21 June 2026 :

June 16, 2026 - IRAN. 3 men executed in Isfahan on June 16

Mansour Bakhtiari, Abbas Gholi Seifzadeh and Rahman Bikar.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 16 June 2026. Two of the men were sentenced for separate murders. Their identities have been established as Abbas Gholi Seifzadeh (photo), a 53-year-old father of three from Kashan and 32-year-old Rahman Bikar from Isfahan. Abbas Gholi was arrested for the murder of his cousin three years ago and Rahman was arrested for a murder during an altercation five years ago.

The third man has been identified 27-year-old Mansour Bakhtiari from Isfahan. He was arrested two years ago on charges of moharebeh (enmity against God) through an armed robbery.

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