Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran executes two prisoners for murder-related charges

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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