IRAN - 5 men executed in Ghezel Hesar
Ahmad Heydari, Farhad Heydari, Saeed Malekian, Amirhossein Mayeli, Ahmad Farhad Heydari
February 8, 2026 - IRAN. 5 men executed in Ghezel Hesar
Ahmad Heydari, Farhad Heydari, Saeed Malekian, Amirhossein Mayeli, Ahmad Farhad Heydari
According to information Hengaw received on February 8, 5 prisoners, including 3 Kurds, executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
the executions of 2 Kurdish brothers from Kuhdasht, in Lorestan Province — Ahmad Heydari and Farhad Heydari — were carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison on February 3, 2026. The two had been arrested on drug-related charges.
In a separate case, 2 other prisoners — Saeed Malekian, a 32-year-old Kurd from Harsin in Kermanshah Province, and Amirhossein Mayeli — were executed at the same prison on January 28, 2026. Saeed Malekian had been imprisoned for approximately 6 years on a charge of murder, and Amirhossein Mayeli had also been sentenced to death on similar murder charges. Other sources, and HoC, already reported the execution of Malekian.
The execution of an Afghan national identified as Ahmad Farhad Heydari, originally from Herat, was carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison on December 9, 2025. He had been arrested around six years earlier on a murder charge.
These executions have not been officially announced by state media.
- (Source: Hengaw)
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