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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Khosro Babavaldini, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed Kermanshah Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on 1st May. His identity has been established as 60-year-old Khosro Babavaldini who was sentenced to qisasfor murder.
An informed source told IHRNGO: “Khosro Babavaldini was from the village of Sarmaj Hosseinkhani in Harsin and was arrested for murder around ten years ago.”
At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
IHRNGO previously reported the execution of Ali Ashraf Khani at the prison that day, which brings the number of executions to two.
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.
