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Larestan: Prisoner Executed in Public

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Executions, News
Beyram, Larestan, Sajjad Molaei Hekani

HRANA – At dawn today, August 19, the death sentence of a prisoner convicted of murdering four members of a family in Beyram was carried out in public in Larestan, Fars province.

HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, has identified the executed prisoner as Sajjad Molaei Hekani.

According to information obtained by HRANA, in October of last year, Molaei Hekani, together with his wife, murdered a mother and her three children in Beyram during a robbery. Following his conviction, he was sentenced to public execution, while his wife, Mahsa Akbari, received a death sentence.

The Judiciary’s news agency reported: “The defendants were tried and convicted by Branch 5 of the Criminal Court One of Fars Province. Their sentences were later upheld by the Supreme Court, and the sentence of Ms. Akbari will be carried out inside prison in the presence of the victims’ family.”

In 2024, Iranian prisons witnessed the execution of 930 inmates. According to HRANA’s data, the number of executions carried out by the Iranian regime’s judiciary has risen steadily over the past five years.

Milad Eftekhari Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

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Freedom of Expression, News
irgc, Larestan, Milad Eftekhari

The Revolutionary Court of Shiraz sentenced Milad Eftekhari to three years in prison and additional limitations. If confirmed on appeal, based on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, two years for one charge will be enforceable.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Eftekhari, who is a resident of Larestan, was sentenced to two years in prison on the charge of “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran” and one year on the charge of “propaganda against the regime”. He was also banned from leaving the county and on social media presence for two years.

On May 23, 2022, security forces arrested Eftekhari at his house and transferred him to Larestan Prison. During the arrest, the agents searched his house and confiscated some of his personal belongings. He was released later on a 100 million tomans bail.

On June 22, 2021, IRGC’s intelligence office summoned and interrogated Eftekhari for his criticisms of IRGC and the Supreme Leader on social media. He was later released after signing a pledge.

Eftekhari, age 26, is a resident of Larestan, Fars Province, and a graduate student in Communication Science from Tehran University.