Iran: Man Hanged at Sanandaj Prison

April 23, 2020, 3:55 p.m.

Iran Human Rights (IHR); April 23, 2020: A prisoner was hanged for murder charges at Sanandaj prison, Kurdistan province, this morning. 

According to IHR sources, on the early morning of Thursday, April 23, death-row prisoner Sina Mohammadi hanged at Sanandaj prison. 

Executions in Iran have continued to be carried out even after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country.

According to IHR’s Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, at least 280 people were executed in Iran in 2019.