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Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Rajai-Shahr Prison

1 Aug 19
Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Rajai-Shahr Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR); August 1, 2019: A prisoner was hanged for murder charged at the Iranian city of Karaj’s Rajai-Shahr prison Wednesday. 

According to IHR sources, on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, a man was hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison. IHR could identify him as Mohammad Ghodrati who was 30 at the time of the execution. He was recently transferred from Varamin prison to Rajai-Shahr prison for execution. 

The execution is not announced by Iranian authorities or media so far.

According to the IHR statistic department, at least 110 people were executed in Iran in the first half of 2019.