/ 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

Iran: Two Prisoners Executed

25 Apr 16
Iran: Two Prisoners Executed

Iran Human Rights (APR 25 2016): According to recent reports, a prisoner was hanged on Sunday April 24 at Sari Prison on murder charges and a prisoner was hanged on Thursday April 21 at Zahedan's Central Prison on drug charges. 

The press department of the Judiciary in Mazandaran has identified the prisoner from Sari as H.H., 27 years old, executed on murder charges. 

According to a report by the Campaign of Baluch Activists, the prisoner from Zahedan is Javad Sanji, executed on drug charges. Iranian official sources,  including state run media and the Judiciary, have been silent about Javad Sanji's execution.