Iran: Two Men Executed at Rajai-Shahr Prison

According to IHR sources, on the early morning of Wednesday, July 3, at least two prisoners were hanged at the Iranian city of Karaj’s Rajai-Shahr prison. IHR sources have identified them as Mehdi Assadi and Hassan Baradaran.

Iranian website Rokna has also reported about the executions without mentioning the prisoners’ name. Both men were sentenced to death for murder charges. 

According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, at least 273 people were executed in Iran in 2018. At least 188 of them executed for murder charges.