Iran: Nafiseh Pakmehr, Woman on Death Row for 8 Years, Executed in Taybad Prison

According to Iran Human Rights, a woman was executed at Taybad Prison on the morning of Sunday, March 14. Her identity has been established as Nafiseh Pakmehr, who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

Informed sources have told IHR that Nafiseh was from the village of Qaleh Navabeqeh, in Taybad County, Khorasan-Razavi province but lived in Mashhad prior to her arrest. She had been arrested on charges of murdering her husband eight years ago.

At the time of writing, Nafiseh’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.