/ 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: Unidentified Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges

24 Mar 17
Iran: Unidentified Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges

Iran Human Rights (MAR 24 2017): An unidentified prisoner was reportedly hanged at Semnan Prison (northern Iran) on drug related charges.

According to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency, Rokna, the execution was carried out on the morning of Thursday March 16 for the charge of trafficking 897 grams of crystal meth. The report claims the prisoner was 21 years old, but does not specify whether this was the age of the prisoner at the time of arrest or execution.