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A Prisoner Executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah

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Dizelabad Prison, Kamyar Barati, Kermanshah

HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, October 2, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.

HRANA has confirmed his identity as Kamyar Barati Sarvnoie.
According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Barati had previously been arrested on charges of murder and was later sentenced to death by a criminal court.

As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by prison authorities or state institutions.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

From the beginning of this year until the end of September, the Iranian regime has executed 1,028 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Execution of Three Prisoners in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah

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Dizelabad Prison, Kazem Jameh Shourani, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Saeed Ghobadi, Sarpol-e Zahab

HRANA – On Sunday, September 21, three prisoners were executed in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah.

According to HRANA, one of those executed was Hadi Norouzi, who had previously been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.

The Iran Human Rights confirmed the identities of the other two prisoners as Saeed Ghobadi and Kazem Jameh Shourani.

Saeed Ghobadi, a resident of Sarpol-e Zahab, had been arrested seven years ago on charges of murdering his wife and later sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

Mr. Jameh Shourani, 27 years old and a native of Kurdistan, had been arrested about 17 months ago on charges of murdering his cousin and subsequently sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been announced by prison officials or relevant authorities.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

Execution of Two Prisoners in Kermanshah

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Dizelabad Prison, Hamed Jalilian, HRANA, Kermanshah, Kianoush Khosravi Siah Bidi

HRANA– At dawn on Tuesday, July 15, the execution of a prisoner previously sentenced to death for murder was carried out at Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah.

HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of the executed prisoners as Hamed Jalilian. He had been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by the criminal court.

Iran Human Rights has identified the second executed prisoner as Kianoush Khosravi Siah Bidi, a resident of Kermanshah County. According to the report, Mr. Khosravi was arrested about six years ago on murder charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the criminal court.

As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

Death Sentences Carried Out for Two Prisoners in Kermanshah and Ilam

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Behrouz Fathollahi, Dizelabad Prison, HRANA, Ilam prison, Sirus Jafari

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Saturday, May 17, the death sentences of two prisoners previously convicted of murder were carried out in the prisons of Kermanshah and Ilam.

HRANA has learned that Sirus Jafari was executed in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah, and Behrouz Fathollahi was executed in Ilam Prison.

These individuals had been arrested in separate cases on charges of murder and were later sentenced to death by criminal courts.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

Iranian Jewish Citizen Arvin Ghahremani Executed

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Amir Shokri, Arvin Ghahremani, Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, آروین قهرمانی

At dawn on Monday, November 4, Arvin Ghahremani (also known as Nathaniel), a young Iranian Jewish man, was executed in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah. His execution followed a conviction and death sentence stemming from a deadly altercation, as reported by Mizan, the judiciary’s media outlet.

Ghahremani had been arrested in November 2022 after a dispute over financial issues with Amir Shokri, a Muslim citizen, escalated into violence, resulting in Shokri’s death. Following a swift judicial process, Ghahremani was sentenced to death.

The Kermanshah Prosecutor’s Office stated that Ghahremani’s trial included his chosen legal representation, who filed three appeals for a retrial—all denied by the Supreme Court. Despite efforts by prominent figures to negotiate with Shokri’s family for a pardon or to accept blood money (diyah), the family ultimately refused, demanding the death sentence be carried out.

Previously, HRANA reported rising concerns among Iran’s Jewish community and human rights advocates about Ghahremani’s case, particularly the rejection of his retrial requests and the execution’s impending likelihood.

Human rights activists argue that qisas (retributive justice) laws in Iran exhibit systemic discrimination against religious minorities, as these laws are applied unequally. Under Iranian law, qisas mandates capital punishment if a non-Muslim kills a Muslim, but does not apply the same punishment if a Muslim kills a non-Muslim; in such cases, only blood money or lesser punishments are typically imposed. Activists assert that this disparity undermines fair trial standards and the equal rights of non-Muslim citizens.

This lack of legal protection has historically enabled extrajudicial killings of non-Muslim citizens, especially Iran’s Baha’i community, by extremist groups, intensifying concerns about religious discrimination in Iran’s justice system.

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Amir Hossein Haghjooyan Arrested by Security Forces

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Amir Hossein Haghjooyan, Dizelabad Prison, HRANA, Kermanshah, Reza Rasaei, Sahneh

On September 23, 2024, Amir Hossein Haghjooyan, a relative of Reza Rasaei, an executed protester, was arrested by security forces in Sahneh County, Kermanshah province, and transferred to an undisclosed location.

A source close to the family confirmed to HRANA: “Mr. Haghjooyan was detained by several members of IRGC Intelligence in Sahneh and moved to an unknown location.”

As of now, no details have emerged regarding the reasons for his arrest or the charges he may face.

