Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); February 23, 2022: Five men who were on death row for murder, have been executed in Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, five men were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on the morning of February 23. All five men were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.
The identities of two of the men have been established as Hamed Azizi and Mehran Jafari.
On February 14, Iran Human Rights reported that a group of men had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions in Rajai Shahr Prison.
At least seven other prisoners six of whom have murder charges and one sentenced to death on moharebeh (enmity against god) charges were returned to their cells today.
It is not clear whether the men with qisas sentences have managed to obtain extensions in their case or the victim’s family has forgiven them.
Speaking to Iran Human Rights, an informed source said: “Hamed Azizi had killed someone in a fight over a girl. Mehran Jafari had killed his brother-in-law, and even though he had two children, his wife and her brother carried out the execution themselves.”
At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."
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.
Unidentified Man Executed for Murder in Mashhad
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); February 23, 2022: A man only identified as Reza.Gh was executed on murder charges in Mashhad Central Prison.
According to Khorasan newspaper, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on February 21. He has only been identified as 30-year-old Reza.Gh who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.
Arrested in November 2018, he was accused of stabbing his friend to death during a financial dispute the month before.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."
As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter and no grading, 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.
Unnamed Man Executed for Murder in Kashan Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); February 22, 2022: An unnamed man sentenced to qisas for murder, was executed in Kashan Prison.
According to the state-run ILNA which quoted the Kashan Prosecutor, Ruhollah Dehghani, a man was executed in Kashan Prison on the morning of February 21. The 49-year-old man who has not been named was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.
Ruhollah Dehghani said: “The qisas sentence of the individual accused of killing a woman in the city of Barzak in Kashan in June 2017 was carried out in Kashan Prison this morning.”
“The 49-year-old defendant who had met the 42-year-old victim online, was arrested by NAJA forces (police) after committing the crime, and after the completion of the investigation by the special homicide investigator at the Kashan Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office, the case was sent to the provincial criminal court to be processed,” he added.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."
As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter and no grading, 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.
, Staff, February 23-22, 2022
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