Iran Human Rights (IHR); November 20, 2019: According to the Iranian official media, two people were executed at Mashhad prison, northeastern Iran, Sunday.
According to the official news outlet Iran Online, a man was executed for murder and assault a minor girl on Sunday, November 17, 2019. It is mentioned that the man, called J, was 26 at the time of the execution. However, the date of the crime was November 24, 2010. Therefore, he might be under 18 at the time of committing a crime.
Iran Human Rights is investigating the case and will report the result as soon as possible.
Other report published by the Iranian newspaper, Khorasan, shows that another man, called Javad A, 31, was also executed on Sunday for murder charges.