At dawn on December 15, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Nahavand Prison, located in Hamedan Province.
The identity of the prisoner has been confirmed by HRANA as Ali Morad Dehghani. He had been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.
As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not publicly announced the execution.
According to latest HRANA’s annual report over between October 10, 2023, and October 8, 2024, at least 811 individuals were executed by hanging in Iran, rising to 23.06% compared to the same period last year. Of these executions, four were carried out in public. Many of the defendants were denied a fair trial.