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Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s officials executed a man on Tuesday for a murder committed when he was 16 years old.
Mohammad Reza Sabzi was hanged on May 13 in Malayer Central Prison. Sabzi, from Aliabad in Hamadan province, had been convicted of killing a friend named Reza during a fight.
Sources say the stabbing happened unintentionally during the altercation.
Despite his age at the time, Sabzi received a death sentence that was carried out four years later.
Iranian authorities have not officially announced the execution.
According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at least five juvenile offenders were executed across Iran in 2024.
At least 58 prisoners were executed across Iran in March – an increase of 222 per cent compared to the 18 executions recorded in March 2023.
According to Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, at least 169 people were executed in January and February alone.
During her first presentation to the UN Human Rights Council, Sato warned that if the current pace continues, Iran could execute more than 1,000 people this year.
“I am very concerned about the rapid rise in the number of executions, especially in just the last two months as well,” Sato told IranWire in an exclusive interview following her presentation.
“I believe, looking at last year’s patterns, January and February are usually quiet months, but we’ve already identified at least 169 executions,” she added.
