Farzad Afsardeh Executed in Jiroft Prison

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Jiroft Prison in Kerman province on the morning of August 4. His identity has been established as 26-year-old Farzad Afsardeh who was sentenced to qisas for murder.

An informed source told IHR: “In 2018, Farzad got into a fight with someone who had been harassing his sister after warning him off several times and stabbed him to death with a knife.”

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."

As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.