/ 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

Man Hanged in Southern Iran for Rape Charges

15 Oct 19
Man Hanged in Southern Iran for Rape Charges

Iran Human Rights (IHR); October 15, 2019: A man was hanged for rape charges at Bandar Abbas prison Saturday.

 

According to Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a man hanged on Saturday, October 12, at the Iranian southern city of Bandar Abbas. He was arrested and sentenced to death for rape charges five years ago. 

Out of the 110 people who were executed in the first half of 2019, 13 were sentenced to death for rape charges.