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IRAN - Isa Shakourian executed in Sabzevar on May 30

May 30, 2026:

May 30, 2026 - IRAN. Isa Shakourian executed in Sabzevar on May 30

In the early hours of May 30, 2026, authorities executed Isa Shakourian, a 23-year-old resident of Hashemabad village near Sabzevar, at Sabzevar Central Prison. He had been arrested about three years earlier on a charge of murder in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old Basij member, Abolfazl Vafaei, during a confrontation.

Iranian state media had not reported the execution.

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/06/article-10 (Source: Hengaw)

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