/ IHRightsMohammadreza Salehzadeh, known as Shahin, was executed in Gorgan (Amir Abad) Central Prison on 6 October 2026 after being sentenced to qisas for murder, Iran Human Rights reports. An informed source told IHRNGO that he said he had used a knife to resist an attempted rape. https://t.co/rNB4jiHxOt20 Oct
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