IRAN - 8 men executed in Karaj on August 27

August 27, 2025 - IRAN. 8 men executed in Karaj on August 27

Faramarz Shahbazi, Mashallah Nikoufal, Ahmadali Mehripour, Kazem Fatemi, Fereydoun Mohammadi, Hossein Biabani, Hesam Mohammadi, Ahmad Yousefi

Authorities executed at least eight prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, at dawn on August 27, 2025. According to information received by Hengaw, the men have been identified as:

-Faramarz Shahbazi, a Kurd from Harsin, arrested about six years ago on drug-related charges;
-Mashallah Nikoufal, a Kurd from Harsin in Kermanshah Province, arrested about six years ago on drug-related charges;
-Ahmadali Mehripour, a Kurd from Kuhdasht, arrested about six years ago on drug-related charges;
-Kazem Fatemi, arrested on charges of possessing 12 kilograms of methamphetamine.
-Fereydoun Mohammadi, Kurdish from Kermanshah, convicted of murder;
-Hossein Biabani, Kurdish from Harsin, convicted on drug-related charges;
-Hesam Mohammadi, from Tehran, convicted of murder;
-Ahmad Yousefi, an Afghan national, convicted of rape.

Iranian state media have not announced these executions.

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/08/article-126
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https://www.en-hrana.org/four-prisoners-executed-in-ghezel-hesar-prison-karaj-2/