Three Men Executed in Shiraz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on November 1. The identities of two of the men who were sentenced to death for drug-related charges have been established as Amir Ghoncheh and Jafar Tourjan.

Informed sources told Iran Human Rights that Amir Ghoncheh was arrested around three years ago and Jafar Touran was arrested around two years ago. They were both sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Another man who was executed along with Amir and Jafar was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. His identity has not been established at the time of writing.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

At least 251 including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021 when 117 people were executed.

Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.