At Least 2 Men at Risk of Execution in Ghezelhesar Prison

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least two men were transferred to solitary confinement on 26 November in preparation for their executions in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj. Their identities have been established as Hamid Bakhshayesh and Massoud Seiri who were sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder.

Their executions are scheduled to be carried out on 29 November should they fail to obtain extensions from the plaintiffs in their cases.

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, as the plaintiffs, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.

On 1st November, IHRNGO reported a group execution of nine men at Ghezelhesar Prison. A week later, another group execution of eight men took place at the prison on 8 November. The next week, another group execution of nine men took place at the prison on 15 November. The fourth group execution of four men was carried out on 22 November.