/ IHRightsJavad Baranizadeh was executed in Ghezelhesar Prison on 21 October 2026. He had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), Baranizadeh had been arrested around three years https://t.co/loumykdgj507 Nov
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