IRAN - Ali Aghajeri Peyvand and Sajad Shokri executed in Ahvaz on October 20

October 20, 2025 - IRAN. Ali Aghajeri Peyvand and Sajad Shokri executed in Ahvaz on October 20

Aghajeri was 17 years old at the time of crime

At dawn on October 20, the death sentences of two prisoners, including a juvenile offender, were carried out in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz. Both individuals had previously been convicted of murder.

HRANA has identified the executed prisoners as Ali Aghajeri Peyvand, a 22-year-old Lor man a resident of Behbahan, and Sajad Shokri.

According to information obtained by HRANA, five years ago, when Aghajeri was 17 years old, he was arrested following a group altercation over farmland that led to one person’s death, which sources say was unintentional.

A source close to the prisoner’s family confirmed the execution, noting that despite years of efforts by Aghajeri’s family to obtain the victim’s family’s consent and pay blood money (diya), these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.

Based on HRANA’s findings, Mr. Shokri had also been arrested on a murder charge.

As of the time of this report, authorities have not officially announced the executions.

https://www.en-hrana.org/execution-of-two-prisoners-including-a-juvenile-offender-in-sepidar-prison-ahvaz/
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