HRANA News Agency – Today, May 1, 2025, the death sentences of two prisoners who had previously been convicted in a joint case on charges of moharebeh (enmity against God) through armed robbery were carried out in Dezful Prison.
HRANA has confirmed the identities of the executed individuals as Karim Farokhvand and Mahmoud Ostad Mamzayi, both residents of Dezful.
According to information obtained by HRANA, the two men were arrested around ten years ago in Dezful. They were later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in a joint case on charges of moharebeh through armed robbery.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the families of the two prisoners, along with a number of Dezful residents, held protests in front of the governor’s office, city hall, and Fajr Prison in Dezful, calling for the executions to be halted.
Earlier this week, both men had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for the implementation of their sentences.
As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially confirmed 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.
