IRAN - 4 men executed in Ghezel-Hesar on November 4

November 4, 2026 - IRAN. 4 men executed in Ghezel-Hesar on November 4

Gol Agha Eskandari + 3

Four men, including an Afghan national were executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on November 4, 2026. All four had been sentenced to death on murder charges.

According to information obtained by Hengaw, one of the executed prisoners was identified as Gol Agha Eskandari, an Afghan national.

Eskandari had been convicted of murder following a dispute between neighbors in the Khorasan Square area of Tehran in July 2024.

The identities of the other three executed persons are still under investigation. According to details reported about their cases:

The first prisoner was accused of killing a man in February 2024 in collaboration with the victim’s wife.

The second prisoner had been convicted of killing his wife in December 2022 following disputes over financial matters and divorce.

The third prisoner was accused of committing murder during a dispute between neighbors in 2021.

On the same day, four additional prisoners sentenced to death for murder were taken to the execution site. However, their executions were temporarily postponed after the victims’ families granted them additional time, and they were returned to their prison wards.