Authorities in Hamadan Central Prison executed Saber Jamali, a 29-year-old prisoner from Kangavar in Kermanshah Province, on the morning of 1 September on charges of “premeditated murder”. Jamali was arrested three years ago and was subsequently sentenced to death by retribution in kind (qisas) for “premeditated murder”. Qisas or retribution in kind, gives the victim’s family the right to retaliate under Islamic law. According to statistics compiled…
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Iran executed two prisoners, Meysam Hossein-Khani and Sirvan Aboubakri, convicted of “premeditated murder”, in Khorramabad and Mahabad this week, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On 28 August, Hossein-Khani, from Kuhdasht in Lorestan Province, was executed in Parsiloun Prison in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. He was arrested three years ago and was subsequently sentenced to death by retribution in kind (qisas) for “premeditated murder”. Qisas or…
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Iranian authorities executed Mohammad Khaled Jahangiri, a prisoner from Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on drug-related charges in Tabriz Central Prison, East Azerbaijan Province, on 22 August. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Jahangiri was transferred to solitary confinement for execution the day before. Jahangiri was a father of two from the village of Balu in Orumiyeh. According to statistics compiled by the KHRN, at…
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Iranian authorities executed Mohammad Daghestani, a prisoner from Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on drug-related charges in Miandoab Prison early on 21 August. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Daghestani was transferred to solitary confinement on 20 August in preparation for execution. Daghestani, a 49-year-old father of two from the village of Haki in Orumiyeh, was arrested several years ago on drug trafficking charges.
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Iranian authorities today executed a prisoner, Mohammad Karamizadeh, in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, after he was convicted of murdering his wife during a prison visit in 2019, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On 18 August, the prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution. An informed source who spoke to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said: “Mohammad…
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Iranian authorities executed Nasser Geravand, a prisoner from Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, on drug-related charges on 10 August in Parsiloun Prison in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. Geravand was arrested several years ago and subsequently sentenced to death for drug-related offences. In the past three weeks, at least six prisoners from Kuhdasht have been executed in various prisons across Iran, including Bandar Abbas Prison, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj,…
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Iranian authorities today executed four prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, on charges related to drug offenses and “premeditated murder”. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the executed individuals were Foroud Geravand, Mohammad Gholami, Esmaeil Sharafi, and Shahab Maleki. Geravand, 50, from Kuhdasht in Lorestan Province, was arrested in 2015 and charged with drug offenses and the “premeditated murder” of…
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Hamzeh Geravand, a 28-year-old prisoner from Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, was executed on drug-related charges on 6 August in Bandar Abbas Central Prison, Hormozgan Province. Geravand, who was arrested in 2022, was transferred to solitary confinement on 5 August, in preparation for his execution. The Haalvsh news agency reported that alongside Geravand, two other inmates, Azad Abdollahi from Bandar Abbas and Aminollah Narouei from Zabol in Sistan…
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Reza Rasaei, a 35-year-old Kurdish Yarsani civilian who was arrested during the Women, Life, Freedom anti-government uprising, was executed at dawn today in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the political prisoner’s family and lawyer were not informed in advance, nor was he granted a final meeting with his family. Rasaei was summoned to the guard…
Read moreIn its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran.
This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 November to 30 November.
The restrictive environment for independent human rights organisations in Iran, coupled with the pressures faced by individuals subjected to human rights violations and their families, make it difficult to publish accurate and comprehensive reports.
It is therefore important to note that the statistics and information presented in this report do not cover all cases of human rights violations. This report is the result of examining news and reports published by the KHRN and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.
Executions
According to KHRN’s findings, Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in November.
While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.
Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.
*Explanation: The KHRN, recognizing the fundamental right to life, publishes and records news and execution statistics without regard to the ethnic background of individuals and the location of the execution. All cases reported to the organisation by credible sources are published after thorough fact-checking.
Femicide
During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.
Landmine explosions
On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.
At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.
Sentences
In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.
Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).