IRAN - Kaveh Panahi and Ali Neirang executed in Yazd on January 7
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January 7, 2026 - IRAN. Kaveh Panahi and Ali Neirang executed in Yazd on January 7
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Yazd Central Prison on 7 January 2026. Their identities have been established as Kaveh Panahi and Ali Neirang, two men arrested in the same case around three years ago. They were sentenced to death on moharebeh charges (enmity against God). It is not clear what offences they were accused of committing.
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media in Iran.
— SOURCES
- (Source: IHR)
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