At dawn on Tuesday, October 29, the death sentences of two prisoners, previously convicted of murder in a joint case, were carried out in Qom Prison.

HRANA has confirmed the identities of these individuals as Ali Mostavafi and Hossein Ali Maleki, both residents of Malard County.

Based on information received by HRANA, Mostavafi and Maleki had been previously arrested on murder charges and were subsequently sentenced to death in a joint case by the judicial authorities.

As of this report’s publication, prison officials and responsible agencies have not publicly announced the executions.

According to the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2023, at least 767 citizens, including 21 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the executions of 7 individuals were carried out in public. Additionally, during this period, 172 others were sentenced to death, with 5 of them sentenced to public execution. It is worth noting that during the same period, the initial death sentences of 49 other individuals were also upheld by the Supreme Court.