At Least One Man Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison

According to Rokna, at least one man was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 3. His identity has only been revealed as Saeed who was sentenced to qisas for murder and had spent ten years on death row.

Saeed was accused of killing a factory owner on 19 May 2011. More prisoners are likely to have been executed at the prison that day.

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.