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Death Sentence

Eight prisoners executed in Iran on drug-related and murder charges

At least eight prisoners have been executed in two separate prisons in Iran in cases involving drug-related offences and murder, according to the foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and the Iran Human Rights Organization.

19 Jun 2026-13:01
Iran executes two men over January 2026 protests - PHOTO

Iran has executed two men convicted over protests that took place in the city of Shahrud in January 2026.

19 Jun 2026-10:41
Death sentence, prison terms, arrests reported across Iran in security-related cases

Iranian authorities have carried out a series of judicial actions including a death sentence, prison terms, arrests and large-scale asset seizures in separate national security-related cases, according to the foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

10 Jun 2026-13:33
Iranian activist resentenced to death after earlier ruling overturned

A Revolutionary Court in Iran has once again sentenced Yaghoub Derakhshan, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, to death, despite the fact that his previous death sentence was overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court and the case was sent back for retrial, according to the foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

05 Jun 2026-13:43
Six prisoners reported executed across Iran on drug and murder charges

Six prisoners convicted on charges related to drug offences and murder have been executed in prisons across Iran, according to reports cited by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

01 Jun 2026-16:59
Iran courts issue death sentence, multiple prison terms over January 2026 protests

Revolutionary Courts in Iran have sentenced one man to death and handed down prison terms to several others in cases linked to the January 2026 nationwide protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

01 Jun 2026-16:41
Iran court sentences four to death in Ekbatan case linked to 2022 protests

Four defendants in the so-called Ekbatan Town case linked to Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests have been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh), according to foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

26 May 2026-14:09
Iran court sentences man to death over alleged MEK ties, espionage for Israel

A court in Ahvaz in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province has sentenced a man identified as Ruhollah Korki to death on charges of cooperation with the exiled opposition group Mojahedin-e Khalq Organisation (MEK) and espionage on behalf of Israel, according to reports.

26 May 2026-12:48
Iran sentences alleged Mossad operative to death over sabotage network claims

An Iranian court has sentenced a man identified by state media as a senior Mossad-linked operative to death.

26 May 2026-10:55
Iraqi court sentences Ajaj Ahmed Hardan to death over Anfal genocide crimes

The Iraqi High Criminal Court has issued a death sentence by hanging against Ajaj Ahmed Hardan in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed against Kurds during the Anfal campaign.

14 May 2026-14:54