Haghjooyan is the son of Kheirallah Haghjooyan, a member of the Yarsan Civil Activists Consultative Assembly, and a cousin and close companion of Reza Rasaei, who was executed in August 2023.

It’s important to note that Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaei, arrested during the 2022 nationwide protests, was secretly executed at dawn on August 6, 2023, in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, without prior notice to his family or a final meeting with them.

Yarsanism, also known as Ahl-e Haqq, is a syncretic faith founded in western Iran during the 14th century by Sultan Sahak. As a religious minority, followers of Yarsan often face systemic persecution and harassment by Iranian authorities.

Reza Rasaei Executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah

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Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, Masoum Razavi, Reza Rasaei, Sahneh County, رضا رسائی, رضا رسایی

On Tuesday, August 6, Reza Rasaei, arrested during the nationwide protests of 2022, was executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.

Mr. Rasaei’s execution took place at dawn today, Tuesday, August 6, in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, without prior notice to his family or the opportunity for a final meeting with them.

Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaei, 34 years old, a follower of the Yarsan faith and a resident of Sahneh County, was sentenced to death by Branch 2 of the Criminal Court of Kermanshah in mid-October last year for the charge of “involvement in the intentional murder of Nader Birami, the head of the IRGC’s intelligence in Sahneh County.”

Following the confirmation of Reza Rasaei’s death sentence by the Seventeenth Branch of the Supreme Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad Barani, his case was referred to the Judgment Enforcement office on December 31, 2023.
A while ago, Branch 1 of the Supreme Court rejected the request for a retrial for this prisoner, calling it “lacking legal requirements.”

In addition to the capital punishment, Rasaei faces other charges, including non-fatal injury, threatening with a knife, and disturbing public order by causing unrest. Initially, he received additional penalties such as Diya (wergild), a year sentence, and 74 lashes.

The judge’s reliance on “forced confessions obtained from Rasaei during interrogation” played a significant role in his conviction and the imposition of the death penalty.

Rasaei was apprehended on November 24, 2022, by the police and subsequently detained in Sahneh County. Following the completion of the interrogation process, he was transferred to Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.

Several other detainees of protests in Sahneh County on the November 18, 2022, also faced charges of murdering the head of the IRGC’s intelligence in this county. Seyed Masoum Razavi and (first name unknown) Beigi were among the other defendants in this case, with Masoum Razavi reportedly acquitted of the charges. The fate of the other defendant in this case remains unknown.

Prisoner Executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah

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Danial Kazemi-Nejad, Danial Kazeminejad, Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, دانیال کاظمی نژاد

On Sunday, July 21st, the execution of Danial Kazemi-Nejad, who had previously been sentenced to death for “killing a Basij militia force,” was carried out in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, according to Kurdpa.

Based on this report, Danial Kazemi-Nejad, 30 years old, was arrested on July 9, 2023, for the alleged murder of a Basij officer named Sajad Amiri and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.
The execution was reportedly carried out without prior notice or a final meeting with his family.

No official sources or domestic media outlets within the country have provided coverage of these executions at the time of writing.
In 2023, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran registered the execution of 767 individuals. Out of these, 7 were carried out in public. Among the executed individuals whose genders were identified, 21 were female. Additionally, 2 juvenile offenders, defined as individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their alleged crimes, were also executed.

Inmate Executed in Kermanshah for Murder

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Ali Ashraf-Khani, Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah, علی اشرف خانی

On May 2, 2024, an inmate convicted of murder was executed in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.

HRANA reported that the executed individual was Ali Ashraf-Khani. A source close to his family confirmed the execution.

No official sources or domestic media outlets within the country have provided coverage of this execution at the time of writing. In 2023, 66% of HRANA’s reports on executions lacked official announcements by judicial authorities and went unreported by media inside Iran, highlighting a troubling lack of transparency in due process.

In 2023, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran registered the execution of 767 individuals. Out of these, 7 were carried out in public. Among the executed individuals whose genders were identified, 21 were female. Additionally, 2 juvenile offenders, defined as individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their alleged crimes, were also executed.

Inmate Executed in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah City

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Dizelabad Prison, Islamabad, Kermanshah City, Mosayeb Faraji, Secret executions

On Sunday, an inmate convicted for murder was executed in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah City.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Kurdpa, the inmate was identified as Mosayeb Faraji, a resident of Islamabad.

Reportedly, two years ago, he was arrested and charged with committing murder and subsequently was sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

The execution has not been announced by judicial authorities or reported by media inside Iran.

The most recent report from the Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) states that between January 1 of 2021 and December 20 of 2021, at least 299 citizens, including four juvenile offenders, were executed. In addition, 85 citizens were sentenced to death in this period.

As the report points out, Iran’s judicial authorities do not publicly announce over 88% of executions. These unreported executions are known as “secret executions” by human rights organizations.