IRAN - Ahad (Vahid) Salehi and Nader Hosseini were hanged on February 29, 2020, at Vakilabad prison, in Mashhad.

Ahad (Vahid) Salehi and Nader Hosseini were hanged on February 29, 2020, at the central prison of Mashhad city. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), two men, including a disabled person, were hanged on Saturday, February 29, at Mashhad Central Prison (also known as Vakil-Abad prison). Both Ahad (Vahid) Salehi and Nader Hosseini were sentenced to death for murder charges. Nader Hosseini was arrested for killing a man during a so-called “honour killing” five years ago. Ahad Salehi (28) was a disabled person and hanged while sitting on a wheelchair. According to the HRANA website which first published the news, he was shot by police at the time of his arrest. The bullet injured his spinal cord and he became disabled. HRANA reported Ahad Salehi’s first name as Vahid.