17 April 2024 :
April 11, 2024 - IRAN. Esmaeil Hosniani (Hassaniani) and Marjan Hajizadeh executed in Zanjan on April 11
Husband and wife. The woman was likely a minor.
According to the Iran Human Rights Organization, on April 11, 2024, two inmates were executed in Zanjan Prison for drug-related offenses.
The individuals executed were Esmaeil Hosniani, 29, and his wife, Marjan Hajizadeh, aged 19.
The couple had been sentenced to death for drug offenses three years prior. It was reported that Marjan Hajizadeh was arrested at the age of 16, though the Iran Human Rights Organization was unable to verify documentation confirming her status as a minor at the time of arrest.
https://www.en-hrana.org/couple-executed-in-zanjan-prison-for-drug-convictions/
