HRANA – At dawn on Monday, August 31, a prisoner who had previously been sentenced to death on a murder charge was executed in Lakan Prison in Rasht.

According to HRANA, citing Iran Human Rights Organization, a prisoner was executed in Lakan Prison in Rasht at dawn on Monday, August 31, 2026.

The prisoner has been identified as Mojtaba Salahi Laghani, a resident of Laghan village in Shaft County.

According to the report, Mr. Salahi was arrested approximately four years ago on a murder charge and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.

According to HRA’s Annual Report, in 2025 at least 2,063 citizens, including 61 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 11 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 172 other individuals were sentenced to death.