IRAN - Sajad Piri executed in public on May 27

May 27, 2025 - IRAN. Sajad Piri executed in public on May 27

State media have reported the public execution of an unnamed man for murder in Delfan.

According to ISNA (state media), an unnamed man was publicly hanged in Delfan, Lorestan province, on 27 May 2025. The unnamed man and his co-defendant were arrested for an armed robbery that took place on 12 September 2021 and resulted in a death. As the first defendant, he was sentenced for charges of “armed robbery leading to murder.” No further details have been disclosed. IHR has later learned that the man’s name was Sajad Piri, and the exact location of his public hanging was in the city of Nourabad in Delfan county.

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