IRAN - Reza Rajabian executed in Shirvan on October 15

October 15, 2026 - IRAN. Reza Rajabian executed in Shirvan on October 15

Iranian authorities have executed Reza Rajabian, a 23-year-old Kurdish prisoner from Shirvan, North Khorasan Province, at the city’s central prison. 

According to information received by Hengaw, Rajabian was executed at dawn on October 15, 2026.

Hengaw has learned that Rajabian was arrested 5 years ago, at the age of 18, in connection with a fatal altercation. He was subsequently sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary alongside his cousin and brother-in-law in the same case.

His cousin, Amin Rajabian, 32, was executed at the same prison on June 14, 2026. His brother-in-law, Alireza Saber, has also been sentenced to death and remains at serious risk of execution.

Rajabian’s execution has not been reported by Iranian state media.