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IRAN - Prisoner Executed in Public in Semnan Province on July 30

July 30, 2025:

July 30, 2025 - IRAN. Prisoner Executed in Public in Semnan Province on July 30

At dawn on July 30, 2025, a man was executed in public.

According to HRANA, citing Tasnim News Agency, the execution took place in Semnan Province at dawn on July 30. Mohammad Sadegh Akbari, Chief Justice of Semnan Province, announced the news, stating: “Following the report of the murder of a child on January 14, 2025, judicial proceedings began.”

Akbari added that the defendant was sentenced to death after the completion of legal procedures and the Supreme Court’s confirmation of the verdict.

Back in May, this judicial official had stated that the defendant had been sentenced to death for the murder of a child, and to 12 years in prison for the attempted murder of nine others.

On January 14, 2025, during a family gathering, the man fatally stabbed a four-year-old girl, the child of one of his wife’s relatives due to family disputes. He also attempted to kill other guests by sedating them with sleeping pills and opening the gas valves in the house. The 25-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody a few hours after the incident.

The unnamed man is the fifth person to be publicly hanged in 2025. Iran is one of the few countries in the world to carry out executions in public spaces.

The report does not disclose further details, including the identity of the prisoner or the precise location of the execution.

https://www.en-hrana.org/prisoner-executed-in-public-in-damghan/
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7818/