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IRAN - 3 men executed in Rasht on September 29

September 29, 2025:

September 29, 2025 - IRAN. 3 men executed in Rasht on September 29

Jafar Pourvardi, Heydar Rezaipour, Houshang Rahmantalab

According to information received by Hengaw, on the morning of September 29, 2025, three Gilak prisoners — Jafar Pourvardi (35, from Amol), Heydar Rezaipour (40, from Rasht), and Houshang Rahmantalab (46, from Rasht) — were executed in Rasht Central Prison. Pourvardi had been imprisoned for six years, while Rezaipour and Rahmantalab (photo) had been detained for four years. All three had been convicted of murder, including one case stemming from a workplace dispute.
The same news is reported by IHR, but the date of the executions is kept as October 1.

The executions have been announced by Iranian state media.

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/10/article-29
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8136/

 

(Source: Hengaw)

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IRAN - Mohsen Ashiri amputated of 4 fingers on September 30
IRAN - Gholamali Nazarian executed in Kermanshah on September 30
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IRAN - Yaser Bakhshi executed in Semnan on September 29
IRAN - A woman, Jeyran Zaheri, and Mohammadreza Mohammadi-Berenjgani executed in Isfahan on September 29
IRAN - Hamed Badr-Abadi executed in Malayer on Setember 29
IRAN - 3 men executed in Isfahan on September 29
IRAN - Bahman Choubi Asl executed in Ghezel Hesar on September 29
IRAN - 2 men sentenced to death on charges of ā€œcollaboration with the Zionist regimeā€
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IRAN - Salahaddin Aghamohammadi executed in Yasuj on September 28
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