IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN KERMANSHAH CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER

According to Iran Human Rights, a prisoner was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on the morning of 12 July 2020. The identity of this prisoner has been established as Farzad Shokri, who was sentenced to retribution in kind for "premeditated murder". The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, which first published the news, wrote that Farzad Shokri was from Sarpol-e Zahab and had been on death row in prison for about four years.
At the time of publication, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by local media or officials.