a resident of Razan County in Hamadan Province.

According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Nazarbeigi had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

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

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

Prisoner Executed in Nahavand Prison

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Ali Morad Dehghani, Hamadan, HRANA, Nahavand, Nahavand Prison

At dawn on December 15, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Nahavand Prison, located in Hamedan Province.

The identity of the prisoner has been confirmed by HRANA as Ali Morad Dehghani. He had been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.

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

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.

Shahab Bayat Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

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Freedom of Expression, News
Hamadan, Judge Esmaeili, Shahab Bayat

Shahab Bayat, a former political prisoner and a student at the Islamic Azad University of Hamadan, has been handed a six-month prison sentence by the Hamedan Revolutionary Court.

Presided over by Judge Esmaeili, the court found Bayat guilty of “propaganda against the regime,” with specific reference to his social media posts as evidence.

On May 24, 2023, Bayat was summoned before the Public and Revolutionary Court and subsequently released on bail, amounting to 300 million tomans (approximately 6,000 dollars).

It is worth noting that Bayat had previously received a three-month sentence, alongside a two-year and nine-month suspended prison term, in connection with his involvement in the 2022 nationwide protests. He was released later in the same year from Hamedan Prison.