Hassan Tahmasebi and Kouhyar Abbasi Hanged for Rape in Qorveh

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Qorveh Prison, Kurdistan province, on 1 June 2026. Their identities have been established as 52-year-old Hassan Tahmasebi and 37-year-old Kouhyar Abbasi, both Qorveh natives.

They were sentenced to death for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Qorveh. Their executions were announced by the judiciary’s Mizan News Agency.

In cases of rape, there is a high chance of defendants being tortured to make false confessions, which is used to issue death sentences. Iran is one of the few countries in the world that issues the death penalty for rape. A lot of cases are also rushed without the defendants having access to a lawyer. According to the 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, at least 37 people were executed for rape charges.