Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Nasir Hariri, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed Qazvin Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Qazvin Central Prison (Choobindar) on 1st May. His identity has been established as 38-year-old Nasir Hariri who was sentenced to qisas for murder.
An informed source told IHRNGO: “Nasir Hariri was arrested for allegedly killing a baker with a scale stone three years ago and sentenced to qisas.”
At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.
In 2023, at least 282 people including two juvenile offenders and 15 women, were executed for murder charges, the second highest number of qisas executions since 2010. Only 20% of the recorded qisas executions were announced by official sources. In 2023, Iran Human Rights also recorded 857 cases of families choosing diya or forgiveness instead of qisas executions.
At least 63 people have been executed in Iranian prisons in the second fortnight of April and at least 171 people including six women were executed between January-April 2024.