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Hossein Khalifeyi and Alimorad Taheri Hanged in Bushehr

7 Mar
Hossein Khalifeyi and Alimorad Taheri Hanged in Bushehr

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); March 7, 2025: Hossein Khalifeyi and Alimorad Taheri, two men on death row for murder, were executed in Bushehr Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Bushehr Central Prison on 20th February. Their identities have been established as 29-year-old Hossein Khalifeyi (photo) and 35-year-old Alimorad Taheri who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court.

Hossein was arrested three years ago and Alimorad was arrested in a separate case four years ago.

At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

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.

Crucially, while an indicative amount is set by the Judiciary every year, there is no legal limit to how much can be demanded by families of the victims. IHRNGO has recorded many cases where defendants are executed because they cannot afford to pay the blood money.

According to IHRNGO’s 2024 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 419 people including a juvenile offender and 19 women, were executed for murder charges, the highest number of qisas executions since 2010. Only 12% of the recorded qisas executions were announced by official sources. In 2024, Iran Human Rights also recorded 649 cases of families choosing diya or forgiveness instead of qisas executions.